Data, Insights & Analytics Specialist HR EMEA (1- year contract to perm)

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data, Insights & Analytics Specialist to join their EMEA Talent Acquisition team. This full-time role focuses on evolving data infrastructures and generating actionable insights through advanced analytics tools. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR analytics, strong Power BI skills, and the ability to work remotely across EMEA time zones.

Qualifications

• Experience in Talent Acquisition or HR with a strong analytics focus.
• Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel for dashboard automation.
• Ability to identify trends in complex data sets.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve TA data infrastructure for reporting and insights.
• Develop dashboards to track recruiting metrics and deliver analysis.
• Partner with stakeholders to turn data into actionable insights.

Skills

Data analysis

Data storytelling

Trend analysis

Collaboration

Influencing stakeholders

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Workday

Eightfold

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Data, Insights & Analytics Specialist HR EMEA (1- year contract to perm), cardiff

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Client:

Hudson RPO

Location:

cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

07.06.2025

Expiry Date:

22.07.2025

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Job Description:

Location: 100% Remote (EMEA preferred, must overlap with UK business hours)

Reports to: Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We’re seeking an analytical and creative Data, Insights & Analytics Specialist to join our EMEA Talent Acquisition team. Reporting into the Senior Manager, you’ll lead the development of dashboards and analytics that turn complex TA data into actionable insights.

You’ll play a vital role in modernizing how we use data across platforms like Workday and Eightfold, helping build a more informed, efficient, and strategic TA function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve TA data infrastructure
• Manage and optimize the TA data ecosystem across systems like Workday, Power BI, Eightfold, Excel, and other platforms. Ensure data quality, consistency, and accessibility for reporting and insights. Identification of behaviours/processes leading to data issues. Deliver insight-driven reporting
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports that track core recruiting metrics (e.g., time-to-hire, quality of hire, funnel conversion, Inclusive hiring metrics, sourcing channel performance). Move beyond reporting to deliver trend analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Build scalable, intuitive dashboards and data tools that empower recruiters and leaders to access and act on data independently.
• Partner with global TA and business stakeholders
• Act as a strategic advisor to Talent Acquisition leaders and wider business leaders, turning data into insight and insight into action across regions and functions.
• Drive predictive analytics initiatives
• Develop early models and strategies to forecast hiring needs, identify bottlenecks, predict attraction risks, and optimise hiring strategies. Champion data storytelling
• Create compelling narratives and visual stories with data to influence decision-making and align stakeholders across Talent Acquisition, HR, and business units.
• Support workforce planning and strategy conversations
• Use historical and current hiring data to drive headcount planning, location strategy, and capacity modelling conversations helping drive TA from reactive to proactive.

Nice to have:

• Experience working in Talent Acquisition or HR with a strong analytics focus.
• Advanced skills in Power BI and Excel, with the ability to build and automate dashboards.
• Working knowledge of Workday, with additional familiarity with Eightfold considered a strong plus.
• Ability to identify trends in messy or disconnected data sets and translate them into clear insights.
• Strategic mindset able to align data and reporting with wider business and hiring objectives.
• Strong interpersonal skills collaborative, with the ability to influence and engage across functions.
• Comfortable working 100% remotely across time zones, especially within EMEA and the UK.