Director of People Analytics and Insights - University Personnel

Job Summary

Reporting to AVP for Human Resources, the Director of People Analytics and Insights leads the development of comprehensive people analytics function for Human Resources and University Personnel. This role is responsible for transforming complex workforce data into actionable insights that inform strategy, enhance organizational effectiveness, and support institutional goals.

About the Role

The Director of People Analytics and Insights combines strong analytical and technical expertise with a collaborative, consultative approach to build scalable data solutions, including reporting infrastructure, data models, and analytics tools. This position plays a key role in strengthening HR data governance, improving data quality and accessibility, and advancing predictive and diagnostic analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex workforce data into clear, compelling narratives and visualizations tailored to diverse audiences, including executive leadership, to drive evidence-based decision making.
• Identify workforce trends, diagnose root causes, and surface actionable opportunities for organizational improvement using advanced statistical methods and predictive modeling.
• Design, build, and maintain relational databases to support scalable, high-performance analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with HR leadership, HRIS, and IT services to innovate in how workforce data is collected, structured, analyzed, and communicated.
• Foster a culture of evidence-based decision making and continuous improvement across the university.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex workforce data into clear, compelling narratives and visualizations tailored to diverse audiences, including executive leadership, to drive evidence-based decision making.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to identify workforce trends, diagnose root causes, and surface actionable opportunities for organizational improvement.
• Knowledge of applied statistical methods (e.g., correlation, regression, T-tests) and their appropriate use in workforce analytics and predictive modeling contexts.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, including writing, optimizing, and maintaining complex queries, scripts, and stored procedures across large, multi-source datasets.
• Proficiency in designing, building, and maintaining relational databases, including schema design, data structures, and indexing to support scalable, high-performance analytics solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Data Analytics, Computer Science or related field and six years of data analytics, data management or reporting work experience.

Skills

• Strong analytical and technical expertise.
• Collaborative and consultative approach.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL.
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining relational databases.

Benefits

The anticipated hiring range for this role is $130,000 - $165,000. Note that the offer is calculated based on the background and relevant years of experience of the individual selected. Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Pay

The anticipated hiring range for this role is $130,000 - $165,000.

Schedule

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