Staff People Data Access Leader
Intuit is transforming its People Technology ecosystem to enable secure, scalable, and intelligent workforce experiences. As we digitize and integrate critical People & Places workflows such as performance and workforce planning, the scale, sensitivity, and complexity of People Data access continues to grow.
About the role
We are seeking a Staff People Data Access Leader to serve as the single accountable owner for People Data access strategy, governance, and operating model across HR platforms. This role will define the long-term vision and roadmap for how People Data is accessed, governed, and secured ensuring the right users have the right access at the right time, while upholding enterprise-grade security, privacy, and compliance standards. This is a highly visible, enterprise impact role requiring strong product judgment, systems thinking, and the ability to operate autonomously at Staff level.
Responsibilities
- Product Strategy & Ownership
- Define and own the People Data access product strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned to Intuit’s security, privacy, and compliance standards.
- Establish guiding principles, governance frameworks, and decision models for People Data access across systems and personas.
- Act as the single accountable product owner for end-to-end access decisions and trade-offs.
- Access Governance & Operating Model
- Design and operationalize scalable access models that balance business velocity with risk management.
- Define role-based and persona-based access structures across People systems.
- Continuously assess risk, gaps, and opportunities as new data sources, workflows, and use cases are introduced.
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner deeply with P&P, Finance, Legal, Security, and Technology to implement auditable and compliant access solutions.
- Lead cross-functional execution to integrate access controls into evolving People Tech platforms.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex access and governance decisions.
- Systems & Data Evolution
- Drive evolution of People Data and Systems Access models as business processes are digitized.
- Ensure People Data systems support workforce planning, compliance, reporting, and enterprise analytics needs.
- Prevent fragmented ownership and inconsistent access patterns across tools and platforms.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of product management experience with demonstrated ownership of complex HR enterprise data platforms, ideally within People systems.
- Previous experience in managing teams or providing product leadership and direction across matrixed teams, driving alignment and execution at scale.
- Proven experience defining access product strategy and roadmaps in highly regulated or security-sensitive domains, especially in Workday is a must.
- Strong understanding of data governance, access control models (RBAC/ABAC), compliance, and privacy principles.
- Experience partnering with Legal, Security, and Compliance stakeholders in regulated environments.
- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously and influence senior leaders.
- Strong systems thinking with the ability to translate ambiguous business needs into structured product solutions.
- Excellent executive communication skills; able to articulate trade-offs clearly and drive alignment.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with HR systems such as Avature, ServiceNow, and other workforce planning tools.
- Experience leading product initiatives within large-scale digital transformation programs.
- Familiarity with enterprise data architecture and identity management frameworks.
Pay
The expected base pay range for this position is:
- Bay Area, California: $188,500 - $255,000
- Southern California: $173,500 - $235,000
- Plano, TX: $160,000 - $216,000
- Atlanta, GA: $160,000 - $216,000
Benefits
Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay-for-performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards, and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. For more details, visit Intuit Careers: Benefits.