HR Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation Lead
Job Summary
The HR Data Analytics & Digital Transformation Lead will play a key role in modernising the HR function by strengthening people analytics workforce insights automation data governance and digital innovation capability. The role will move HR from primarily producing reports and administering systems to proactively generating insight improving decision-making optimising processes and enabling the business to anticipate future workforce needs
- People Analytics & Workforce Insights: Develop the HR analytics capability by moving beyond data extraction and reporting to identify workforce trends risks opportunities and predictive insights that support strategic decision-making.
- Power BI & Data Visualisation: Design develop and maintain dynamic dashboards meaningful visualisations and self-service reporting tools that enable leaders and stakeholders to access timely accurate and actionable people data.
- Automation & Process Optimisation: Identify prioritise and deliver opportunities to automate repetitive HR activities streamline workflows improve process efficiency and reduce manual effort across HR services.
- AI & Digital Innovation: Explore assess and support the responsible deployment of AI-enabled HR solutions Copilot capabilities intelligent automation and emerging technologies that improve HR service delivery and employee experience.
- Data Governance & Architecture: Strengthen HR data governance by improving data standards integration quality controls reporting architecture and enterprise-wide data management practices.
- Product Ownership & Technology Strategy: Contribute to the HR technology roadmap by managing digital products prioritising enhancements measuring benefits realisation and ensuring systems continue to meet evolving business needs.
- Strategic Business Partnering & Consulting: Partner proactively with HR IT business leaders and external vendors to understand workforce challenges identify technology-enabled solutions and advise on future-state operating models.
- Change & Transformation: Support digital transformation by developing adoption strategies embedding new ways of working enabling users and ensuring changes are sustained at scale
Qualifications :
- Strong experience in HR systems people analytics workforce reporting data visualisation or digital HR transformation.
- Practical experience using Power BI or similar business intelligence tools to develop dashboards analyse trends and communicate insight clearly.
- Ability to translate complex HR data into meaningful business narratives recommendations and evidence-based actions.
- Good understanding of HR processes employee lifecycle data workforce planning talent acquisition talent management and HR operations.
- Experience identifying and delivering automation process improvement or workflow redesign opportunities.
- Knowledge of data governance principles data quality management reporting standards and system integration considerations.
- Awareness of responsible AI principles including ethical use human oversight data protection bias mitigation and compliance requirements.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner effectively with HR IT business leaders vendors and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage competing priorities deliver improvements through structured planning and contribute to longer-term technology roadmaps.
- Excellent communication consulting and influencing skills with the confidence to challenge existing ways of working and recommend practical solutions.
Personal Attributes
- Analytical and curious with a strong interest in using data to solve business problems.
- Innovative and forward-thinking with a practical approach to applying technology AI and automation in HR.
- Collaborative and consultative able to build trusted relationships and work across functional boundaries.
- Change-oriented comfortable challenging current processes and supporting others to adopt new ways of working.
- Detail-focused with a strong commitment to data accuracy integrity compliance and continuous improvement.
- Committed to mentoring and developing team members to broaden capability strengthen knowledge sharing and enhance overall team effectiveness.
Additional Information :
This role has a salary of between 56000 and 70000 depending on experience plus our flexible benefits package and bonus.
This role currently has a requirement to work on-site a min of 2 days per week.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose offering impressive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
- A personalized career development plan alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs cultural background job experiences thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills they bring to the Company.
We are a Disability Confident Employer as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Groundwater Modelling Decision Support Initiative (GMDSI) is industry-funded and industry-aligned. Established in mid-2019, it aims to improve the contribution that groundwater modelling can make to groundwater management, regulation and decision making.