Senior Manager and Head - People Analytics

Senior Manager and Head - People Analytics

The company seeks to transform People Analytics from a reporting function into a strategic

workforce intelligence capability. This role will own the design and evolution of people data

ecosystem, analytics strategy, AI-enabled decision, and workforce insights agenda.

The role will partner closely with CHRO, HR Leadership Team, HR Tech, CIO, Finance,

Talent Acquisition, Learning, and Business Leaders to create a unified people intelligence

platform that enables faster, smarter workforce decisions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Build the Future State People Analytics Function

• Define the vision, operating model, and roadmap for People Analytics.

• Shift the team from reporting and metrics production toward insight generation

• Establish a hypothesis-driven analytics approach aligned to business outcomes.

• Identify workforce intelligence use cases that directly impact growth, productivity,

retention, deployment, and profitability.

2. Create a Unified People Data Foundation

• Design and drive the integration of multiple HR and business data sources into a

scalable analytics architecture.

• Partner with HR Tech, IT to develop a single source of truth for workforce data.

• Eliminate manual data collation through automation/ modern data platforms.

• Define common business definitions, metrics, and governance standards.

3. Lead AI and Advanced Analytics Adoption

• Leverage AI, LLMs, modern analytics technologies to improve workforce insights.

• Identify opportunities to automate analysis, reporting, and executive reporting.

• Develop use cases such as: Predictive attrition, Skill supply-demand forecasting,

Deployment intelligence, Leadership effectiveness analytics, Learning ROI analytics

• Drive experimentation with new AI-enabled workforce planning capabilities.

4. Deliver Strategic Business Insights

Move beyond answering: What happened to To answering: Why did it happen And:

What should we do next Examples: Drivers of regretted attrition, Critical skill shortages,

Talent acquisition funnel optimization

5. Act as an Internal Workforce Consulting Partner

• Challenge assumptions through data and insight.

• Frame business problems into analytical questions.

• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Influence decisions through compelling storytelling and executive communication.

6. Build Capability Within the Team

• Coach analysts to think beyond reporting.

• Establish analytical problem-solving frameworks.

• Introduce modern tools including AI-powered analytics.

• Develop a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and business impact.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Must Have

• 10-15+ years experience in Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Business Analytics,

Strategy, Consulting, Data Products or a related field.

• Strong understanding of analytics-driven business decision making.

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior business leaders.

• Strong problem solving and structured thinking skills.

Preferred: Experience in one or more of People Analytics, Workforce Planning,

Management Consulting, Data Strategy, Analytics Product Management, Enterprise Data &

AI Transformation

Technical Expectations: Understanding of: SQL/Python, Power BI / Tableau, AI / LLM

applications, Workforce Analytics methodologies

Important: This is not expected to be a hands-on coding role, but the individual must be

capable of architecting solutions and engaging effectively with technical teams.