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

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

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