People Analytics Manager

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Pay Range: $118000.00 $194800.00

Job Description

**Current WGU employees must submit their internal application before 03/27/2025 to be considered for the position.**

The People Analytics Manager is responsible for overseeing a dynamic People Analytics team that is dedicated to generating datadriven insights understanding the talent lifecycle and driving transformational change within the organization. This role involves managing a team of talented analysts and data partners to support evidencebased decisionmaking and enhance the overall effectiveness of the organizations strategies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Leadership and Team Management:

• Leads inspires and mentors a team of People Analytics professionals to foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Sets clear goals provides regular feedback conducts performance evaluations and identifies development opportunities for team members.

• Promotes a culture of learning diversity and inclusion within the team.

• Ensures data governance by administering and following policies/guidelines for providing and securing sensitive or confidential WGU information.

People Analytics Strategy:

• Develops and executes the overall People Analytics strategy aligned with the organizations business objectives and People & Talent initiatives.

• Identifies opportunities to leverage data and analytics to drive informed decisionmaking and optimize talentrelated processes.

• Stays abreast of industry trends and best practices in people analytics and incorporates them into the teams approach.

DataDriven Insights:

• Works closely with stakeholders across various business functions to understand their analytical needs and deliver actionable insights.

• Utilizes data visualization tools and techniques to present complex information in a clear and compelling manner to drive organizational understanding.

Talent Lifecycle Analysis:

• Analyzes talent acquisition performance management talent development and employee retention data to identify trends patterns and opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborates across People & Talent to ensure data accuracy and integrity across all talent management systems.

Business ProblemSolving:

• Collaborates with crossfunctional teams to address critical business challenges through data analysis and strategic recommendations.

• Develops predictive models and scenario analysis to support workforce planning and talent forecasting.

Change Enablement:

• Drives the adoption of datadriven decisionmaking across the organization empowering leaders to make informed choices backed by analytics.

• Supports change management efforts to ensure successful implementation of People & Talent initiatives and transformational changes.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to develop and lead a fastpaced dynamic team.

• Skilled at managing and prioritizing multiple simultaneous projects meeting deadlines and managing stakeholder expectations.

• Proven experience participating in and collaborating with crossfunctional teams and personalities successfully.

• Advanced problemsolving skills with the ability to think critically and creatively.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• High degree of technical acuity with the ability to understand complex systems and data structures.

• Ability to link people data to organizational performance and outcomes.

• Adept at driving datadriven decisionmaking and influencing senior leaders.

• Solid understanding of HR processes talent management and the employee lifecycle.

• Keen attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy and quality.

• Work effectively in the face of ambiguity shifting priorities and rapid change.

• Resultsoriented with the ability to deliver results through strong team leadership.

Competencies:

Organizational Impact:

• Manages a team that focuses on executing the operational plans for the job area with measurable contribution to the achievement of results of the department function or office.

• Assigns and distributes work.

• Typicallydoes not have budget accountability but may manage daytoday elements of the budget and assist in compiling data to prepare annual budgets.

Problem Solving and Decision Making:

• Responsible for making moderate improvements of processes or systems to enhance performance of the job area.

• Assignments received and problems faced are broad and undefined and occasionally require use of analytical concepts investigation and knowledge from prior experience.

Communication and Influence:

• Communicates within job area and occasionally with external groups.

• Ensures compliance with university policies and procedures within job area and may influence others outside of job area to justify and gain cooperation for policies practices and procedures.

Leadership and Talent Management:

• Manages a team of professionals. Manages the work of assigned employees who generally exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Ensures proper training of team members and participates in hiring firing and promotion decisions. Conducts performance reviews and may recommend salary reviews.

• May complete assignments that are technical in manner in addition to supervising others.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent experience) in Data Science Human Resources or related field.

• 5 years of handson experience in People Analytics or HRIS which includes 1 year of supervisory experience.

• Deep proficiency in data analysis statistical methods and data visualization tools (e.g. Excel Power BI/Tableau R Python).

• Proven experience in project management including planning and stakeholder management.

• Familiarity with HR technology systems and databases (e.g. HCM ATS LMS).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Data Science Human Resources or related field.

• Experience with Workday Reporting Discovery Boards Prism etc.

• One or more Workday Pro certifications is an added advantage.

• People Analytics PHR or other HR certification is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Occasional travel for team and/or department meetings.

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Position & Application Details

FullTime Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a fulltime regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

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