HR & Data Insights Manager

HR Data & Insights Lead

• Manchester based
• Full Time, Permanent
• Hybrid working offered and good flexibility
• Salary up to £70k plus good benefits

We believe that data drives great decisions, and great decisions drive the success of a business. As a HR Data & Insights Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the way we use people data to enhance our culture, boost performance, and inform key decisions that support our vision.

You’ll bring your data expertise to the heart of our People & Culture team, collaborating with leaders across the business to provide insights that truly matter.

WHAT YOU\’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Data Stewardship: Own the company’s employee data, ensuring it is accurately collated, analysed, and readily available to meet all reporting needs.
• Insight Delivery: Transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that help us make better decisions for our people, from recruitment to retention and beyond.
• Dashboard Development: Design, develop, and maintain P&C dashboards and reports that support key stakeholders in making data-driven decisions.
• Regular Reporting: Manage the regular submission of employee data for internal and external purposes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Data Quality & Integrity: Safeguard the quality, accuracy, and integrity of people data, ensuring compliance with data governance policies, legal requirements, and industry standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and optimise data workflows, bringing innovation and efficiency to our People & Culture processes.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with various teams across the business, providing data-backed insights that help drive broader organisational objectives.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Previous Experience: Solid background in HR data analytics, with a proven track record in driving data-based decision-making.
• Technical Proficiency: Highly skilled in Excel; experience with HR software, reporting platforms, and databases is a must.
• HR Acumen: Strong understanding of HR processes, policies, and data privacy considerations.
• Analytical Mindset: Excellent problem-solving abilities, with a passion for turning raw data into meaningful insights.
• Communication Skills: The ability to present complex information in an engaging, understandable way to diverse audiences.
• Self-Starter: Comfortable working independently, managing your own workload, and thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity & Drive: A proactive and data-driven mindset, constantly seeking ways to improve processes and drive the P&C function forward.

Key responsibilities of the HR Data & Insights Lead:

• Responsible for maintaining the quality of data and a suite of MI reports, whilst identifying opportunities for automation and continuous improvements.
• Designing, producing and maintaining HR dashboards and reports that provide relevant and timely information to a wide range of key stakeholders.
• Communicating findings, identifying trends, and sharing system updates with stakeholders.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to existing reporting processes, ensuring the ongoing enhancement of HRIS reporting and data capabilities, including identifying opportunities for improved data capture, automation, integration, and optimization.
• Interpreting data to enable HR colleagues to identify trends on key people metrics such as attrition, sickness, diversity and inclusion, employee relations, and talent data, highlighting risks and peaks.
• Collaborating with IT and HR systems teams to streamline data collection processes and enhance data governance including supporting HRIS system upgrades.
• Providing data-driven insights and recommendations to support HR decision-making and problem-solving.

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• A degree in Human Resources, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Advanced experience with tools such as Anaplan, Power BI, SQL, or other data analytics platforms.

If you are interested in this HR Data & Insights Lead position and feel your experience matches the criteria, then please apply now for immediate consideration or for more information please contact Kerry Norman.

Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across the Northwest of England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years\’ experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.