People Data Manager

SWCA Environmental Consultants•Phoenix, AZ

2d•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 support workforce decisions. The role partners with HR and business leaders to translate workforce questions into scalable solutions, establish standards for trusted and useful workforce data, and improve access to insights through Power BI, self-service analytics, and emerging technologies such as AI. The position works across the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, retention, engagement, compensation, employee experience, and workforce planning. It collaborates with HR, HRIS, technology, and enterprise data teams to build scalable analytics solutions, strengthen data quality and governance, and improve how workforce information is organized and delivered. The manager helps identify underlying business needs and recommends appropriate analytics solutions rather than simply responding to reporting requests. This is a full-time, regular, benefits-eligible, salaried/exempt position reporting to the Phoenix, Arizona corporate office. The role may be hybrid from any SWCA U.S. office location or distributed remotely, based on preference. A cover letter and resume are requested. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may be scheduled as qualified candidates are identified.

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, including the ability to organize and communicate complex data clearly.
Systems thinking and understanding of how data from multiple business systems can be structured, connected, and used effectively.
Commitment to data quality, accuracy, governance, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with people or workforce data and metrics across recruiting, retention, engagement, compensation, employee experience, and workforce planning, including 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 advanced data analytics strategies that support HR decision-making and business strategic planning.
Manage HR data projects, including designing, configuring, and deploying 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, security, 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-related issues.
Train and mentor specialists, analysts, and HR staff in data management practices and advanced analytics.
Evaluate and recommend data technologies and tools to improve analytics capabilities and efficiency.
Participate in developing and implementing HR data policies and procedures.
Conduct market research and data analysis to support benchmarking and business decisions, and provide recommendations.
Follow applicable federal, Tribal, state, local, industry, contractual, and company regulations, standards, and specifications.
Partner with HR and business leaders to understand workforce questions and translate business needs into people analytics products and insights.
Develop analytics solutions using Power BI, Excel, and other tools, and communicate workforce data through 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 develop trusted, scalable, consistent, high-quality, reusable data models and analytics solutions.
Explore AI and self-service analytics capabilities to improve how workforce insights are developed, accessed, and used.
Perform related work as assigned.