LAB People Strategy & Analytics Senior Specialist

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consulting firm is seeking a People Strategy and Analytics Senior Specialist to drive data-informed decision-making and operational excellence. Responsibilities include managing people data integrity, leading data analysis projects, and fostering collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience, strong analytics skills, and proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of industry experience preferred.
• Experience in HR data analytics or HR MI reporting role preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive data-informed decision-making across BCG’s People Functions.
• Ensure the integrity and continuity of people data products.
• Lead ad-hoc data analysis projects.

Skills

Excel

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Communication skills

Tools

PowerQuery

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Overview

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation—inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

The People Strategy and Analytics team for LAB (London, Amsterdam, Brussels) plays a key role in executing the people agenda. By partnering closely with the People Functions and applying deep analytical and D&I expertise, the team supports strategic decision-making and brings people data to life through impactful analysis and visualization.

As People Strategy and Analytics Senior Specialist, you will be responsible for driving data-informed decision-making and operational excellence across BCG’s People Functions. You will combine expertise in People Analytics, BCG systems and GenAI enablement to deliver impactful insights and scalable solutions. The role ensures the integrity and continuity of people data products, and champions innovation through testing, pilots, and adoption of new technologies.

Your responsibilities:

• People Data Expertise: Serve as the team’s subject matter expert in people data and BCG systems (e.g., Workday, SABA, SAM), ensuring data integrity and effective utilization across functions.
• Strategic thinking: Partnering Internal stakeholders within the team and across LAB BST to extract actionable Insights from the data.
• Champion GenAI Adoption: Lead the implementation and adoption of GenAI tools within the team, driving awareness and integration across the BST community.
• Recruiting Analytics Partnership: Manage the partnership with Recruiting, delivering the annual Channel Success Analysis and monthly reporting to inform strategic decision-making.
• Engagement Insights: Conduct analyses of the annual People Survey to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, and support in creation of staff communication.
• Data Product Stewardship: Maintain and enhance existing data products to ensure continuity and relevance for People Functions (e.g., Learning & Development dashboard).
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Lead ad-hoc data analysis projects from inception to completion, ensuring actionable insights and smooth handover to business-as-usual (BAU) processes.
• Foster Global Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with global teams, positioning LAB as a key partner for testing, pilots, and innovation initiatives.

What You'll Bring

• 3-5 years minimum industry experience preferred
• Prior project or process management experience preferred
• Experience in a similar HR data analytics / HR MI reporting role preferred
• Advanced competency in Excel is essential
• Experience using PowerQuery/Tableau/PowerBI preferred
• An understanding of HR functions within a large/complex organization
• Experience working with complex datasets
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to identify opportunities to improve ways of working
• Ability to provide insights into data and reports and bring the information to life
• Be able to balance multiple processes and work independently
• Able to take ownership of projects and drive them forward
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal stakeholders while working in a collaborative team environment
• Fluency in English

Equal Opportunity

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. For more information on E-Verify, please review this content in the original posting.