Associate Director - Global Policy Governance and Analytics

At NTT DATA, we know that with the right people on board, anything is possible. The quality, integrity, and commitment of our employees are key factors in our company’s growth, market presence and our ability to help our clients stay a step ahead of the competition. By hiring the best people and helping them grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for NTT DATA and for the people who work here. NTT DATA, Inc. currently seeks a “P&C : Associate Director - Global Policy Governance and Analytics” to join our team in “Gurugram  - India”.

Job Title – Associate Director - Global Policy Governance and Analytics 

Location – Gurugram/NCR, India

Experience – 10-15 years

Role Overview

The Associate Director – HR Policy & People Analytics is responsible for leading the HR Policy workstream and delivering advanced people analytics and reporting for the People & Culture function. This role provides strategic and operational leadership in policy design, governance, lifecycle management, and data-driven insights to enable compliant, scalable, and informed HR decision-making across geographies.

The role partners closely with HR leadership, Legal, Risk, Compliance, HR Operations, and HR Systems teams to ensure policies are well-governed and analytics enable visibility, accuracy, and business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise HR Policy Governance Framework

• Establish and maintain a global HR policy governance framework covering the full policy lifecycle

• Define standards for policy structure, classification, ownership, and documentation Establish global policy templates, playbooks, and control mechanisms.
• Ensure consistency of HR policies across geographies, COEs, and operating models

Policy Audit, Consolidation and Risk Identification

• Conduct comprehensive reviews of HR policies to identify redundancies and gaps.

• Lead consolidation and rationalization of policies into a simplified, cohesive policy landscape.
• Maintain a structured view of policy health, risks, and remediation priorities.

Policy Lifecycle Management

• Define and enforce a standardized HR policy lifecycle including creation, review, approval, renewal, and retirement

• Establish governance checkpoints, review cadence, version control, and archival standards.
• Ensure policies are audit-ready from a governance and documentation perspective

Reporting & Analytics

• Own analytics, dashboards, and MIS reporting for the P&C Delivery function
• Define and govern standard HR metrics, data definitions, and reporting frameworks.
• Identify policy and compliance risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive automation of reporting using advanced Excel, Power BI, and analytics tools

• Partner with HR Systems and IT teams on reporting architecture, system transitions, and analytics enablement

• Ensure data accuracy, standardization, and compliance with information security and privacy guidelines

Stakeholder & Global Collaboration

• Act as the primary policy governance liaison with COE Leads, Legal and Compliance teams
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders on policy interpretation and compliance matters.
• Manage external advisors and consultants supporting global policy initiatives.

• Support HR leadership forums with structured insights on policy health and analytics trends

Monitoring, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Establish metrics, dashboards, and reporting for policy adherence.
• Conduct regular policy effectiveness reviews and drive continuous improvement.
• Leverage best practices and benchmarking to mature the Global Policy COE.
• Develop automated dashboards for real time visibility on HR Ops performance trends
• Periodic and timely reporting of HR Ops KPIs & facilitating performance reviews with leadership.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Experience in HR Policy/HR Analytics/HR Operations, or HR Shared Services

• Strong program management skills to drive enterprise policy governance, consolidation, and lifecycle management

• Advanced Excel & Power BI capability with proven expertise in people analytics, MIS reporting, dashboards, and automation.
• Experience operating in large, complex, or global organizations

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or related discipline

• High ownership and comfort operating independently in a matrixed environment
• Ability to work independently and build structures from the ground up

Success in This Role Means

• A well-governed, enterprise-wide HR policy framework

• Reduced policy redundancy, gaps, and ambiguity

• Reliable, insight-driven people analytics for P&C Delivery

• Strong linkage between HR policy decisions and operational data