Human Resources Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation Lead

Gdmsi; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada seeks an HR Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation Lead to modernize HR through people analytics, workforce insights, and digital innovation. You will move HR from reporting to proactive insight generation, improving decision-making and workforce planning.

You will design dynamic dashboards, enable self-service reporting, automate processes, and help deploy AI-enabled HR solutions while strengthening data governance and enterprise data management.

Qualifications

• Develop HR analytics capability beyond reporting and data extraction.
• Identify workforce trends, risks, and predictive insights for strategic decisions.
• Design/deliver dashboards and self-service reporting for leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop HR analytics capability and predictive insights for strategy.
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards and visualizations for timely data access.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive HR activities and streamline workflows.
• Explore and support responsible deployment of AI-enabled HR solutions and automation.
• Strengthen HR data governance, standards, quality, and integration.

Skills

People analytics

Workforce insights

Data visualization

Power BI

Automation

AI & digital innovation

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Change & transformation

Communication & consulting

Tools

Power BI (BI tools)

Job description

The Human Resources (HR) Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation Lead will play a key role in modernizing the HR function by strengthening people analytics, workforce insights, automation, data governance, and digital innovation capability. The role will move HR from primarily producing reports and administering systems to proactively generating insight, improving decision-making, optimizing processes, and enabling the business to anticipate future workforce needs

People Analytics & Workforce Insights: Develop the HR analytics capability by moving beyond data extraction and reporting to identify workforce trends, risks, opportunities, and predictive insights that support strategic decision-making.

Power BI & Data Visualization: Design, develop, and maintain dynamic dashboards, meaningful visualizations, and self-service reporting tools that enable leaders and stakeholders to access timely, accurate, and actionable people data.

Automation & Process Optimization: Identify, prioritize, and deliver opportunities to automate repetitive HR activities, streamline workflows, improve process efficiency, and reduce manual effort across HR services.

AI & Digital Innovation: Explore, assess, and support the responsible deployment of AI-enabled HR solutions, Copilot capabilities, intelligent automation, and emerging technologies that improve HR service delivery and employee experience.

Data Governance & Architecture: Strengthen HR data governance by improving data standards, integration, quality controls, reporting architecture, and enterprise-wide data management practices.

Product Ownership & Technology Strategy: Contribute to the HR technology roadmap by managing digital products, prioritizing enhancements, measuring benefits realization, and ensuring systems continue to meet evolving business needs.

Strategic Business Partnering & Consulting: Partner proactively with HR, IT, business leaders, and external vendors to understand workforce challenges, identify technology-enabled solutions, and advise on future-state operating models.

Change & Transformation: Support digital transformation by developing adoption strategies, embedding new ways of working, enabling users, and ensuring changes are sustained at scale

Strong experience in HR systems, people analytics, workforce reporting, data visualisation, or digital HR transformation.

Practical experience using Power BI or similar business intelligence tools to develop dashboards, analyse trends, and communicate insight clearly.

Ability to translate complex HR data into meaningful business narratives, recommendations, and evidence-based actions.

Good understanding of HR processes, employee lifecycle data, workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent management, and HR operations.

Experience identifying and delivering automation, process improvement, or workflow redesign opportunities.

Knowledge of data governance principles, data quality management, reporting standards, and system integration considerations.

Awareness of responsible AI principles, including ethical use, human oversight, data protection, bias mitigation, and compliance requirements.

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner effectively with HR, IT, business leaders, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Ability to manage competing priorities, deliver improvements through structured planning, and contribute to longer-term technology roadmaps.

Excellent communication, consulting, and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working and recommend practical solutions.

Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation.

Personal Attributes

Analytical and curious, with a strong interest in using data to solve business problems.

Innovative and forward-thinking, with a practical approach to applying technology, AI, and automation in HR.

Collaborative and consultative, able to build trusted relationships and work across functional boundaries.

Change-oriented, comfortable challenging current processes and supporting others to adopt new ways of working.

Detail-focused, with a strong commitment to data accuracy, integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Committed to mentoring and developing team members to broaden capability, strengthen knowledge sharing, and enhance overall team effectiveness.

It is a requirement that General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada be registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods program and that all of its workforce be security assessed. Successful applicants must meet all applicable security requirements, including but not limited to the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government security clearance. Applicants may be required to meet additional security requirements in order to gain access to technical data, classified areas or information that is subject to international regulations. You must be eligible to work in Canada.

The hiring range for this position is $105k- $125K. Our goal is t