Executive Director PX Analytics

The Executive Director, People Experience Analytics will play a critical role in shaping and advancing SPE’s people and workplace analytics strategy and capabilities. Reporting to the Vice President, People Experience Strategy, this role will serve as a strategic subject matter expert to PX leadership and business executives by delivering actionable workforce insights, executive reporting, and data-driven recommendations that support talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, workplace operations, employee safety and security, sustainability initiatives, and overall business performance.

The ideal candidate combines deep analytical expertise with strong business acumen, executive presence, and strong ability to break down complex analytics into consumable and meaningful insights. This individual will also support company-wide people analytics initiatives, reporting modernization efforts, data governance standards, and leverage AI and emerging technologies to streamline reporting, automate insight generation, and accelerate workforce decision-making across the organization. They will need to be proactive, strategic, and collaborative, with the ability to balance long-term vision and operational execution while navigating the real time needs of an evolving environment.

This role will also partner cross-functionally with Facilities, Real Estate and Safety, Security, Sustainability (S3) to advance integrated operational insights, workplace experience strategies, space utilization analytics, and company-wide decision support capabilities. It will help connect people, workplace, and operational data to enable a more holistic and data-informed approach to people experience across SPE.

Lead the development and delivery of actionable dashboards, models, and reporting for PX Leadership and business stakeholders. Lead ad-hoc analyses and trend reporting to support strategic and tactical business decisions. Develop and conduct updates with People & Organization (P&O) leadership to share key workforce metrics, trends, and insights. Optimize and manage employee engagement surveys and analyze engagement trends to inform organizational strategy.

Execute innovative AI-driven solutions that streamline reporting, automate workforce insights, and enable more proactive, data-informed decision-making. Develop reporting and analytics that integrate workforce, workplace, facilities, real estate, and S3 data to support operational effectiveness and strategic planning. Deliver insights related to workplace utilization, employee experience, environmental sustainability initiatives, and operations.

Collaborate with VP, People Experience Strategy on priorities to shape the people analytics roadmap with both short- and long-term objectives. Identify opportunities where data and analytics can improve talent outcomes, workforce planning, employee experience, operational efficiency and company culture and communicate them to senior P&O and business leaders. Work with Facilities, Real Estate, S3 and other functions to identify opportunities where data and analytics can improve workplace experience, operational performance, and compliance.

Execute company-wide analytics strategies that connect workforce and workplace insights to broader business and operational objectives. Collaborate with Technology & Enablement team to ensure data quality, governance, and compliance across systems and reporting platforms. Partner closely with teams across SPE to optimize data architecture and reporting infrastructure. Ensure adherence to privacy, security, and regulatory requirements related to employee data and analytics.

• 10+ years of experience in people analytics, data analytics, business intelligence, workforce strategy, data science, and/or related fields.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing high-performing analytics or insights teams, preferably within entertainment or related industries.
• Demonstrated success scaling people analytics capabilities within established organizations.
• Proven ability to influence using…