People Analytics Specialist

Darmstadt - Germany

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Focused Energy

Focused Energy is a fusion energy startup committed to generating unlimited clean energy to responsibly meet future global demand. Founded by two world-renowned scientists and a seasoned entrepreneur behind several successful startups we are commercializing laser-induced inertial fusiona clean and highly efficient power generation technology poised to transform the energy landscape.

Role Summary

We are looking for a People Analytics Specialist to help us build clarity insight and decision quality across the employee lifecycle. This role sits at the intersection of People Business and Leadership and turns data into meaningful narratives that inform strategy not just reports.

You will design analyze and continuously improve People metrics across hiring engagement performance retention compensation and organizational health. Beyond dashboards your work will shape leadership decisions enable experimentation and strengthen how we scale responsibly.

This is a hands-on role with close collaboration with People Finance and IT.

What You Will Do In The Role:

People Data & Insights

Design and own core People metrics and KPIs across the full employee lifecycle
Analyze trends in hiring attrition engagement performance diversity and workforce planning
Translate complex datasets into clear insights recommendations and decision-ready narratives
Support leadership with ad-hoc analyses scenario modeling and evidence-based guidance

Reporting & Analytics Infrastructure

Build and maintain scalable dashboards and recurring reports for People and leadership teams
Ensure data quality consistency and governance across HR systems and connected tools
Partner with IT and Finance on integrations data flows and reporting standards
Continuously improve analytics maturity moving from descriptive to predictive insights over time

Experimentation & Impact

Enable People experiments by defining success metrics and evaluation frameworks
Measure the impact of leadership programs performance cycles and organizational changes
Support compensation headcount and workforce planning with robust data models
Challenge assumptions with data while staying grounded in human context

What We Would Love To See You Bring:

Experience & Skills

5 years of experience in People Analytics HR Analytics Business Intelligence or a similar role
Strong understanding of HR systems architecture data flows integrations and data modeling to ensure scalable high-quality analytics foundations
Confidence working with HR systems (e.g. HRIS ATS performance or engagement tools)
Experience translating data into insights for non-technical stakeholders
Solid understanding of People processes and the employee lifecycle

Tools & Methods

Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
Experience with BI tools (e.g. Looker Tableau Power BI or similar)
Working knowledge of SQL or strong willingness to learn
Familiarity with data privacy GDPR and ethical data handling

Mindset & Collaboration

Curious structured and impact-driven
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements
Strong storytelling skills with a business-oriented perspective
High sense of ownership and accountability

Nice to Have

Experience in scaling organizations or fast-growth environments
Exposure to compensation analytics workforce planning or organizational design
Experience with experimentation frameworks or hypothesis-driven analytics
Background in statistics psychology economics or data science

Why Join Us

Build People Analytics from substance not vanity metrics
Shape how People data informs strategy culture and growth
Operate in an environment that values experimentation learning and trust

Focused Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status or disability status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Focused Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location level job-related knowledge skills and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation equity benefits.

Required Experience:

About Focused EnergyFocused Energy is a fusion energy startup committed to generating unlimited clean energy to responsibly meet future global demand. Founded by two world-renowned scientists and a seasoned entrepreneur behind several successful startups we are commercializing laser-induced inertial...