HR Access Management Specialist

We are looking for an experienced HR Access Management Specialist to join our global Strategic Workforce Planning & Analytics team. This role provides an excellent opportunity to apply your expertise in HR technology, access governance, and data protection. Additionally, it offers the chance to further expand your expertise in HR access management and to develop key competencies in data governance and our HR data lake in Foundry, which support career growth. If you work independently, have a meticulous approach, and excel in stakeholder management, our team offers a collaborative environment that encourages initiative and fosters personal development.

About the Role

You will play a crucial role in managing access to HR applications for colleagues in HR and the business. In addition to driving the implementation of the new access management concept and ensuring adherence to rules and regulations, you will support HR data governance topics and HR data lake in Foundry. Strong technical skills and stakeholder management are essential for this role.

Access Management:

• Understand the access concept for HR applications, and drive the design of access products and the definition of access groups
• Collect and define the requirements for business and HR access to HR applications, in cooperation with the Centres of Excellence, HR/business stakeholders, and IT
• Document and maintain the access concept (authorisations and roles)
• Manage the access life cycle during releases and infrastructure changes, ensuring that amendments, updates, and removals are approved and implemented by those responsible
• Review access requests and conduct the recertification of business and HR access
• Ensure stakeholders' awareness of HR access products landscape and act as point of contact in case of inquiries or issues
• Verify approval requests according to agreed KPIs 
• Ensure adherence to relevant regulations by providing the IT team with relevant regulations and Swiss Re policies in respect to HR applications access
• Design authorisation standards and products according to Swiss Re standards aligned with the relevant business strategies
• Acknowledge the IT organisation's activities to ensure adherence to Swiss Re Identity & Access Management policies
• Assign business ownership for HR applications in agreement with Centres of Excellence
• Act as a guardian for HR data protection and identify potential risks to raise with relevant HR colleagues, IT, or risk/control functions
• Maintain effective relationships with HR/business stakeholders, risk/control functions, including Legal & Compliance (particularly Data Protection Office), Risk Management, and Corporate Security Office
• Coordinate for preparation, facilitation, support and closure of compliance topics and audit reviews

HR Data Governance and HR Data Lake in Foundry:

• Assist your teammates in implementing the data governance framework in the HR organisation to guarantee data quality, consistency, and security across HR applications and the data lake
• Support you colleagues and work closely with IT and data teams to manage the HR data lake in Foundry to enable HR data analytics and reporting capabilities
• Engage in monitoring and maintaining data integrity and addressing data quality issues

About the Team

We are a globally operating Strategic Workforce Planning & Analytics team, committed to delivering high-value products and services that empower our customers to make data-driven decisions. To support our mission, secure and compliant access to applications is crucial, as is maintaining accurate data through a well-organized data lake. This is where we need your expertise and active support!

About You

Technical Expertise:

• Passion, drive, and belief in the value of access management as enabler of business performance
• Proven experience with HR application management, access management concepts, any experience in SuccessFactors access management is a plus
• Experience in access management and/or IT delivery environment and end-user support
• Strong data protection, data security and compliance knowledge and experience in managing authorisation 
• Good understanding of governance, risk management and compliance standards and processes 
• Demonstrated expertise and familiarity with data governance topics
• Experience and technical skills in data lake (ontology)

Further skills and Attitude:

• Proactive "can do" attitude, with willingness to continuously enhance skills
• Eager to grow personally and expand the role's potential
• Enjoy collaboration with different stakeholders (HR, IT, Legal & Compliance, Risk, etc.)
• Experienced in cross-functional work and cultural sensitivity
• Structured, diligent, and self-organised way of working
• Responsive in character and ability to work under pressure
• Very good communication skills in English, both written and spoken
• Ability to communicate with impact across all levels of the organisation and functional boundaries, and proven experience in effectively managing stakeholders and/or teams
• Personal resilience, embracing change/new ideas and encourage others to do the same