People Analytics Lead

Carhartt•Dearborn, MI

2d•Remote

About The Position

The People Analytics Lead establishes and drives enterprise-wide people analytics initiatives that support data-driven decision-making. The role leads cross-functional programs, aligns stakeholders, and delivers scalable analytics solutions that advance workforce development, associate experience, and business outcomes. It combines program management with knowledge of HR data, analytics, and storytelling, connecting HR and talent programs with business leaders. The position manages a portfolio of people analytics initiatives, defines program governance and success measures, translates business needs into analytics use cases and roadmaps, and communicates progress and impact to senior leadership. It also develops dashboards and other analytics solutions, supports predictive and prescriptive analytics, promotes data quality and enterprise standards, and encourages adoption of analytics tools and insights through change management and enablement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Data Analytics, Data Science, or a related field.
7+ years of program or project management experience.
Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives at scale.
Experience working with HR systems, such as Workday or SuccessFactors, and data platforms.
Experience in People Analytics, Workforce Planning, or HR Technology.
Experience creating data visualization tools as elements of executive storytelling.
Understanding of statistical methods, predictive modeling, and data science concepts, and how to apply them.

Nice To Haves

Program or project management experience in HR, People Analytics, or data/analytics environments.
PMP, Agile, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a portfolio of people analytics initiatives and projects, ensuring effective delivery and execution.
Establish program governance, timelines, milestones, and success metrics.
Identify dependencies and risks, and develop mitigation strategies to support on-time delivery.
Drive prioritization and alignment across talent program stakeholders and initiatives.
Partner with HR leaders, business executives, and the HR system team to define talent program metric objectives and methods for measuring outcomes.
Translate business needs into actionable analytics use cases and roadmaps.
Communicate program status, insights, and impact clearly to senior leadership.
Develop and deploy dashboards, infographics, and analytics solutions to tell the story of HR talent program successes and opportunities.
Ensure data integrity, consistency, and alignment with enterprise data standards.
Support the design of predictive and prescriptive analytics, including attrition, workforce planning, and talent insights.
Build and standardize program management practices within the People Analytics function.
Drive continuous improvement of analytics processes, tools, and delivery methods.
Lead change management strategies to drive adoption of analytics tools and insights, including developing enablement materials, training, and communication plans.
Promote a data-driven culture across HR and business functions.