Talent, Learning & Survey Data Lead

Location: Budapest Hybrid working About the job Are you a Workday Recruitment and Learning data expert with a passion for data governance and enabling AI-driven talent insights? Join Sanofi's People Services Data Governance and Master Data Management Team as the Talent, Learning & Survey Data Lead — the dedicated data governance and MDM authority for Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Employee Survey data across Workday, Cornerstone, Qualtrics, and other platforms. In this role, you will be the data governance and MDM center of expertise for how talent acquisition, learning, and employee survey data is defined, standardized, maintained, and leveraged across Sanofi globally. You will lead a team of 3 data professionals and partner closely with Global Process Owners (GPOs) who serve as the business data owners, along with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Employee Experience, Technology Strategy, and Data Analytics teams — contributing the data perspective to ensure that TA, Learning, and Survey data is accurate, compliant, AI-ready, and fit for purpose. We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We're also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started? Main responsibilities: Talent Acquisition, Learning & Survey Master Data Governance — Core Accountability • Contribute the data governance and MDM perspective for Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Employee Survey data — including standards for data creation, maintenance, and lifecycle management across all relevant platforms • Partner with Global Process Owners (GPOs) who serve as the business data owners to define and enforce global data standards, taxonomies, and canonical models for TA, Learning, and Survey data entities • Establish and maintain the authoritative data models for TA, Learning, and Survey domains , ensuring consistency, completeness, and accuracy across Workday Recruitment, Cornerstone, Qualtrics, and other survey platforms • Govern data attributes across TA, Learning, and Survey domains — including candidate lifecycle data, requisition data, course catalogs, learning history, certifications, compliance training, and survey response data • Serve as the data governance authority on TA, Learning, and Survey data definitions, business rules, and data quality standards — partnering with and supporting Global Process Owners in their data ownership decisions • Ensure all data changes are governed through a structured, auditable, and compliant change management process • Oversee data ownership processes and accountability frameworks , enabling Global Process Owners to fulfil their data responsibilities effectively Workday Recruitment & Learning Data Expertise — Core Accountability • Lead data governance for the Workday Recruitment Module — including candidate lifecycle, requisition data, application data, offer management, and recruiting analytics — this is a non-negotiable core requirement • Govern learning data in Workday and Cornerstone including course catalogs, learning history, certifications, and compliance training records • Ensure data quality and consistency across Workday HCM, Workday Recruitment Module, and Cornerstone • Support TA process enhancements in Visier and Workday with data strategy and governance guidance • Mentor and coach the team on Workday Recruitment Module, Cornerstone, and survey platform data structures and governance Employee Survey Data Management • Lead data governance for employee survey data across Qualtrics and other survey platforms • Establish data standards for survey design, response data, and survey analytics to ensure consistency and comparability across survey cycles • Ensure survey data integration with Snowflake for cross-domain analytics and reporting • Partner with Employee Experience and Engagement teams on survey data requirements and governance • Enable survey data for sentiment analysis and AI-driven insights Privacy, Compliance & Security • Govern the data security model for TA, Learning, and Survey data across Workday and other platforms — defining and maintaining standards for data access, creation, and approval • Ensure privacy compliance for candidate data including data purging governance and GDPR requirements specific to talent acquisition data • Define and maintain data access policies and security classifications for sensitive candidate and employee data • Manage and maintain data sharing agreements and protocols for TA, Learning, and Survey data shared across systems and geographies • Conduct regular security and compliance reviews and identify compliance risks related to candidate data exposure or policy breaches Snowflake Data Foundation Enablement • Lead the data governance contribution to building a strong Snowflake data foundation for Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Employee Survey domains — ensuring data is accurately represented, structured, and accessible for downstream consumption • Define data sharing protocols and pipelines from Workday, Cornerstone, and survey platforms to Snowflake • Ensure data quality, completeness, and structural integrity of TA, Learning, and Survey data flowing into the data foundation • Partner with Technology Strategy, Data Engineering, and Data Analytics teams to ensure the data models in Snowflake support workforce analytics, talent analytics, and learning effectiveness reporting • Govern data lineage and traceability from source systems to Snowflake consumption layers • Ensure the Snowflake data foundation supports talent acquisition analytics, learning effectiveness reporting, and employee engagement insights Strategic Business Partnership & Transformation • Propose and validate domain data requirements supporting GPOs in transformation and continuous improvement for TA, Learning, and Survey domains • Translate process needs to data needs for the organization across TA, Learning, and Survey domains • Serve as the key point of contact for any tech and process initiatives where TA, Learning, or Survey data decisions or change is required • Drive standardization and harmonization efforts supporting GPO, Workday Leapfrog Projects, and AI initiatives • Create roadmap with GPO and Senior Stakeholders for ensuring developments make true business impact AI Enablement & Data Quality • Drive data quality and AI readiness strategies for TA, Learning, and Survey data, ensuring data is structured and reliable for AI and advanced analytics consumption • Lead root cause investig