
Senior Specialist, People Analytics, Insight
Canada Life
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • Canada
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 CA$68,400 - CA$113,900 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Deliver talent & people analytics projects: Design analytics for talent review and succession planning; analyze performance, potential, and readiness trends.
- Track executive headcount and movement of high potentials and successors.
- Own talent analytics datasets—clean, integrate, structure, and maintain data coming from multiple HR systems and sources.
- Build and maintain succession dashboards for critical roles and track: ready now/ready later pipeline depth, internal fill rate.
- Translate business growth plans into capability and headcount scenarios.
- Develop and maintain appropriate HR/talent benchmarks from other relevant organizations providing an external lens of comparison.
- Advance HR reporting, analytics, and insights capabilities and offerings: Build and evolve reporting and dashboards using Power BI, Excel, and SQL.
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline talent reporting processes.
- Assess data and technology needs and collaborate with partners to advance analytics maturity.
- Drive consistency, accuracy, and reliability of data.
- Develop executive-ready insights & presentations: Translate complex analysis into compelling, clear insights and narratives.
- Create streamlined processes to transition talent data from SuccessFactors to Excel for use by the Global Talent team.
- Build presentations highlighting trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
- Present insights to executive audiences with confidence and clarity.
Requirements
- Post-secondary education in a related discipline – math, statistics, business/human resources, computer science, or a similar qualified technical discipline.
- Certification and/or training in human resources, business analysis, project management, and/or Lean Six Sigma would be considered an asset.
- Experience and subject matter expertise in HR, talent management, or workforce analytics.
- Experience supporting executive-level talent reviews is preferred.
- Bilingualism (fluent in French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only.
Benefits
- Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
- Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
- In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
- Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
- Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
- A workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data analysistalent analyticsperformance analysissuccession planningdata integrationdata cleaningreportingdashboard developmentPower BISQL
Soft Skills
communicationpresentation skillsanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationattention to detailorganizational skillsconfidencenarrative developmentinsight generation
Certifications
human resources certificationbusiness analysis certificationproject management certificationLean Six Sigma certification