VP/AVP, People Data Analytics

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch) is seeking a seasoned Data Analytics & Insights professional to lead workforce analysis, develop dashboards, and provide data-driven HR insights across APAC. The role focuses on turning complex HR data into actionable business recommendations and scalable analytics solutions.

Responsibilities include collaborating with HRIS, IT, and business stakeholders, managing multiple analytics initiatives, and promoting a data-driven culture within

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in business analysis, people analytics, workforce analytics, HR reporting, or BI.
• Strong experience with Power BI for dashboard development and reporting.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and manipulation.
• Experience working with HR data and workforce metrics.
• Project management experience with multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into analytics solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze workforce and HR data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities related to hiring, retention, engagement, performance, and workforce planning.
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to HR leaders and business stakeholders.
• Support recurring and ad hoc analysis across key people metrics, including headcount, turnover, internal mobility, span of control, and diversity metrics.
• Conduct root cause analysis to explain workforce trends and business impacts.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports.
• Develop standardized reporting for HR leadership and business partners.
• Create data visualizations and executive-ready summaries that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and usability of reports and dashboards.
• Use Python to clean, transform, analyze, and automate people data processes.
• Work with large datasets from HRIS, survey tools, ATS, and other people systems.
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance efforts.
• Partner with Data Management, HRIS, and IT teams to improve data pipelines and reporting capabilities.
• Represent APAC in the global HRIS transformation project, lead and support people analytics projects from planning through execution, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are met.
• Manage multiple analytics initiatives simultaneously, prioritizing based on business impact and organizational needs across global and regional teams.
• Coordinate with HR, IT and business stakeholders to ensure project alignment, data availability, and successful implementation.
• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes, providing regular updates to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery, documentation, and analytics processes.
• Collaborate with HR COE, IT and business leaders to understand analytics needs and deliver effective solutions.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into reporting and analytics deliverables.
• Present findings to stakeholders in a clear, concise, and business-relevant way.
• Help promote a data-driven culture across the People function.

Skills

People Data Analytics

Business Analysis

Workforce Reporting

Power BI

Python

Databricks

Project Management

Data Storytelling

HR Metrics and KPIs

Data Quality and Validation

Requirement Gathering

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Process Improvement

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

SQL

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

Power BI

Databricks

Job description

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Data Analysis & Insights

• Analyze workforce and HR data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities related to hiring, retention, engagement, performance, and workforce planning.
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to HR leaders and business stakeholders.
• Support recurring and ad hoc analysis across key people metrics, including headcount, turnover, internal mobility, span of control, and diversity metrics.
• Conduct root cause analysis to explain workforce trends and business impacts.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports.
• Develop standardized reporting for HR leadership and business partners.
• Create data visualizations and executive-ready summaries that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and usability of reports and dashboards.

Technical Analytics Support

• Use Python to clean, transform, analyze, and automate people data processes.
• Work with large datasets from HRIS, survey tools, ATS, and other people systems.
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance efforts.
• Partner with Data Management, HRIS, and IT teams to improve data pipelines and reporting capabilities.

Project Management

• Representing APAC in the global HRIS transformation project, lead and support people analytics projects from planning through execution, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are met.
• Manage multiple analytics initiatives simultaneously, prioritizing work based on business impact and organizational needs across global and regional teams.
• Coordinate with HR, IT and business stakeholders to ensure project alignment, data availability, and successful implementation.
• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes, providing regular updates to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery, documentation, and analytics processes.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate with HR COE, IT and business leaders to understand analytics needs and deliver effective solutions.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into reporting and analytics deliverables.
• Present findings to stakeholders in a clear, concise, and business-relevant way.
• Help promote a data-driven culture across the People function.

QualificationsRequired

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in business analysis, people analytics, workforce analytics, HR reporting, or business intelligence.
• Strong experience with Power BI for dashboard development and reporting.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and manipulation.
• Experience working with HR data and workforce metrics.
• Project management experience with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into analytics solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred

• Experience with HRIS systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or similar.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with statistical methods and predictive analytics.
• Experience supporting HR, People Analytics, or workforce planning functions.
• Advanced degree or relevant certifications in analytics, BI tools, HR systems, or project management.

Key Skills

• People Data Analytics
• Business Analysis
• Workforce Reporting
• Power BI
• Python
• Databricks
• Project Management
• Data Storytelling
• HR Metrics and KPIs
• Data Quality and Validation
• Requirement Gathering
• Stakeholder Management
• Problem Solving
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

What Success Looks Like

• Delivers accurate, insightful, and timely workforce reporting and analysis.
• Builds intuitive dashboards that improve decision-making for HR and business leaders.
• Identifies trends and opportunities that influence talent and workforce strategy.
• Improves reporting efficiency through automation and scalable analytics solutions.
• Successfully manages analytics projects and delivers high-quality results on time.
• Becomes a trusted partner to HR and leadership teams for people data insights.