Senior Manager, Transformation & People Insights
About the role
The Senior Manager, Transformation & People Insights at Raymond James leads advanced analytics and AI-enabled transformation for HR People Analytics. This role focuses on turning complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights through scalable analytics solutions, executive-ready visualizations, and business intelligence products outside of Workday.
Responsibilities
Lead advanced analytics and AI-enabled transformation initiatives within People Analytics to improve insight generation, decision support, automation, and stakeholder experience.
Own visualization standards and user experience for dashboards and business intelligence products that translate complex data into clear, actionable business narratives.
Manage 1 individual contributor responsible for analytics, visualization, dashboard development, or insight product support.
Partner with HR and business stakeholders to define workforce questions, prioritize analytics needs, and translate findings into practical recommendations.
Apply advanced analytics methods, statistical theory, research design, and measurement modeling to evaluate workforce trends, business outcomes, risks, and opportunities.
Use SQL, Python, and related analytical tools to extract, transform, analyze, and model data from Workday and other enterprise data sources.
Develop predictive, diagnostic, and descriptive analytics that support strategic workforce planning, talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and HR transformation.
Partner with Workday reporting, HR Technology, and data governance teams to ensure analytics solutions use trusted data, clear definitions, appropriate access controls, and privacy safeguards.
Communicate analytical findings, methods, assumptions, and recommendations in clear, practical language for senior leaders and business stakeholders.
Provide coaching, prioritization guidance, and development support to the individual contributor aligned to the role.
Requirements
Strong understanding of Workday HCM data, reporting structures, business objects, and HR data dependencies.
Advanced SQL experience, including querying, joining, transforming, and validating complex datasets.
Python experience for data analysis, automation, modeling, or advanced analytics use cases.
Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools outside of Workday, such as Qlik, ThoughtSpot, Tableau, Power BI, Visier, or similar platforms.
Strong background in statistical theory, research methodology, measurement modeling, and advanced analytics methods.
Strong visualization design capability, including dashboard layout, user experience, metric storytelling, and executive-level insight delivery outside of Workday.
Ability to apply research discipline, statistical rigor, and measurement design to workforce questions.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain AI, analytics, and technical concepts in simple business language.
Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, build trusted partnerships, and drive adoption of analytics products.
Strong planning and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple analytics initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Ability to coach and develop talent while setting clear expectations for delivery, quality, and stakeholder impact.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
Advanced degree preferred in a quantitative, research, analytics, or business discipline.
10 to 15 years of general experience in analytics, business intelligence, data science, HR analytics, workforce analytics, transformation, or related disciplines.
3 to 6 years of managerial or people leadership experience, including direct or matrixed leadership of analytics resources.
Experience leading advanced analytics, AI-enabled transformation, visualization roadmap development, or insight product delivery.
Experience working with Workday data and HR systems.
Experience using SQL, Python, BI platforms, and advanced analytics methods.
Skills
Technical skills in Workday data, SQL, Python, statistical methods, AI-enabled analytics, and visualization design.
Strong data governance, privacy, quality controls, and responsible AI practices.
Strong understanding of HR data, workforce analytics, people strategy, and business intelligence.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complexity and ambiguity.
Strong visualization design capability, including dashboard layout, user experience, metric storytelling, and executive-level insight delivery outside of Workday.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain AI, analytics, and technical concepts in simple business language.
Strong influencing skills, partnership building, and stakeholder management abilities.
Strong planning and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple analytics initiatives in a dynamic environment.
Strong coaching and development skills.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance.
Disability benefits.
Raise savings plan.
Paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave).
Parental leave.
Pay
$100,000.00-$140,000.00
Schedule
Remote