Sr Specialist, People Data Governance

Who We Are

AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across 10 countries on four continents. We pursue value-creating opportunities involving other minerals, where we can leverage our existing assets, shareholdings, skills, and experience.

At AngloGold Ashanti, we assure you of work that carries significance and creates tangible results. What we do goes beyond mining. We build livelihoods in communities, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies.  Our leaders and teams are committed to listening to and supporting each other, valuing differences, and embracing equity. We are convinced that greatness only happens when we prioritize these behaviors and the well-being of every person.

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About The Role

The Senior Specialist, People Data Governance, will play a critical role in ensuring our HR data is accurate, secure, compliant, and analytics-ready.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving data challenges, improving processes, building automation, and partnering across HR and IT to create trusted data foundations across a global organization.

If you’re someone who believes data governance shouldn’t be an afterthought — this is your opportunity to build it the right way.

Own the Foundation of HR Data

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of foundational HR data

• Ensure governance policies and standards are followed

• Support data migrations during system upgrades and implementations

• Coordinate governance across HR technology platforms

• Maintain documentation and audit trails
  
  

Lead Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Prepare documentation for internal and external audits

• Support compliance with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

• Monitor HR system access controls

• Support security protocols to protect sensitive employee data

• Lead governance training related to compliance

Champion Data Quality

• Conduct data audits and quality assessments

• Cleanse and validate HR data across systems (HRIS, ATS, LMS, analytics platforms)

• Troubleshoot data issues and recommend solutions

• Maintain data standards documentation

• Produce compliance and integrity scorecards

Build Automation & Improve Efficiency

• Design automation tools and workflows to improve data validation and reporting

• Leverage Master Data Management (MDM) tools

• Build dashboards to monitor compliance and data quality

• Implement alerts for data exceptions

• Identify opportunities to streamline HR data processes

Deliver Reporting & Insights

• Create dashboards and reports (Power BI/Tableau)

• Deliver compliance scorecards to leadership

• Extract and validate HR data for workforce planning

• Combine people and business data to tell meaningful stories

Governance 

• Deliver training on data governance and compliance standards

• Develop governance documentation and training materials

• Guide HR and system users on best practices

• Partner with HR, IT, and analytics teams on cross-functional initiatives

Experience

• 3–5 years in HR systems, data governance, or data quality

• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Oracle HCM, ADP)

• Experience supporting SOX/ITGC compliance (preferred)

• Experience in regulated industries (a plus)
  
  

Technical Skills

• Strong Excel skills

• Experience with BI tools (Power BI or Tableau)

• Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) tools

• Familiarity with SQL or relational databases (preferred)

• Experience building automation (Power Automate, Python, RPA tools a plus)

• Understanding of data architecture and integration basics
  
  

Compensation - $93,600 - $126,000 plus bonus

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

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BENEFITS:

AngloGold Ashanti North America (AGANA) offers a competitive benefits package to include company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays.  Other ancillary benefits include employer paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, wellbeing reimbursement program, tuition reimbursement and a host of other benefits.  AGANA recognizes the need for work life balance and offers a flexible/hybrid work schedule to employees.  Eligible employees will participate in the annual short-term and long-term incentive plans.  All benefits are subject to the applicable eligibility and program/plan terms and conditions and may be modified or terminated at AGANA’s sole discretion. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.