Specialist HR Analytics

Canadian Pacific Railway; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

Pension/retirement plans

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Performance Incentive Plan

Annual Fitness Subsidy

Job summary

Canadian Pacific Railway is seeking an HR Analytics Specialist to deliver workforce reporting and dashboards from Calgary or Kansas City. You will partner with HR and IS teams to translate data into actionable recommendations and ensure accurate, business-aligned insights using Excel, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP, and SuccessFactors.

Responsibilities include preparing headcount and turnover analyses, building dashboards, and guiding stakeholders on analytical approaches while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, CS, Business Analytics, HR, Economics, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in people analytics or HR reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and at least one BI platform (Power BI, Tableau, or SAP Analytics Cloud).
• Working knowledge of SQL, data extraction, transformation, reconciliation, and analysis across multiple data sources.
• Experience with SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, or similar HR information system preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare recurring and ad hoc workforce reporting (headcount, vacancies, movement, turnover, composition).
• Develop, maintain, and improve dashboards, scorecards, reports, and analytical products.
• Clarify business questions, define requirements, and recommend analytical approaches.
• Analyze data to identify trends, variances, risks, and underlying drivers; communicate implications and actions.
• Connect workforce findings to cost, capacity, retention, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Validate and reconcile data from multiple sources and address data-quality issues.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

Data storytelling

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, HR, Economics, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

Power Query

DAX

Job description

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Specialist HR Analytics role, based in Calgary or Kansas City, is responsible for delivering workforce reporting, dashboards, and data-driven insights to support HR and business decision-making. The position partners with stakeholders across HR and Information Services to manage recurring and ad hoc analytics, translate workforce data into actionable recommendations, and leverage tools such as Excel, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP, and SuccessFactors to ensure accurate, meaningful, and business-aligned reporting.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Prepare and deliver recurring and ad hoc workforce reporting, including headcount, vacancies, employee movement, turnover, workforce composition, and organizational structure
• Develop, maintain, and improve dashboards, scorecards, reports, and other analytical products
• Work with stakeholders to clarify business questions, define requirements, and recommend appropriate analytical approaches
• Analyze data to identify trends, variances, risks, and underlying drivers, and communicate what changed, why it matters, and where action may be required
• Connect workforce findings to broader business considerations such as cost, capacity, retention, productivity, and organizational effectiveness
• Validate and reconcile data from multiple sources, investigate anomalies, and work with stakeholders to resolve data-quality issues
• Maintain metric definitions, calculation logic, reporting documentation, quality-control procedures, and consistent reporting standards
• Ensure reporting complies with privacy, governance, policy, and regulatory requirements
• Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, consolidate, and improve recurring reporting processes
• Manage competing priorities, recurring deadlines, ad hoc requests, and stakeholder expectations
• Support workforce planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, and strategic HR initiatives

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Human Resources, Economics, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible experience in people analytics, HR reporting, business intelligence, data analysis, or a related field
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency with at least one business‑intelligence platform such as Power BI, Tableau, or SAP Analytics Cloud
• Working to intermediate knowledge of SQL, data extraction, transformation, reconciliation, and analysis across multiple data sources
• Experience with SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, or a comparable HR information system is preferred
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and root‑cause analysis skills
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into reports, dashboards, measures, and analytical solutions
• Strong data‑storytelling skills, including the ability to explain findings, implications, and recommended actions
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, consistency, documentation, and governance
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Sound judgment in handling confidential and sensitive employee information
• Experience developing executive or senior‑leadership dashboards and analytical narratives
• Experience with Power Query, DAX, data models, reporting automation, workforce planning, forecasting, retention, or workforce‑cost analysis
• Experience working in a large, complex, unionized, regulated, or multinational organization

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Performance Incentive Plan
• Annual Fitness Subsidy

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

MANAGEMENT Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION:

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).