Lead, Talent Acquisition Enablement Data Analyst

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

This role is part of the Talent Acquisition & Talent Management (TA&M) Enablement team, focusing on measuring success and informing decisions across Nike's talent strategy. The position involves partnering with TA and TM leadership, People Analytics and Insights, Strategic Workforce Planning, HR Reporting, and HR Technology to transform data into actionable insights, recommendations, reporting solutions, and planning tools. The goal is to empower data-driven decisions at scale. The ideal candidate is an analytics lead who can bridge data, technology, and business needs, with strong experience in reporting, dashboard management, workforce planning, forecasting, and stakeholder partnership. They should be comfortable working with technical teams, gathering requirements from senior leaders, building scalable analytics solutions, and translating complex data into clear recommendations. A strong relationship builder, they will manage a portfolio of reporting initiatives, navigate competing priorities, and possess a continuous improvement mindset, attention to detail, and the technical expertise to integrate and analyze data from multiple sources. A key aspect of the role is fostering data literacy by empowering recruiters and people leaders to confidently use dashboards and reporting insights for informed decision-making and business impact.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in data analytics, HR reporting, workforce analytics, Talent Acquisition operations, or related fields
Advanced experience with Tableau, Workday reporting, and data visualization platforms
Experience with Python, SQL, or similar coding languages used to merge, transform, validate, and analyze large datasets
Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, training, and change management capabilities

Responsibilities

Lead the TA and TM reporting roadmap and serve as a primary partner to HR Reporting, aligning priorities and driving delivery across reporting and data initiatives.
Manage the TA Tableau dashboard portfolio by maintaining existing dashboards while designing and launching new reporting solutions that improve visibility and decision making.
Gather, assess, and prioritize reporting and analytics requests from TA, TM, and Enablement partners, translating business needs into clear requirements and scalable reporting or system solutions.
Partner with GPO, HR Reporting and PA&I teams to incorporate new data fields, system enhancements, and functionality into dashboards and reports, including requirements definition, testing, validation, and adoption.
Lead Talent Acquisition capacity planning, forecasting, and scenario modeling in partnership with SWP and PA&I teams to forecast hiring demand, recruiter capacity, hiring ramps, and workforce trends.
Build models and business cases that help leaders evaluate the potential cost, ROI, and operational impact of new technologies, process changes, and talent initiatives.
Develop and maintain automated reporting solutions using SQL, Python, and other tools to combine, transform, validate, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources.
Deliver recurring Talent Acquisition data packs and executive-ready insights that for BHR leaders in partnership with People Analytics & Insights.
Turn analyses into clear recommendations that help leaders make informed decisions about capacity, priorities, investments, and process improvements.
Lead training, live demos, and readiness activities that help recruiters and people leaders use dashboards, reporting, and insights effectively.
Monitor data quality and reporting effectiveness, partner with the appropriate teams to resolve issues, and continuously improve analytics products based on business needs and user feedback.