Lead Analyst, People Analytics

TL;DR

Lead Analyst, People Analytics (People Analytics): Own complex people-analytics work by designing dashboards and research-grade analyses that translate HR data into executive-ready decisions. Focus on applied research rigor, stakeholder adoption, and building AI-driven workflows across the analytics stack to raise the team’s analytical quality.

Location: Canada Remote

Salary: $122,200 CAD - $172,600 CAD

Company

hirify.global builds the operating system for the trades, with a People Insights & Analytics team delivering people-analytics capabilities.

What you will do

• Partner with HR product owners to design product-intelligence reporting that connects data signals to north-star outcomes.
• Design and build an interconnected suite of dashboards with enablement materials to drive stakeholder usage and adoption.
• Apply applied research methods rigor by designing analyses, assessing validity, and choosing appropriate models for the decision at hand.
• Author durable, theory-grounded process models and translate complex analysis into clear “so what” executive insights.
• Build and validate analytics workflows across the PIA stack (Visier, Snowflake, SQL, and Python or R) and ship when needed.
• Act as a strategic advisor on organizational problems and raise the team’s analytical quality standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years in a quantitative or analytics role delivering business intelligence and actionable insights, preferably for People or HR.
• Strong foundation in experimental/quasi-experimental design, statistical inference, and judgment to assess validity and fitness for purpose.
• Proven ability to translate analysis into decisions for senior, non-technical audiences with measurable adoption outcomes.
• Stakeholder management experience with senior leaders and a consultative approach.
• Technical fluency to independently build and validate: SQL, Python or R, BI/analytics platforms, and data pipelines.
• Comfort handling sensitive and confidential data with discretion.

Nice to have

• Master’s or doctoral degree in a related field.
• Visier experience.
• Working knowledge of Workday HCM.
• Experience in lean or embedded analytics functions or helping stand up analytics capabilities early.

Culture & Benefits

• Flextime and support for autonomous work, including learning and development opportunities.
• Comprehensive onboarding and leadership training; recognition via Bonusly and peer-nominated awards.
• Holistic health and wellness benefits: company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and dependents, plus RSP match and an employee assistance program.
• Support across life stages, including parental leave and adoption reimbursement up to $20k.

Hiring process

• Application review by a centralized recruiting team across hirify.global and key subsidiaries (Aspire, FieldRoutes, Convex) for matching opportunities.
• Final hiring decision and offer specify the exact company and vertical team supported.