Associate Director - HR Risk

Plan and manage proactive risk and compliance monitoring throughout the HR value chain, enabling early detection and alignment with legal, ethical and internal standards.

Oversee regular audits, enforce policies and test control measures to maintain audit readiness.

Ensure HR activities comply with labor laws, data privacy regulations, ethical requirements and company governance, reducing exposure to legal violations, fraud, and systemic escalations.

Authorize and review investigations, grievances, and disciplinary matters in coordination with internal audit, legal, and business leaders to deliver compliant resolutions.

Monitor and report adherence to employment policies, privacy requirements, and ethical standards to promote accountability, minimize risks and uphold workplace integrity.

Develop, maintain, and optimize the central HR risk register and data repository, systematically documenting risks, controls, KRIs and remediations, ensuring effective risk management and compliance.

Build and test control measures within the risk register, coordinating periodic reviews and scenario exercises to ensure ongoing effectiveness and relevance.

Track and analyze KRIs, regularly sharing critical insights with Legal & Compliance for governance decision-making.

Evaluate risk assessments, audits and gap analyses on HR processes to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize corrective actions for enhanced compliance and operational resilience.

Define escalation protocols and incident response frameworks, ensuring readiness to address legal exposure, fraud, repeated violations and high-risk events.

Champion the collaboration with legal, audit and compliance teams to manage escalated employee relations and disciplinary matters, supporting audit and regulatory engagement.

Plan and oversee delivery of compliance and ethics training for HR employees, embedding risk awareness and responsible behaviors across the team.

Support and advocate company-wide risk awareness programs and communications to promote vigilance and ethical decision-making.