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Participez à notre mission ! En tant que leader mondial dans la création de solutions climatiques confortables, durables et efficaces pour les bâtiments, les habitations et les transports, il est de notre responsabilité de placer la planète au premier plan. Pour nous, chez Trane Technologies, et à travers nos activités, y compris Trane® et Thermo King, la durabilité n’est pas simplement une façon de faire des affaires—c’est au cœur de notre activité. Osez-vous regarder les défis mondiaux et y voir des opportunités porteuses d’impact ? Souhaitez-vous contribuer à bâtir un avenir meilleur ? Si la réponse est oui, nous vous invitons à envisager de nous rejoindre pour repousser les limites du possible en faveur d’un monde durable.
Découvrez nos avantages conçus pour vous permettre de vous épanouir au travail comme à la maison.
Nous avançons avec audace.
Où se trouve le travail :
Du lundi au jeudi, travaillez sur site avec vos collègues. Le vendredi, choisissez votre lieu de travail, en tenant compte des exigences de votre activité.
ROLE ET RESPONSABILITÉS
The HR Solutions Global Data Governance Leader is a strategic and operational leader responsible for advancing data governance, controls, data quality, and HR data architecture across HR Solutions. This role leads a team responsible for complex operational support, governance activities, audit support, reporting, and cross-functional HR initiatives.
This leader will own the governance framework for HR data, including data quality, standards, controls/audits, and architectural alignment across HR processes and systems. The role partners closely with the HR Global Technology Operations Leader and Reporting Leader to ensure HR data architecture is designed and implemented effectively and collaborates across all areas of HR to deliver business value, strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve operational effectiveness.
In addition to enterprise HR data governance responsibilities, this leader will oversee a team supporting critical complex operational processes and projects such as EIB support, severance administration, reorganizations, M&A integration, audit response, reporting, and root cause analysis. This role requires strong people leadership, cross-functional influence, process rigor, and the ability to connect strategy, data, technology, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Team Management:
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports responsible for critical complex HR operational and governance processes.
- Provide leadership and oversight for team deliverables across complex projects, data governance, audit support, reporting, process rigor and issue resolution.
- Establish clear goals, priorities, service expectations, and development plans for the team.
- Build team capability in governance, controls, data quality, problem-solving, and operational excellence.
HR Data Governance, Quality, and Architecture:
- Lead the HR data governance strategy and operating model across HR Solutions.
- Establish and sustain standards for HR data quality, governance, controls, ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management.
- Define and monitor governance processes that improve data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability across HR systems and reporting.
- Partner with the HR Global Technology Operations Leader and Reporting Leader to align HR data governance requirements with system design and architecture implementation.
- Help ensure HR data architecture supports business processes, reporting needs, compliance requirements, and enterprise scalability.
- Drive accountability for critical HR data elements, definitions, standards, and ownership across HR functions.
- Develop governance routines, metrics, dashboards, and forums to track data health, control effectiveness, and remediation progress.
Controls, Risk, Audit, and Compliance:
- Partner with the HR PMO to execute any complex cross-HR projects.
- Establish and strengthen the control environment related to HR data, reporting, and operational processes.
- Lead support for internal and external audit activities related to HR operations, HR data, controls, and reporting.
- Oversee data audits, governance reviews, and remediation activities to address identified gaps and risks.
- Partner with compliance, legal, technology, and audit stakeholders to support policy adherence and risk mitigation.
- Lead root cause analysis efforts for recurring issues, control breakdowns, and data quality concerns, and drive sustainable corrective actions.
- Hold sites accountable to the Data Governance needs and ensure the sites have standard work to execute to the requirements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in HR operations, HR systems, data governance, controls, reporting, audit, or related functions or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Experience leading teams and managing cross-functional operational or governance responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of HR data governance, data quality, controls, reporting, and process improvement.
- Experience partnering with HR technology teams on system design, architecture alignment, integrations, or data processes.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance requirements, risk management, or internal controls.
- Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence across a matrixed organization and drive accountability across diverse stakeholders.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in global HR operations or enterprise HR shared services.
- Familiarity with HR architecture, HRIS platforms, integrations, and data governance tools.
- Experience supporting organizational changes, M&A integration, severance processes, or government reporting.
- Experience working in a highly regulated, complex, or global business environment.
- Relevant certifications in HR, governance, risk, audit, or data management are a plus.
SUCCESS MEASURES
- Improved quality, consistency, and trust in HR data.
