Data and Analytics Manager

Closing Date:

05/01/2026

Group:

Corporate Group

Management Level:

Senior Associate

Job Type:

Permanent

Job Description:

Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Monday 5 January, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Sunday 4 January.

This role sits within Ofcom’s People, Culture and Workplace team. Our PC&W team support the organisation at a strategic level, ensuring we have the right capability and ways of working in place to deliver on our objectives for our consumers and leading transformation and cultural change to support an increasing regulatory remit.

The People, Culture and Workplace team is here to support colleagues through their journey at Ofcom – from recruiting them to their role, to the moment they head to pastures new. This includes learning and development, diversity and inclusion, career progression as well as supporting well-being and providing practical information around pay and benefits.

The People Services team are responsible for the development and delivery of all employee lifecycle administration; oversight of employment, health and safety, and payroll legislation compliance; people policy development; colleague psychological support; as well as Ofcom’s HRIS and People Data and Analytics strategies.

Key stakeholders outside of the People Services team include the Director of People, Culture and Workplace, ICT, Finance, ED&I, Colleague Forum and Networks, Prospect Union, and external providers, including Workday.

Reporting into the newly created People Technology and Data Lead, the People Data and Analytics Manager is responsible for delivering the People and Data Analytics Strategy by supporting high quality people data and analytics across the People function. The role is responsible for leading the team to transform People and Workforce data into actionable insights.. By ensuring data integrity within Workday, developing advanced analytics, and delivering meaningful reporting, this role empowers the People Team and Leadership.

The role works closely with all of PCW, and stakeholders in ICT, Finance, and the Data Innovation Hub, championing innovation and continuous improvement, delivering a best in class, modern people data and analytics function.

Furthermore, the role will provide Career and Performance Management for the People Data and Analytics team, circa 3 FTE.

• Deliver the People Data and Analytics strategy, owning data integrity, compliance, and accessibility across all systems, in line with the Workday First strategy.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance across Workday and integrated systems.
• Manage two Associates in the People Data team providing inspiration and development opportunities
• Support key stakeholders, such as the People Business Partnering team to enable evidence-based decision making
• Manage the design, development, testing, delivery, and continuous improvement of Workday and Power
  
  BI dashboards, reports, and visualisations that provide actionable insights to PCW, senior leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Proactively seek out and implement improvements to ways of working, such as the utilisation of automation and AI, data modelling, and reporting standardisation
• Stay current on emerging trends in People analytics (specifically Workday) and apply innovative approaches where relevant.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and influence strategic decisions.
• Translate complex data into clear narratives to support proactive people management practices, including workforce planning, ED&I, engagement, retention, and performance initiatives
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) and ethical data use.

• Work alongside the People Technology Team to ensure data integrity and outputs are aligned with our Technology, specifically Workday
• Act as a change agent for digital reporting transformation across PCW.
• Partner with People Business Partners, COEs, and business leaders to understand needs and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Lead and support data…