Reporting and Analytics Manager

People Reporting And Analytics Manager

The People Reporting and Analytics Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of high-quality people dashboards, reporting and analysis that support strategic and operational decision-making across the firm. The role combines ownership of core workforce reporting with the ability to respond to evolving stakeholder needs through bespoke analysis, practical insight and continuous improvement. It drives clear definitions, strong reconciliation and reporting governance, while ensuring People leaders have access to timely, trusted and actionable information.

Working closely with People, Finance, Technology and wider business stakeholders, this role manages a varied pipeline of dashboard, cyclical and ad hoc reporting requests, supports the effective use of reporting outputs, and helps embed a more consistent, insight-led approach to people decision-making.

People Management & Service Delivery

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of People reporting, dashboard development and insight services, including team leadership, coaching and development
• Drive continuous improvement in service delivery, focusing on quality, responsiveness, and efficiency
• Partner with People leaders and key stakeholders to shape reporting priorities, agree definitions and ensure outputs are aligned to business questions and decision-making needs
• Maintain and enforce clear operational procedures to support consistent and compliant team practices
• Partner with the People Technology Manager to ensure alignment and collaboration across related work streams
• Prioritise team workload, manage resource allocation, and lead capacity planning
• Partner with centralised data and reporting teams to ensure seamless delivery and alignment of People Data and Reporting services and governance of Workday data models/organizations
• Partner with IT to support integrations

People Reporting, Dashboards & Insight

• Lead the development, release and continuous improvement of People dashboards and reporting outputs, including reporting hub content, ensuring they are practical, accessible and aligned to stakeholder needs
• Define and deliver the People reporting and insight roadmap, with a focus on decision-useful management information, clear definitions, and strong governance
• Apply agile and pragmatic approaches to enhance reporting capabilities, integrating legacy systems where needed to deliver actionable insights
• Build strong relationships with People leadership and key stakeholders to translate business questions into meaningful dashboards, analysis and management information
• Provide clear commentary, training and support to help stakeholders understand reporting outputs, definitions and how best to use them
• Deliver bespoke analysis and deep dives on priority topics such as workforce composition, turnover, recruitment, performance and organisational trends
• Collaborate with other business services data teams to align definitions, reconcile outputs and support a more consistent firm-wide reporting approach
• Strengthen data literacy and insights capability across the People Function
• Develop and implement governance frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR
• Oversee the intake, prioritisation and delivery of reporting requests, balancing cyclical reporting, dashboard enhancements and ad hoc stakeholder needs
• Establish clear standards, definitions and controls for People reporting to improve consistency, trust and usability across outputs
• Lead delivery of priority reporting initiatives, ensuring outputs are practical, timely and aligned to stakeholder expectations and business cycles
• Oversee the team's delivery against cyclical planning activities, ensuring consistent execution and quality assurance
• Lead data quality and reconciliation activity across People reporting, identifying root causes, improving process discipline and increasing confidence in workforce data

Strong experience in People reporting, workforce analytics, dashboard development or People operations, with the ability to turn business questions into clear and actionable insight. Strong capability in dashboard design, report development and management information, with a focus on usability, storytelling and decision support. Strong understanding of workforce data, reporting governance, organisational structures and the importance of consistent definitions and controls. Demonstrated ability to lead reporting priorities across multiple stakeholders, balancing strategic asks, cyclical outputs and responsive support.

Experience managing a varied reporting portfolio, balancing regular reporting cycles, enhancement activity and responsive support for stakeholder requests. Confident in planning, prioritising and managing multiple tasks, with excellent self- organisation and time management. Strong understanding of People processes, workforce measures and how operational activity should translate…