People Analytics Manager (m/f/d)
At a glance
Manager-level People Analytics role at StepStone Group. Remote, Germany · €58,000–€68,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Analyze hiring, retention, engagement and performance patterns to guide workforce planning and assess People initiatives
- Set workforce KPI definitions and reporting rules, then shape dashboard requirements with People Applications
- Advise senior leaders with People Partners, turning workforce analysis into recommendations and testing assumptions
- Work with process owners to improve People data quality and set standards for responsible data and AI use
- Grow self-service analytics by tracking dashboard use and improving access to trusted workforce insights
What you bring
- You have worked in People, workforce or business analytics and applied statistical or other advanced analytical methods
- You can explain complex findings clearly, recommend actions and influence senior stakeholders
- You understand data governance, quality, privacy and responsible AI, with experience in Power BI, R or a comparable tool
- You know HR systems and People data environments; Workday familiarity is a plus
Who this fits
This manager role suits someone who can combine workforce analysis with stakeholder advice and practical reporting improvements. It is based in Düsseldorf with a hybrid working model.
From the employer
At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring.
Join our team of 4,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the world’s leading job platform.
Join our team and you’ll be responsible for delivering workforce insights and driving data-driven decision-making through advanced analytics, AI and scalable reporting solutions.
Working in the People Analytics department, you will partner with People Partners and senior stakeholders to improve workforce planning, data quality and organisational effectiveness.
You will play a vital role as we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.
Your responsibilities:
- Advanced Analytics, AI & Insights: Analyse workforce trends across hiring, retention, engagement, performance and organisational effectiveness. Apply statistical, predictive and scenario-based methods, leverage AI, evaluate People initiatives and identify opportunities to improve workforce outcomes and planning.
- People Reporting & KPI Governance: Develop KPI definitions, reporting standards and governance. Maintain a single source of truth, define requirements for dashboards and data products, ensure consistent metrics and methodologies, and partner with People Applications on scalable reporting solutions.
- Stakeholder Partnership & Consulting: Together with our People Partners advise senior leaders on workforce trends, organisational health and people strategy. Translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations, challenge assumptions, promote evidence-based decisions and prioritise high-value analytical opportunities.
- Data Governance & Quality: Improve People data quality and integrity with process owners and the wider People Team. Define governance requirements, ensure responsible, ethical and compliant use of People data and AI, and promote data literacy and analytical best practices.
- Self-Service Analytics & Capability Building: Drive self-service analytics adoption, improve access to trusted workforce insights, monitor dashboard usage and identify improvements. Strengthen analytics capabilities and data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
- Experience in People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Business Analytics or a related field, with strong analytical skills and experience applying statistical and advanced analytical methods.
- Interest in AI and emerging technologies, combined with curiosity, commercial awareness and a passion for improving organisational outcomes through data.
- Ability to translate complex data into compelling insights and actionable recommendations, influence senior stakeholders and promote evidence-based decision-making.
- Understanding of data governance, data quality, privacy and responsible AI, alongside experience with visualisation tools such as Power BI, R or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with HR systems and People data ecosystems, ideally Workday, and strong collaboration skills to build trusted relationships across People teams and the wider business.
We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
- 30 days of holidays + 1 Cultural Heritage Day + 2 extra days for Christmas and New Year's Eve
- Hybrid working model
- Company pension scheme
- Life Assurance Cover
- Volunteering days
- Job bike
- Discounted parking or job ticket
- Discounted WellHub membership
- In-house gym
- In-house barista
- And you can bring your dog to the office!
Our commitment
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.