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People Analytics Consultant

Manulife
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Apr 2026
💰 $160,290/yr($92,475/yr$160,290/yr)

About the role

The People Analytics (PA) Consultant serves as a strategic, client-facing partner to designated business segments and People Centers of Excellence. This role focuses on deeply understanding business priorities, translating them into high-impact people analytics opportunities, and embedding data-driven decision-making into day-to-day people and business processes.

Position Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary People Analytics consultant and point of contact for aligned business segments and/or People Centers of Excellence, building trusted, long-term partnerships.

  • Develop a deep understanding of clients’ strategies, priorities, operating context, and key people challenges.

  • Proactively identify and shape high-impact people analytics opportunities that support client strategies, moving from problem definition through insight to action.

  • Partner with clients to prioritize demand, ensuring People Analytics capacity is focused on work that delivers the greatest business and people impact.

  • Deliver analytics solutions by:

    • Enabling clients to self-serve through existing dashboards, tools, and products

    • Conducting analyses directly where appropriate

    • Orchestrating work across the broader People Analytics team to bring the right expertise to each problem

  • Act as a subject-matter expert on People Analytics products, tools, and service offerings, and stay current on external people analytics trends, translating them into practical applications for clients.

  • Embed people analytics insights and capabilities within client organizations through effective storytelling, change management, and influence.

  • Upskill client teams and leaders to build confidence and capability in using people data as part of regular decision-making and planning processes.

  • Coach consultant colleagues on deeper understanding of our data and share wins in your client groups to enable your peers to scale.

  • Champion data-driven decision-making by sharing success stories, case studies, and examples of impact that reinforce the value of People Analytics across the organization.

  • Help refine the People Analytics consultant operating model and strategy, working with client groups to operationalize it.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Psychology, HR, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 6+ years experience in people analytics, workforce analytics, HR analytics, management consulting, HR, or a related field, with demonstrated exposure to client-facing or stakeholder partnership work.

  • Strong consulting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate ambiguous business questions into clear analytical approaches and actionable insights.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with stakeholders at multiple levels, including HR leaders, business leaders, and PeopleComms Centers of Excellence.

  • Strong communication and data storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate insights, implications, and recommendations to non-technical audiences.

  • Experience prioritizing and managing multiple requests or projects, balancing stakeholder needs with available capacity and impact.

  • Comfort working with people data, metrics, and dashboards, and a solid understanding of how people data can inform workforce and talent decisions.

  • High degree of curiosity, learning agility, and comfort operating in evolving environments and operating models.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Analytics, Data Science, Organizational Psychology, HR, Business, or a related field.

  • Experience operating in a matrixed or global organization, supporting multiple stakeholder groups simultaneously.

  • Familiarity with common people analytics domains such as talent acquisition, retention, engagement, workforce planning, performance, inclusion or skills.

  • Experience enabling self-service analytics through dashboards, tools, or data products (e.g., Workday reporting, Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms).

  • Exposure to change management, capability building, or upskilling efforts related to data-driven decision-making.

  • Prior experience working in or alongside HR functions, HR Business Partners, or PeopleComms Centers of Excellence.

  • Awareness of external people analytics trends and emerging practices, with the ability to translate them into practical, business-relevant applications.

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