People Analytics and Insights Specialist

Viva Energy Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Viva Energy Australia is seeking a skilled People Analytics & Insights Specialist to shape workforce analytics across the organisation. You will own dashboards, reporting and data visualisation solutions used by People & Culture and executives to identify trends and inform decisions.

Advise on data governance and ensure data quality while collaborating with HRIS, Payroll and Finance teams to deliver evidence-based recommendations across a large and diverse workforce.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in People Analytics, HR Reporting or BI analytics.
• Advanced Power BI capability including dashboards and data modelling.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll and workforce datasets.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including presenting to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of workforce analytics, trend analysis and actionable insights.
• Analyse workforce data across headcount, turnover, retention, recruitment, diversity, engagement, performance and remuneration.
• Design, develop and maintain enterprise workforce dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Act as Power BI SME for People & Culture reporting.
• Develop data models, measures and visualisations translating complex data into insights.
• Drive reporting automation and continuous improvement for workforce information.
• Present trends and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

People Analytics

HR Reporting

Business Intelligence

Power BI

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

SQL

Tools

Excel

SQL

HRIS

Job description

People Analytics and Insights Specialist

• Full-time

Do amazing work

A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job. It’s a chance to join a group of people dedicated to supporting Australia’s evolving energy and convenience needs. We’re a leading retail, industrial and energy business, and we’ve been helping Australians reach their destination for more than 120 years.

Our plans for the future support Australia’s energy transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. And our recent acquisitions of Coles Express and OTR, we provide Australians with outstanding convenience.

At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to grow and evolve with us. People with new perspectives, energy and passion to drive Viva Energy and their careers forward.

About Viva Energy

Join a team that values diversity. Viva Energy is a great place to be yourself. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, and empower everyone to amplify their voice across the business. We value inclusion because that’s how we get the best outcomes.

Awarded the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality for the past five years highlights that we are driven by our people and continuing our focus on making Viva Energy reflect the ever-changing face of Australia.

We are seeking an experienced People Analytics & Insights Specialist to help drive data-informed decision-making across Viva Energy Group. This is an opportunity to shape how workforce insights are used across the organisation, delivering analytics, reporting and visualisations that support strategic business outcomes across a large and diverse workforce spanning retail, convenience, refinery and corporate functions.

This role offers the opportunity to own and enhance our people analytics capability, leading the development of Power BI dashboards, workforce reporting and data visualisation solutions used by People & Culture, and business leaders to identify workforce trends, measure organisational effectiveness and deliver evidence-based recommendations.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Lead the delivery of workforce analytics, trend analysis and actionable insights to support business and people-related decisions.
• Analyse workforce data across headcount, turnover, retention, recruitment, diversity, engagement, performance and remuneration.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis to identify workforce risks, opportunities and emerging trends.
• Design, develop and maintain enterprise workforce dashboards, scorecards and reporting solutions.
• Act as the Power BI subject matter expert for People & Culture reporting.
• Develop data models, measures and visualisations that translate complex data into meaningful business insights.
• Drive reporting automation and continuous improvement to increase efficiency and access to workforce information.
• Deliver regular and ad hoc reporting to People & Culture leaders, executives and key stakeholders.
• Establish reporting standards, workforce metric definitions and supporting documentation.
• Partner with HRIS, Payroll, Finance and Technology teams to identify and resolve data-quality issues.
• Support compliance with data governance, privacy and reporting requirements.
• Present workforce trends and recommendations to senior stakeholders, using evidence-based analysis to influence decision-making.
• Evaluate people initiatives, programs and policies through outcome measurement and data-driven insights.

• Significant experience in People Analytics, HR Reporting, Business Intelligence or a related analytical discipline.
• Advanced Power BI capability, including dashboard development, data modelling, DAX, visualisation design and report optimisation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills across data analysis, modelling and reporting.
• Experience working with HRIS, payroll and workforce datasets.
• Demonstrated ability to convert complex datasets into clear, practical and actionable business insights.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including experience engaging and presenting to senior leaders.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data quality, governance and reporting accuracy.
• Experience with SQL or other data-querying tools will be highly regarded.
• Experience integrating data from multiple systems and sources will also be advantageous

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.

You must hold full Australian working rights to be considered for this role. Unfortunately, Viva Energy is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia.

Please note: This role is being sourced through Viva Energy Australia, therefore we will not be accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

Applications Close 30 November 2026