Talent Analytics & Insights Business Partner

NTT Limited; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Talent Analytics & Insights Business Partner to drive business engagement, analytics demand, and data quality across the Talent Analytics portfolio. You will bridge People & Culture stakeholders with IT Data COE, translating needs into data requirements and trusted metrics.

You will lead governance of talent metrics, support data definitions, and oversee reporting outputs, while coordinating with data engineers, product owners, and system owners to deliver actionable

Qualifications

• Experience in people analytics, HR reporting, or analytics product support.
• Ability to translate business needs into data and reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with governance, data quality, and data privacy concepts.

Responsibilities

• Manage engagement for Talent Analytics and Insights across HR stakeholder groups.
• Link between business stakeholders and IT Data COE for analytics and reporting.
• Gather, document, and prioritise business requirements for dashboards and insights.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Reporting and BI

SQL / Snowflake knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Snowflake

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Business Data Cloud

Power BI

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

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

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category.

Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Is innovation part of your DNA? Do you want to enable a connected future for people, organizations, and society? Join our growing global NTT family and you’ll be part of the world’s largest ICT company (by revenue). We’ve combined the capabilities of 28 remarkable companies to become one, leading technology services provider. Together, we help our people, clients, and communities do great things with technology to create a more secure and connected future. We employ 40,000 people across 57 countries. By bringing together the world’s best technology companies and emerging innovators, we work together to deliver sustainable outcomes to businesses and the world. Innovation is part of our DNA. We believe it’s key to what makes us different. So, we strive to move forward, challenge the status quo, and drive excellence through the technologies we integrate and the services we deliver around the world. The result is connected cities, connected factories, connected healthcare, connected agriculture, connected conservation, connected mobility, and connected sport. Together we enable the connected future. You’ll be joining a global employer that is committed to attracting, growing and keeping the best talent. A place where you will be at the heart of our success!