Senior HR IT Governance, Senior HR IT Governance, Service Management & Compliance Consultant (Freelance, Remote)

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We are supporting a global industrial company during a major organizational and IT transformation and are looking for an experienced Senior HR IT Governance, Service Management & Compliance Consultant.

The consultant will support upcoming HR IT system audits and year-end audit activities, ensure the structured follow-up of audit findings, and secure critical knowledge.

Candidates from Nearshore Europe are explicitly welcome.

Framework Conditions

Start: October 2026
Duration: end of 2027
Location: Remote
Project language: English
Contract type: Freelance / B2B
Preferred location: Europe / Nearshore Europe with good CET/CEST overlap

Tasks

Support HR IT system audits, year-end audit activities, and related compliance reviews
Document, coordinate, and track audit findings, measures, owners, and deadlines
Develop and follow up on remediation and improvement plans resulting from audits
Ensure that HR IT services comply with governance, risk, escalation, and approval processes
Maintain high-quality technical, audit, process, and compliance documentation
Ensure accurate and up-to-date information in tools such as LeanIX, COSEP, or comparable platforms
Prepare the acquired knowledge and documentation for handover to future internal or external teams

Requirements

Strong professional experience in HR IT governance, IT compliance, or IT audit support
Practical experience supporting system audits and following up on audit findings
Sound knowledge of IT governance, risk management, compliance, and documentation standards
Experience with IT service management processes, preferably based on ITIL 4
Understanding of data compliance, data protection, cybersecurity, and authorization concepts
Ability to translate audit or compliance requirements into actionable measures
Strong documentation, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills
Very good written and spoken English

Nice to have

Experience with HR IT landscapes containing multiple systems and individual solutions
Knowledge of GDPR, the EU AI Act, or comparable regulatory requirements
Experience with compliant data flows, analytics, and reporting solutions
Experience with service-level agreements and service-maturity improvement
Background in carve-outs, separations, transformation programs, or operating-model transitions