HR Data & Insights Lead (People Analytics) - 6 months FTC

Senior HR Data & Insights Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the organisation's People Data and Analytics strategy, ensuring people insights directly influence business performance, workforce planning, and executive decision-making.
• Act as the organisation's subject matter expert for HR data, analytics, reporting, and workforce intelligence, establishing best practice across the People function.
• Design, develop, and continuously enhance executive dashboards and self-service reporting using Power BI and other BI tools, delivering meaningful insights for the Executive Leadership Team and Board.
• Lead the governance, quality, integrity, and accuracy of all people data, ensuring consistency across HR, Finance, Payroll, and all integrated business systems, including HiBob, Teamtailor, ADP, and other enterprise platforms.
• Own the reconciliation of workforce, payroll, finance, and organisational data to provide a single, trusted source of truth across the business.
• Develop advanced workforce analytics, predictive models, and scenario planning to support organisational growth, restructuring, succession planning, talent acquisition, retention, diversity, and future workforce strategy.
• Identify emerging workforce trends, risks, and opportunities through sophisticated data analysis, translating complex information into commercially focused recommendations for senior leaders.
• Partner with the Chief People Officer, People Director, Finance Director, People Team Data Lead, and senior business leaders to shape strategic workforce decisions through evidence-based insights.
• Lead the development of enterprise-wide people KPIs, ensuring consistent reporting frameworks across all business functions.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement of HR reporting processes, reducing manual effort while increasing reporting capability and data accuracy.
• Establish and maintain robust data governance, GDPR compliance, audit readiness, and information security standards across all people data.
• Lead high-profile analytics projects supporting organisational transformation, mergers, acquisitions, restructures, and change programmes.
• Present complex workforce analytics and strategic recommendations to Executive Committees, Board members, and senior leadership teams, influencing key business decisions.
• Mentor HR colleagues and promote a data-driven culture across the organisation by improving data literacy and encouraging evidence-based decision-making.