Talent Analytics & Insights Business Partner

NTT Ltd.; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,100,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Talent Analytics & Insights Business Partner in Bengaluru to drive business engagement, analytics demand, and quality reporting across People & Culture. You will translate needs into data requirements, define KPIs, and oversee analytics products with IT Data COE collaboration.

You will govern data definitions, support dashboards, and guide stakeholders on analytics methods, trends, and self-service adoption in a global, matrixed setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business or related field.
• Certifications in Business Analysis, Agile, Data Analytics or SAP Analytics Cloud are a plus.
• Training in data governance and people analytics is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage engagement for Talent Analytics and Insights across HR stakeholders.
• Link between business stakeholders and IT Data COE for analytics and data quality.
• Gather, document, and prioritise reporting requirements and insights use cases.
• Translate business questions into data requirements, KPI definitions, and user stories.
• Oversee talent analytics demand portfolio and prioritise requests by value and urgency.
• Support operational reporting including leadership packs and workforce insights.
• Govern data definitions, rules, governance, and interpretation of insights.
• Collaborate with data engineers and product owners to meet business needs.
• Coordinate UAT, report validation, data reconciliation and sign-off.
• Identify opportunities to standardise metrics and improve self-service analytics.

Skills

Talent analytics

HR reporting

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Data storytelling

Communication

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Business Analysis / Data Analytics certs

Data governance / analytics storytelling training

Tools

Snowflake

SAP BDC

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP People Intelligence

Power BI

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA
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Your day at NTT DATA

The Talent Analytics & Insights Business Partner is responsible for managing business engagement, analytics demand, operational reporting, and data quality across the Talent Analytics and Insights portfolio.

This role acts as the link between People & Culture stakeholders, Talent teams, product owners, and the IT Data COE. It ensures business needs are translated into clear data requirements, reporting priorities, trusted metrics, and actionable talent insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage business engagement for Talent Analytics and Insights across P&C / HR stakeholder groups.
• Act as the primary link between business stakeholders and the IT Data COE for talent analytics, operational reporting, data requirements, and data quality.
• Gather, analyse, document, and prioritise business requirements for reporting, dashboards, analytics products, and insights use cases.
• Translate business questions into data requirements, reporting logic, KPI definitions, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Manage the talent analytics demand portfolio, prioritising requests by business value, urgency, feasibility, data readiness, and strategic alignment.
• Oversee operational reporting requirements, including recurring reports, leadership packs, workforce insights, and management information.
• Support the definition and governance of Talent metrics, reporting standards, business rules, data definitions, and insight interpretation.
• Manage data quality requirements, including identifying data gaps, tracking issues, coordinating remediation, and validating improvements.
• Partner with IT Data COE, data engineers, reporting developers, product owners, and system owners to ensure datasets and reporting outputs meet business needs.
• Support the use of Snowflake, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP People Intelligence, and other analytics technologies from a business requirements perspective.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, report validation, data reconciliation, and business sign-off for analytics deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, reduce manual effort, standardise metrics, and increase self-service analytics adoption.
• Educate stakeholders on new analytics methods, data models, dashboards, trends, and insight capabilities.
• Monitor adoption, user feedback, data quality trends, and business satisfaction to improve Talent Analytics and Insights services.
• Ensure analytics outputs align with privacy, data security, access control, and responsible employee data use requirements.

Knowledge and Attributes

• Strong understanding of Talent, People & Culture, HR processes, operational reporting, and workforce analytics.
• Good understanding of business analysis practices, including requirements gathering, process mapping, user stories, acceptance criteria, and stakeholder engagement.
• Good understanding of data quality, data governance, KPI definitions, reporting controls, and data issue management.
• Working knowledge of analytics and data platforms such as Snowflake, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP People Intelligence, and standard BI / reporting tools.
• Ability to translate business needs into clear data, reporting, and analytics requirements.
• Ability to create a bridge between business stakeholders and technical data teams.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to interpret data through a business lens.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain data and analytics concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across global, regional, business, IT, data, and product teams.
• Good understanding of data privacy, role-based access, and responsible use of employee data.
• Ability to manage multiple requests, priorities, and stakeholder expectations in a complex environment.
• Curiosity about emerging analytics methods, self-service reporting, AI-enabled insights, and people analytics trends.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business. or Data Analytics, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Business Analysis, Agile, Data Analytics, HR Technology, SAP Analytics Cloud, or Product Ownership certifications would be beneficial.
• Training in data governance, people analytics, workforce analytics, or data storytelling would be advantageous.

Required Experience

• Relevant experience in people analytics, HR reporting, business analysis, HR technology, workforce analytics, data governance, or analytics product support.
• Experience engaging business stakeholders to understand reporting, analytics, data, or insight requirements.
• Experience translating business needs into reporting requirements, dashboards, data definitions, user stories, or analytics deliverables.
• Experience working with IT, data engineering, reporting, or analytics teams to deliver business-facing insights.
• Experience supporting operational reporting, KPI definitions, dashboards, data validation, and report governance.
• Experience identifying and resolving data quality issues with system owners, data teams, and business stakeholders.
• Exposure to Snowflake, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP People Intelligence, SAP SuccessFactors, Power BI or similar tools would be advantageous.
• Experience in a global or matrixed organisation would be beneficial.

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune

Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through

responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with

unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and

application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move

confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more

than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as

established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each

year in R&D.

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