People Analytics Manager

Currys; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer is seeking an experienced HR analytics professional to drive strategic reporting and analytics initiatives. The ideal candidate demonstrates expertise in PowerBI and advanced data visualisation while aligning analytics with long-term HR objectives. You will lead the evolution of HR capabilities, ensuring compliance with data privacy standards like GDPR. With strong analytical and project management skills, you will help shape the future of analytics in a vibrant workplace offering extensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Discretionary / Performance based bonus

Private Health Insurance

Colleague Discounts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in HR analytics or a related analytics role.
• Expert proficiency in PowerBI and advanced data visualisation tools.
• In-depth knowledge of data privacy and security practices, including GDPR.
• Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
• Proven ability to align analytics with strategic business plans.
• Relevant professional qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic direction of people reporting and analytics.
• Lead the evolution of HR reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Build complex HR analytics in PowerBI from diverse data sets.
• Define and standardise critical people metrics.
• Collaborate with CDO team to advance HR analytics maturity.
• Ensure reporting tools are equipped for future challenges.

Skills

HR analytics

PowerBI

Data privacy and security

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Tools

Advanced data visualisation tools

Job description

Role overview

• Strategic People Analytics : Support the strategic direction of our people reporting and analytics initiatives, ensuring the delivery of advanced analytics, that inform executive‑level decision‑making and align with the 3‑year People Plan.
• People Reporting & Analytics Management : Lead the evolution of the HR reporting and analytics capabilities & strategy, ensuring people analytics initiatives are seamlessly integrated with the People plan, providing actionable insights that support long‑term strategic HR objectives.

Advanced Data Visualisation : Build complex HR analytics in PowerBI, blending, manipulating, and integrating vast data sets from diverse sources to achieve advanced and intuitive data visualisation for end users.

People Metrics Definition : Define and standardise the critical people metrics required for effective workforce planning, people planning, and to support the core hire to retire processes, ensuring these metrics provide the foundation for all HR analytics and reporting.

Technology Partnership : Serve as a HR analytics SME, collaborating with the technology data office (CDO) team to advance HR analytics maturity, including defining and planning the strategic automation of data processes and engineering requirements.

Future‑Proof Reporting Tools : Ensure that our reporting tools are not only fit for purpose today but also equipped to meet future challenges and business growth, ensuring scalability, adaptability, and continuous improvement.

Future technology

Identify and pursue opportunities to collaborate with the CDO team to explore and define use cases for machine learning and generative AI. Serve as the central point of contact for the people team, ensuring seamless connectivity, enhanced productivity, and improved experience in these initiatives.

Data Security & Governance

Ensure the delivery of people reporting and analytics, while upholding the highest standards of data privacy, security, and GDPR compliance. Responsible for data access control in accordance with Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and Role Based Permissions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in HR analytics or a related analytics role.
• Expert proficiency in PowerBI and advanced data visualisation tools / data warehouses.
• In‑depth knowledge of data privacy and security practices, including GDPR.
• Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and communicate effectively across various seniority levels.
• Proven ability to align analytics with strategic business plans and future‑future‑proofing initiatives.
• Relevant professional qualification desirable.

We know our people are the magic ingredient in our success. That’s why we reward you with benefits that go deeper than just the day‑to‑day. Benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career. They include Company Pension Scheme, Discretionary / Performance based bonus, Private Health Insurance and Colleague Discounts.

Beyond that, we’ll be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented People, Communications and Sustainability team and unbox your passion at the UK’s best‑known retailer in tech.

Why join us

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on‑going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.