People Analytics and Insights Lead

Patterson isnt just a place to work its a partner that cares about your success.

One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first always advancing and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.

This role is a unique opportunity to shape and scale Pattersons People Insights function from its foundation. As a strategic analytics leader you will elevate Pattersons talent strategy through data-driven insights compelling executive storytelling and enterprise-ready analytics solutions.

In this role you will lead high-impact analytics initiatives expand self-service reporting capabilities and deliver actionable workforce insights to senior HR and business leaders. You will directly manage a Data Analyst and play a critical role in advancing a data-first culture across the People function.

Youll partner closely with HR Technology our Centers of Expertise (COEs) HRBPs and business leaders to design and execute analytics approaches spanning the full employee lifecycle. A key area of focus includes identifying opportunities to apply AI tools to enhance reporting insights and operational efficiency. Deep AI expertise is not requiredcomfort evaluating testing and integrating modern tools is.

Key Responsibilities

Framework & Data Governance

• Assess the data literacy readiness and analytic needs of HR and business audiences to ensure insights are understood and actionable.
• Build and deliver training frameworks and tools that enhance stakeholders ability to interpret and apply workforce insights effectively.
• Develop a maturity model for data consumption across the People function and guide stakeholders through increasing levels of insight fluency.
• Partner with HR leadership to embed data-driven decision-making behaviors and improve the organizations ability to use insights to drive outcomes.
• Establish and manage an intake and prioritization process for enterprise reporting and analytics needs.
• Strengthen data quality governance and infrastructure across People systems to enable scalable analytics.
• Identify opportunities to integrate AI tools into workforce reporting insights generation and workflow optimization; partner with HR Technology to design and implement solutions.
• Oversee Workday reportingincluding calculated fieldsand collaborate with HR Technology on system enhancements data governance and roadmap planning.

Data & Insights Delivery

• Lead end-to-end People Analytics projects from intake and scoping through delivery including dashboards KPIs predictive models and ad-hoc insights.
• Define maintain and evolve core talent metrics aligned with organizational priorities to enable data-driven decision-making.
• Deliver executive-ready presentations and materials to support strategic workforce planning and enterprise talent priorities.
• Design deploy and scale user-friendly self-service dashboards and reporting tools across the organization.
• Translate complex analyses into clear actionable insights tailored to the needs of senior leadershighlighting key implications and recommended actions.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of regulatory reporting and standard HR reporting deliverables.
• Provide direct leadership to a Data Analyst building technical expertise business acumen and storytelling capability.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in People Analytics Workforce Planning HR Strategy or a related analytics field.
• Bachelors degree in Business Statistics HR Analytics Data Science or related discipline.
• Expertise in Workday Report Writer including calculated fields; experience with HR data models preferred.
• Proficiency with analytics programming languages (Python R) including automation data transformation and basic modeling; SQL experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with BI and visualization tools such as Power BI Tableau or Qlik.
• Proven ability to create and scale KPI frameworks dashboards and self-service analytics tools for HR and business users.
• Experience assessing stakeholder data literacy and tailoring insights communications and tools for audiences with varying levels of analytical sophistication.
• Demonstrated ability to build data literacy or insight enablement programs that increase adoption and effective use of analytics.
• Strong facilitation and change management skills to help diverse stakeholders build confidence in interpreting metrics and making data-informed decisions.
• Exceptional data storytelling and visualization skills with experience presenting insights to senior leaders.
• Understanding of HR functions (Talent Acquisition Talent Management Compensation DEI etc.) and HR systems.
• Familiarity with AI tools (e.g. Microsoft Copilot generative AI assistants) and ability to evaluate and apply them to HR and analytics use cases.
• Experience leading mentoring or developing talent in an analytics setting.

Whats In It For You:

We provide competitive benefits unique incentive programs and rewards for our eligible employees:

• Full Medical Dental and Vision benefits and an integrated Wellness Program

• 401(k) Match Retirement Savings Plan

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Holiday Pay & Floating Holidays

• Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

• Educational Assistance Program

• Full Paid Parental and Adoption Leave

• LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program)

• Patterson Perks Program

The potential compensation range for this role is below. The final offer amount could exceed this range based on various factors such as candidate location (geographical labor market) experience and skills.

EEO Statement

Patterson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy childbirth or other related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.