- Stronger HR data governance and ownership across functions.
- Effective implementation of HR data architecture in partnership with technology.
- Reduced operational risk and improved control effectiveness.
- Timely and successful support for audits, reporting, and enterprise initiatives.
- Strong team performance across complex operational and governance responsibilities.
- Improved business value delivered through HR data, reporting, and process excellence.
Fourchette de salaire de base annuel ou fourchette de rémunération horaire de base :
$113,600.00 - $161,945.00
Type de rémunération :
Salaire
Admissible à l’incitation :
Yes
Éligible à la commission sur les ventes :
No
Avertissement Nous nous efforçons d’offrir une rémunération compétitive pour ce poste, adaptée à divers facteurs. La rémunération effective dépendra notamment de l’ancienneté, du mérite, de la localisation géographique, du niveau d’études, de l’expérience, des exigences en matière de déplacements et de l’appartenance syndicale. Notre fourchette de rémunération est généralement basée sur la moyenne nationale du pays. Par ailleurs, les avantages peuvent varier en fonction de la région, de l’organisation de l’entreprise, de l’implication syndicale et du statut de l’employé.
Épanouissez-vous au travail comme à la maison :
- Les avantages sociaux sont accessibles DÈS LE PREMIER JOUR pour vous et votre famille, notamment l’assurance santé et des programmes de bien-être global offrant de généreuses mesures incitatives – NOUS OSONS PRENDRE SOIN DE VOUS !
- Les avantages liés à la fondation d’une famille comprennent la prise en charge des traitements de fertilité ainsi qu’une aide à l’adoption et à la gestation pour autrui.
- Les congés payés comprennent jusqu’à 15 jours de congés, des jours fériés payés, des congés maladie et d’autres options pour soutenir le bénévolat et les congés parentaux.
- Abondement au 401K, possibilités de formation et de développement grâce aux programmes de l’entreprise, ainsi qu’une aide aux frais de scolarité et au remboursement de la dette étudiante.
Avis : Les avantages proposés peuvent varier selon le site, les conventions collectives et les réglementations locales/de l’État.
Poste à sensibilité en matière de sécurité
No
L’entreprise désigne certains postes comme étant sensibles à la sécurité. Les postes sensibles à la sécurité peuvent nécessiter la réussite de contrôles supplémentaires de dépistage de drogues. Ce poste est considéré comme sensible à la sécurité :
Nous offrons une rémunération compétitive ainsi que des avantages et des programmes complets. Nous sommes un employeur garantissant l’égalité des chances ; tous les candidats qualifiés seront considérés pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, d’identité de genre, d’origine nationale, de grossesse, d’âge, de statut marital, de handicap, de statut de vétéran protégé ou de tout autre statut protégé par la loi.
INTRODUCTION
Participez à notre mission ! En tant que leader mondial dans la création de solutions climatiques confortables, durables et efficaces pour les bâtiments, les habitations et les transports, il est de notre responsabilité de placer la planète au premier plan. Pour nous, chez Trane Technologies, et à travers nos activités, y compris Trane® et Thermo King, la durabilité n’est pas simplement une façon de faire des affaires—c’est au cœur de notre activité. Osez-vous regarder les défis mondiaux et y voir des opportunités porteuses d’impact ? Souhaitez-vous contribuer à bâtir un avenir meilleur ? Si la réponse est oui, nous vous invitons à envisager de nous rejoindre pour repousser les limites du possible en faveur d’un monde durable.
Découvrez nos avantages conçus pour vous permettre de vous épanouir au travail comme à la maison.
Nous avançons avec audace.
Où se trouve le travail :
Du lundi au jeudi, travaillez sur site avec vos collègues. Le vendredi, choisissez votre lieu de travail, en tenant compte des exigences de votre activité.
ROLE ET RESPONSABILITÉS
The HR Solutions Global Data Governance Leader is a strategic and operational leader responsible for advancing data governance, controls, data quality, and HR data architecture across HR Solutions. This role leads a team responsible for complex operational support, governance activities, audit support, reporting, and cross-functional HR initiatives.
This leader will own the governance framework for HR data, including data quality, standards, controls/audits, and architectural alignment across HR processes and systems. The role partners closely with the HR Global Technology Operations Leader and Reporting Leader to ensure HR data architecture is designed and implemented effectively and collaborates across all areas of HR to deliver business value, strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve operational effectiveness.
