Job Description

Are you passionate about turning data into insight that drives meaningful change? At Sage, we're looking for a Senior Manager to design and deliver innovative analytics solutions that empower our People Function and wider business to make smarter, data-driven decisions.
In this role, you'll act as a trusted adviser - using your analytical expertise, consulting skills, and industry knowledge to inform strategic decisions and shape the future of our workforce.
This role will work in the Newcastle office 3 days a week and 2 from home.
Key Responsibilities Enable better People decisions

• Support the ongoing development and execution of Sage's People Data Strategy.
• Utilise data and analytics to consult with relevant stakeholders and drive better business outcomes.
• Apply advanced statistical modelling and data science techniques, applying predictive and/or prescriptive modelling as required.
• Support workforce productivity and organisational effectiveness initiatives and create models that assess their progress.

Measure and monitor success

• Help to design measures and metrics that are regularly monitored and ensure monthly management reports and KPIs are delivered accurately and on-time.
• Manage the design and implementation of a coordinated suite of dashboards/tools to deliver people analytics to a different business areas.
• Equip both the People Function and wider business stakeholders with the necessary insights to understand how different HR domains/initiatives connect and impact each other.

Drive data excellence

• Contribute to data governance projects and initiatives and help drive best practice in terms of data privacy, data management and knowledge sharing.
• Support the implementation of colleague data into Sage's EDM and Data Platform.
• Identify opportunities for automation and help to improve the technology stack and means through which people and workforce analytics are delivered.

Develop our data capability

• Keep informed about new analytics tools, techniques, and methodologies for people analytics.
• Develop and upskill existing colleagues, both in the immediate team and wider function.
• Ad hoc projects as required.

Requirements:

• Passion for utilising data and analytics to uncover meaningful insights and drive business better performance and outcomes.
• Expert in data visualisation with experience in a range of different visualisation tools.
• Comprehensive knowledge of statistical modelling.
• Able to communicate complex analyses and themes to a wider business audience.
• A considerable amount of experience of working in People Analytics or a closely related data and analytics field
• In-house or 'on-the-ground' experience working on large-scale workforce transformation projects.
• Good understanding of data governance processes and methodologies, GDPR and data privacy practices.
• Bachelor's degree and/or post-graduate qualification in a relevant field (e.g. maths, statistics, etc.).

Your benefits (Only Applicable for UK Based Roles)
Benefits video -

• Generous bonuses and pension scheme: Up to 8% matched pension contribution plus 2% top-up by Sage.
• 25 days of paid annual leave with the option to buy up to another 5 days
• Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
• Enhanced parental leave
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year
• Access to various helpful memberships for finances, health and wellbeing

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Function People
Country United Kingdom
Office Location London
Work Place type Hybrid
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