People Reporting & Analytics Specialist

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB); Hamilton; Presencial; CAD 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) invites applications for a People Reporting and Analytics Specialist on a 12-month temporary basis. The role focuses on turning workforce data into insights, building dashboards, and supporting data governance across HRMS platforms while collaborating with leaders across the organization.

You will deliver regular HR reporting, develop analytics solutions, and enable data-driven decisions through storytelling and stakeholder engagement.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, finance, statistics, social science, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in data analysis and reporting.
• 3–5 years of experience using HRMS such as PeopleSoft or Oracle.
• 1–3 years of HR experience.
• 1–3 years of experience using Power BI.

Responsabilidades

• Develop people analytics solutions by gathering requirements and designing analytics, metrics, and reporting solutions.
• Deliver regular HR reports and dashboards and respond to ad hoc requests.
• Support governance, data mapping, and integrity across HRMS and reporting tools.
• Create and maintain documentation for reporting solutions and HRMS.
• Present trends and implications to leaders to inform decisions.

Conocimientos

Power BI

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in analytics/IT/related field

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Herramientas

PeopleSoft

Oracle

Excel

Access

Descripción del empleo

People Reporting and Analytics Specialist – 12 month temporary opportunity

Locations: London, Hamilton, Ottawa, GTA Mississauga, GTA Scarborough, GTA North York.

This role requires the successful applicant to commit to an in-office work arrangement up to 5 days a week beginning in 2027.

Join the WSIB in a role where your work will directly influence how people decisions are made across the organization. As the People Reporting And Analytics Specialist, you will help shape the future of people analytics by turning workforce data into meaningful insights, practical reporting, and strategic recommendations.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining analytics, storytelling, and collaboration to improve employee programs, support leaders, and strengthen enterprise decision-making. In this temporary role of up to 12 months, you will design and deliver people analytics solutions, build impactful dashboards and reports, and help advance data governance and employee data integrity across multiple HRMS platforms and reporting tools.

What You Will Do

Develop people analytics solutions

• Partner with divisions and stakeholders across functional and boundary systems to assess HR information needs
• Gather requirements and design analytics, metrics, and reporting solutions
• Identify trends, relationships, and issues to support management awareness, decision-making, and action
• Build queries to extract, compile, and analyze data using PeopleSoft, Excel, Access, Oracle, and Power BI
• Perform statistical analysis and develop “what if” scenarios to identify trends, forecast outcomes, and measure results
• Determine the best way to present information through dashboards, reports, scorecards, and presentations
• Develop costing models based on current data, assumptions, and key variables
• Convert manual reports into streamlined, modern reporting solutions using Power BI and other visualization tools
• Identify new data sources and improved methods for data mining and reporting

Deliver reporting and business insights

• Develop and maintain regular organizational reporting and dashboards that support effective operations and strategic decision-making
• Prepare daily, weekly, bi-weekly, quarterly, and annual HR reports
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests by assessing business context, data requirements, and effort involved
• Present trends, issues, and implications to business leaders and provide advice on interpreting and acting on data
• Aggregate workforce data into standard and value-added reports for HR teams, people leaders, and executives
• Create and maintain procedural documentation related to reporting solutions and HRMS reporting
• Recommend relevant HR metrics to support benchmarking and best practice comparisons over time

Support projects and cross-functional initiatives

• Participate in projects and initiatives within HR and across the organization as a people analytics representative
• Provide subject matter expertise on HR data, metrics, standards, and best practices
• Support project scoping, design, development, implementation, and evaluation with data and reporting expertise
• Keep stakeholders informed on reporting progress and status
• Lead the implementation of ongoing reporting processes based on agreed timelines and requirements

Advance research, benchmarking, and continuous improvement

• Conduct research and participate in benchmark surveys and studies
• Support external benchmarking activities and identify relevant comparators for WSIB metrics
• Research workforce trends and HR best practices and communicate findings clearly

Strengthen data governance and integrity

• Maintain data mapping tables that show how employee data elements translate across systems and metrics
• Help establish governance frameworks for HR data definitions, metadata, standards, policies, and controls
• Maintain master data libraries and governance documentation
• Support the development of data and reporting standards to improve integrity, consistency, and reliability
• Ensure reports align with governance processes and data standards
• Promote data awareness and support skills development across the HR portfolio
• Create and maintain reference and training documentation for reporting solutions and HRMS

What You Bring

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business analytics, finance, statistics, social science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• College education with an appropriate amount of experience

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of experience in data analysis and reporting
• 3 to 5 years of experience using HRMS such as PeopleSoft or Oracle
• 1 to 3 years of HR experience
• 1 to 3 years of experience using Power BI

Assets

• Experience or education in data science
• Expertise with SQL or Python

What Will Help You Succeed

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights
• Experience building dashboards, reports, and data visualizations
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Attention to detail and commitment to data quality
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Knowledge of data governance, data mapping, and reporting standards

At the WSIB, we know that great work starts with great people. That is why we are committed to creating an environment where employees can do meaningful work, grow their skills, and contribute to initiatives that matter.

In This Role, You Will Be Able To

• Make a visible impact by supporting strategic workforce and people decisions
• Work with leaders and stakeholders across the business
• Apply your expertise in reporting, dashboards, metrics, and analytics to real organizational challenges
• Help modernize and improve reporting processes and tools
• Build your experience in people analytics, workforce insights, and data governance
• Contribute to work that supports employees, leadership, and the clients we serve

Our employee value proposition

At the WSIB, we offer more than a job. We offer meaningful work, opportunities to grow, and the chance to help shape better outcomes through data-driven decision-making.

Our Employee Value Proposition Includes

• Purposeful Work – Use your expertise to support people strategies that make a real difference
• Growth And Development – Expand your skills in analytics, reporting, and data governance
• Collaboration And Connection – Work with diverse stakeholders across the organization
• Innovation And Improvement – Help modernize reporting and advance people analytics capabilities
• Impact And Visibility – Deliver insights that inform leaders and influence organizational priorities

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating inclusive experiences for both our employees and prospective employees. We invite all interested individuals to apply. If you require accommodations in order to apply to this position please contact [e-mail] . If you are invited to participate in the interview or assessment process, you can advise our Recruiter of your accommodation needs at that time.

Please visit our EDI Vision to learn more about what actions WSIB are taking to advance our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to support all employees participating and contributing to their full potential.

Disclosing conflicts of interest

As public servants, employees at the WSIB have a responsibility to act in an ethical way at all times to create a respectful workplace and maintain public trust. Job applicants are required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation where your private interests may impair or be perceived to impair the decisions you make in your official capacity. This may include: political activity, directorship, other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with current WSIB employees, customers and/or stakeholders). If you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/or how to make a disclosure, please contact the Talent Acquisition Centre at [e-mail] .

Privacy information

We collect personal information from your resume, application, cover letter and references under the authority of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. The Talent Acquisition Centre and WSIB hiring parties will used this information to assess/validate your qualifications, determine if you meet the requirements of vacant positions and/or gather information relevant for recruitment purposes. If you have questions or concerns regarding the collection and use of your personal information, please contact the WSIB’s Privacy Office at [e-mail] . The Privacy Office cannot provide information about the status of your application.

As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.