In addition to enterprise HR data governance responsibilities, this leader will oversee a team supporting critical complex operational processes and projects such as EIB support, severance administration, reorganizations, M&A integration, audit response, reporting, and root cause analysis. This role requires strong people leadership, cross-functional influence, process rigor, and the ability to connect strategy, data, technology, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Team Management:
- Lead, coach, and develop direct reports responsible for critical complex HR operational and governance processes.
- Provide leadership and oversight for team deliverables across complex projects, data governance, audit support, reporting, process rigor and issue resolution.
- Establish clear goals, priorities, service expectations, and development plans for the team.
- Build team capability in governance, controls, data quality, problem-solving, and operational excellence.
HR Data Governance, Quality, and Architecture:
- Lead the HR data governance strategy and operating model across HR Solutions.
- Establish and sustain standards for HR data quality, governance, controls, ownership, stewardship, and lifecycle management.
- Define and monitor governance processes that improve data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability across HR systems and reporting.
- Partner with the HR Global Technology Operations Leader and Reporting Leader to align HR data governance requirements with system design and architecture implementation.
- Help ensure HR data architecture supports business processes, reporting needs, compliance requirements, and enterprise scalability.
- Drive accountability for critical HR data elements, definitions, standards, and ownership across HR functions.
- Develop governance routines, metrics, dashboards, and forums to track data health, control effectiveness, and remediation progress.
Controls, Risk, Audit, and Compliance:
- Partner with the HR PMO to execute any complex cross-HR projects.
- Establish and strengthen the control environment related to HR data, reporting, and operational processes.
- Lead support for internal and external audit activities related to HR operations, HR data, controls, and reporting.
- Oversee data audits, governance reviews, and remediation activities to address identified gaps and risks.
- Partner with compliance, legal, technology, and audit stakeholders to support policy adherence and risk mitigation.
- Lead root cause analysis efforts for recurring issues, control breakdowns, and data quality concerns, and drive sustainable corrective actions.
- Hold sites accountable to the Data Governance needs and ensure the sites have standard work to execute to the requirements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, Data Management, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in HR operations, HR systems, data governance, controls, reporting, audit, or related functions or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Experience leading teams and managing cross-functional operational or governance responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of HR data governance, data quality, controls, reporting, and process improvement.
- Experience partnering with HR technology teams on system design, architecture alignment, integrations, or data processes.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance requirements, risk management, or internal controls.
- Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to influence across a matrixed organization and drive accountability across diverse stakeholders.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in global HR operations or enterprise HR shared services.
- Familiarity with HR architecture, HRIS platforms, integrations, and data governance tools.
- Experience supporting organizational changes, M&A integration, severance processes, or government reporting.
- Experience working in a highly regulated, complex, or global business environment.
- Relevant certifications in HR, governance, risk, audit, or data management are a plus.
SUCCESS MEASURES
- Improved quality, consistency, and trust in HR data.
- Stronger HR data governance and ownership across functions.
- Effective implementation of HR data architecture in partnership with technology.
- Reduced operational risk and improved control effectiveness.
- Timely and successful support for audits, reporting, and enterprise initiatives.
- Strong team performance across complex operational and governance responsibilities.
- Improved business value delivered through HR data, reporting, and process excellence.
Fourchette de salaire de base annuel ou fourchette de rémunération horaire de base :
$113,600.00 - $161,945.00
Type de rémunération :
Salaire
Admissible à l’incitation :
Yes
Éligible à la commission sur les ventes :
No
Avertissement Nous nous efforçons d’offrir une rémunération compétitive pour ce poste, adaptée à divers facteurs. La rémunération effective dépendra notamment de l’ancienneté, du mérite, de la localisation géographique, du niveau d’études, de l’expérience, des exigences en matière de déplacements et de l’appartenance syndicale. Notre fourchette de rémunération est généralement basée sur la moyenne nationale du pays. Par ailleurs, les avantages peuvent varier en fonction de la région, de l’organisation de l’entreprise, de l’implication syndicale et du statut de l’employé.
Épanouissez-vous au travail comme à la maison :
- Les avantages sociaux sont accessibles DÈS LE PREMIER JOUR pour vous et votre famille, notamment l’assurance santé et des programmes de bien-être global offrant de généreuses mesures incitatives – NOUS OSONS PRENDRE SOIN DE VOUS !
- Les avantages liés à la fondation d’une famille comprennent la prise en charge des traitements de fertilité ainsi qu’une aide à l’adoption et à la gestation pour autrui.
