Head of People Data & Insights: Strategy, Governance & AI

Michael Page; South Derbyshire; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page seeks a seasoned People Data & Insights leader to define and deliver a data strategy underpinning decision-making across a large organisation. The role blends strategy, governance and team development to build trusted People insights and set foundations for AI-enabled analytics.

You will shape multi-year roadmaps, lead a high-performing analytics team, and collaborate with Technology and Enterprise Data to enable secure, scalable analytics and data storytelling.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and transforming People Data, Analytics, Reporting or Insights functions.
• Experience developing data strategies, operating models and transformation roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of complex, multi-system HR technology environments.
• Advanced knowledge of Power BI, analytics, KPI frameworks and business intelligence best practice.
• Expertise in data governance, data quality management, security controls and GDPR compliance.
• Experience implementing self-service reporting and analytics solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders constructively.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the People Data & Insights strategy, vision and multi-year roadmap.
• Create a scalable operating model covering reporting, analytics, governance and self-service capabilities.
• Bring together People data from multiple HR, recruitment, learning and engagement platforms to create a trusted single source of insight.
• Establish data governance, ownership frameworks, KPI standards and data quality controls.
• Lead the evolution of reporting and analytics capabilities, enhancing Power BI dashboards, semantic models and data storytelling.
• Rationalise legacy reporting and reduce manual data reconciliation activities.
• Build secure and controlled self-service analytics capabilities for stakeholders.
• Partner with Technology and Enterprise Data functions on architecture, integrations, data modelling and platform design.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing analytics team.
• Shape the organisation's future approach to advanced analytics and AI-enabled People insight, ensuring appropriate governance, controls and data foundations are in place.

Skills

Lead and transform People Data

Data strategy development

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Self-service reporting

Power BI expertise

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Power BI

Workday

Job description

Michael Page seeks a seasoned People Data & Insights leader to define and deliver a data strategy underpinning decision-making across a large organisation. The role blends strategy, governance and team development to build trusted People insights and set foundations for AI-enabled analytics.

You will shape multi-year roadmaps, lead a high-performing analytics team, and collaborate with Technology and Enterprise Data to enable secure, scalable analytics and data storytelling.