HR Data and Analytics Manager
About The Position
The purpose of this position is to lead and supervise a team of Data Analysts in delivering high quality people analytics, reporting, and insights to support decision making across the Human Resources organization. This role transforms complex workforce and operational data into meaningful, actionable insights that influence workforce strategy and organizational outcomes. This position is responsible for advancing HR’s analytics capabilities from primarily reporting to insight driven decision support using statistical analysis, data modeling, and predictive techniques. The role operates as a strategic partner to HR and business leaders, translating workforce challenges into analytics solutions and clear recommendations. In addition to analytics leadership, this role oversees data management, data governance, and data security functions, ensuring the proper handling, protection, and integrity of sensitive workforce data. The position establishes standardized processes, promotes a single source of truth, and ensures consistent, reliable access to data across the organization. The individual in this role partners closely with HR, business, and technology leaders worldwide to enable data driven decisions that support the mission of the Church.
Requirements
- Master's Degree plus 5 to 8 years related experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 7 to10 years related experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, including direct people management, coaching, and performance management (specifically a team of data analysts, data scientists, or operations professionals)
- Proven experience delivering people analytics within Human Resources, including reporting and insights that support workforce decisions and business outcomes
- Strong analytical capability, including experience applying statistical methods, modeling, or advanced analytics to solve business problems
- Experience building and delivering executive level presentations that translate complex workforce or business data into clear, actionable insights
- Ability to act as a consultative partner to business leaders, translating HR or workforce challenges into data driven recommendations
- Knowledge of data governance, data management, and data security principles, including data quality, access controls, and privacy requirements
- Experience leading cross functional initiatives and working across business, HR, and technology teams
- Experience working with analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau or similar) and familiarity with data query or statistical tools (e.g., SQL, Python, R, or similar)
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts, including performance management, coaching, and development planning
- Define and execute the strategic vision for People Analytics, reporting, data governance, and data management within Human Resources
- Deliver high quality dashboards, reports, and advanced analyses using statistical methods, modeling, and predictive techniques to generate actionable workforce insights
- Lead the evolution of people analytics from descriptive reporting to diagnostic and predictive insights that inform workforce strategy and business outcomes
- Operate as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders by translating workforce challenges into analytics solutions and actionable recommendations
- Partner with HR leadership and stakeholders to identify analytics priorities and align work to strategic business needs
- Establish, monitor, and standardize key workforce metrics and KPIs to support executive decision making
- Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, compelling insights and executive level presentations
- Oversee data management practices, including data quality, integrity, accessibility, and lifecycle management
- Supervise data security activities, including access controls, data handling practices, and adherence to privacy and protection requirements
- Ensure compliance with organizational data governance, privacy, and security standards
- Serve as a data steward and represent HR in governance councils, ensuring adherence to data management, security, and governance standards
- Lead cross functional data initiatives, including negotiating data sharing and improving data accessibility
- Promote data literacy by enabling leaders to effectively interpret, use, and apply analytics and reporting
- Collaborate with global partners to support international reporting needs while ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection requirements
- Partner with IT and security teams to ensure appropriate controls, risk mitigation, and alignment with enterprise data security policies
- Champion continuous improvement in analytics tools, processes, and capabilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
