Reporting and Analytics Manager

Department:
People

Location:

Kansas City, US (hybrid role)
Role:
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.

• Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of People reporting, dashboards 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 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 governance of Workday data models/organizations.
• Partner with IT to support integrations.

• Lead the development, release and continuous improvement of People dashboards and reporting outputs.
• 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.
• 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 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 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.

• Lead planning and implementation of new functionality in bi‑annual Workday releases.
• Ensure system enhancements are fully leveraged to optimise technology capabilities and improve the employee experience.
• Lead the team to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations based on business needs and efficiency.
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