- Les congés payés comprennent jusqu’à 15 jours de congés, des jours fériés payés, des congés maladie et d’autres options pour soutenir le bénévolat et les congés parentaux.
- Abondement au 401K, possibilités de formation et de développement grâce aux programmes de l’entreprise, ainsi qu’une aide aux frais de scolarité et au remboursement de la dette étudiante.
Avis : Les avantages proposés peuvent varier selon le site, les conventions collectives et les réglementations locales/de l’État.
Poste à sensibilité en matière de sécurité
No
L’entreprise désigne certains postes comme étant sensibles à la sécurité. Les postes sensibles à la sécurité peuvent nécessiter la réussite de contrôles supplémentaires de dépistage de drogues. Ce poste est considéré comme sensible à la sécurité :
Nous offrons une rémunération compétitive ainsi que des avantages et des programmes complets. Nous sommes un employeur garantissant l’égalité des chances ; tous les candidats qualifiés seront considérés pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de couleur, de religion, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, d’identité de genre, d’origine nationale, de grossesse, d’âge, de statut marital, de handicap, de statut de vétéran protégé ou de tout autre statut protégé par la loi.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Global Account Director
Align your degree to the role
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to Global Account Director duties. A business, marketing, or international relations degree strengthens your petition. If your degree is in an unrelated field, gather documentation showing how your coursework maps to enterprise account management.
Target companies with LCA filing history
Search the OFLC Wage Search to confirm a prospective employer has filed Labor Condition Applications for account director or sales director roles. Consistent LCA history signals an employer who understands the H-1B process and won't stall after extending an offer.
Use Migrate Mate to find verified sponsors
Filter Global Account Director openings on Migrate Mate by employers with confirmed H-1B filing history. This cuts out companies that list roles without sponsorship intent, so you're only pursuing opportunities where the hiring team has already navigated the process.
Negotiate your offer letter before I-129 filing
Your offer letter becomes the basis for the H-1B petition. Ensure your job title, duties, and degree requirement are spelled out explicitly. Vague language like 'preferred' instead of 'required' for the degree gives USCIS grounds to issue a Request for Evidence.
Benchmark your salary against the DOL prevailing wage
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for Global Account Director in the work location. Run the OFLC Wage Search before negotiations so you know the Level III or Level IV threshold for your metro area and don't accept an offer that could invalidate the LCA.
Time your search around the H-1B lottery window
USCIS opens H-1B registration in early March for an October 1 start date. Secure an offer and have your employer registered before the window closes. Missing the cycle means waiting a full year unless you qualify for a cap-exempt employer such as a university or nonprofit research institution.
H-1B Visa Global Account Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Global Account Director role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, provided the employer's job description requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as business administration, marketing, or international relations. USCIS will reject petitions where the degree requirement is framed as a preference rather than a requirement, or where the listed duties don't clearly tie to a specialized body of knowledge. Strong petitions for this title document how the role involves complex client strategy, cross-border contract management, or technical product expertise.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Global Account Director positions?
Enterprise software companies, management consulting firms, financial services providers, and global logistics companies sponsor this title most consistently. These sectors manage large international client portfolios that justify hiring senior account leadership and have established HR and legal infrastructure for H-1B filings. You can browse verified sponsoring employers for this role on Migrate Mate, which surfaces companies with active LCA filing history for account director-level positions.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer if I change companies as a Global Account Director?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition, without waiting for USCIS approval, as long as your current H-1B is valid and you've maintained lawful status. Your new employer files a fresh I-129 and LCA reflecting the new role, title, and worksite. Keep copies of all prior approval notices to document your status history during the transfer.
How does frequent international travel affect my H-1B status as a Global Account Director?
Extended international travel doesn't terminate H-1B status, but re-entry requires a valid H-1B visa stamp in your passport. If your visa stamp expires while you're abroad, you'll need to attend a consular appointment before returning to the U.S. For roles with heavy travel to client sites in multiple countries, confirm with your employer's immigration counsel whether any country-specific entry restrictions could complicate your schedule.
What should I check in a job offer before my employer files my H-1B petition?
Verify that the offer letter explicitly states a minimum bachelor's degree in a related field as a requirement, not a preference. Confirm the listed duties reflect strategic account management and not generalist sales tasks, which can weaken the specialty occupation argument. Also confirm the offered salary meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for the job title and location, which your employer must certify on the LCA before USCIS will accept the I-129 petition.