People Data Manager

SWCA Environmental Consultants•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a People Data Manager to lead its people analytics function and develop analytics products and insights that help HR and business leaders make workforce decisions. The position establishes standards and approaches for making workforce data trusted, accessible, and useful, and works across the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, retention, engagement, compensation, employee experience, and workforce planning. The People Data Manager partners with HR, technology, HRIS, and enterprise data teams to turn business questions into meaningful, scalable analytics solutions. The role develops people analytics using Power BI, Excel, and other tools; strengthens data quality, governance, and privacy; and helps make workforce information easier to access and act on. It also explores emerging capabilities such as AI and self-service analytics. This is a full-time, regular, salaried/exempt position with benefits. It reports to the Phoenix, Arizona corporate office and may be based hybrid at any SWCA U.S. office or remotely, according to preference.

Requirements

Strong experience developing people analytics, business intelligence, or workforce reporting solutions.
Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel.
Ability to partner with business leaders, understand their needs, and translate complex workforce questions into effective analytics products and actionable insights.
Strong understanding of data visualization, data modeling, and business intelligence concepts, and ability to organize and communicate complex data clearly.
Strong systems thinking and understanding of how data from multiple business systems can be structured, connected, and used effectively.
Demonstrated commitment to data quality, accuracy, governance, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience with people or workforce data and metrics across recruiting, retention, engagement, compensation, employee experience, and workforce planning.
Experience with HRIS, ATS, ERP, or related systems.
Experience with Power Query, SQL, semantic models, or similar data transformation and modeling capabilities.
Experience partnering with data engineering or technology teams on data integration, architecture, or enterprise analytics solutions.
Experience using or evaluating AI and self-service analytics to improve analytics development, accessibility, or user experience.
Experience using Excel VBA and macros to automate recurring processes, improve efficiency, and support data analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of data analytics strategies for HR decision-making and business planning, aligned with organizational goals.
Manage HR data projects, including the design, configuration, and deployment of data models and reporting tools.
Consult with operations leaders on HR data capabilities and best practices to foster a data-driven culture.
Implement data governance and compliance protocols to protect data integrity, quality, and privacy.
Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that inform HR policies and practices and support continuous improvement.
Collaborate with IT and HR teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex data issues and support seamless data management.
Train and mentor specialists, analysts, and HR staff on data management and advanced analytics practices.
Evaluate and recommend data technologies and tools, keeping current with industry trends and innovations.
Participate in developing and implementing HR data policies and procedures aligned with organizational objectives and best practices.
Conduct market research and data analysis to support benchmarking and business decisions, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
Follow applicable federal, Tribal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, and specifications.
Perform related work as assigned.
Partner with HR and business leaders to understand workforce questions and translate business needs into people analytics products and insights.
Develop people analytics solutions using Power BI, Excel, and other tools, translating workforce data into visualizations, insights, and recommendations.
Apply people analytics across recruiting, retention, engagement, compensation, employee experience, and workforce planning.
Partner with HRIS and enterprise data teams to build trusted, scalable data models and analytics solutions that promote consistency, quality, and reuse.
Explore AI and self-service analytics capabilities to improve how workforce insights are developed, accessed, and used.