About this role
Department: People Location: Kansas City, US (hybrid role) Role: People Reporting and Analytics Manager
The Role The People Reporting and Analytics Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of high- quality people dashboards, reporting and analysis that support strategic and operational decision-making across the firm. The role combines ownership of core workforce reporting with the ability to respond to evolving stakeholder needs through bespoke analysis, practical insight and continuous improvement. It drives clear definitions, strong reconciliation and reporting governance, while ensuring People leaders have access to timely, trusted and actionable information. Working closely with People, Finance, Technology and wider business stakeholders, this role manages a varied pipeline of dashboard, cyclical and ad hoc reporting requests, supports the effective use of reporting outputs, and helps embed a more consistent, insight-led approach to people decision-making.
Key Responsibilities People Management & Service Delivery • Lead the day-to-day delivery of People reporting, dashboard development and insight services, including team leadership, coaching and development • Drive continuous improvement in service delivery, focusing on quality, responsiveness, and efficiency • Partner with People leaders and key stakeholders to shape reporting priorities, agree definitions and ensure outputs are aligned to business questions and decision-making needs • Maintain and enforce clear operational procedures to support consistent and compliant team practices • Partner with the People Technology Manager to ensure alignment and collaboration across related workstreams • Prioritise team workload, manage resource allocation, and lead capacity planning • Partner with centralised data and reporting teams to ensure seamless delivery and alignment of People Data and Reporting services and governance of Workday data models/organizations • Partner with IT to support integrations
People Reporting, Dashboards & Insight • Lead the development, release and continuous improvement of People dashboards and reporting outputs, including reporting hub content, ensuring they are practical, accessible and aligned to stakeholder needs • Define and deliver the People reporting and insight roadmap, with a focus on decision- useful management information, clear definitions, and strong governance
• Apply agile and pragmatic approaches to enhance reporting capabilities, integrating legacy systems where needed to deliver actionable insights • Build strong relationships with People leadership and key stakeholders to translate business questions into meaningful dashboards, analysis and management information • Provide clear commentary, training and support to help stakeholders understand reporting outputs, definitions and how best to use them • Deliver bespoke analysis and deep dives on priority topics such as workforce composition, turnover, recruitment, performance and organisational trends • Collaborate with other business services data teams to align definitions, reconcile outputs and support a more consistent firm-wide reporting approach • Strengthen data literacy and insights capability across the People Function • Develop and implement governance frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR • Oversee the intake, prioritisation and delivery of reporting requests, balancing cyclical reporting, dashboard enhancements and ad hoc stakeholder needs • Establish clear standards, definitions and controls for People reporting to improve consistency, trust and usability across outputs • Lead delivery of priority reporting initiatives, ensuring outputs are practical, timely and aligned to stakeholder expectations and business cycles • Oversee the team’s delivery against cyclical planning activities, ensuring consistent execution and quality assurance • Lead data quality and reconciliation activity across People reporting, identifying root causes, improving process discipline and increasing confidence in workforce data
Enhancements & Upgrades • Lead planning and implementation of new functionality in bi-annual Workday releases • Ensure system enhancements are fully leveraged to optimise technology capabilities and improve the employee experience • Lead the team to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations based on business needs and efficiency • Promote a downstream impact mindset, ensuring changes are assessed for broader system implications
Essential Skills and Experience • Strong experience in People reporting, workforce analytics, dashboard development or People operations, with the ability to turn business questions into clear and actionable insight • Strong capability in dashboard design, report development and management information, with a focus on usability, storytelling and decision support • Strong understanding of workforce data, reporting governance, organisational structures and the importance of consistent definitions and controls • Demonstrated ability to lead reporting priorities across multiple stakeholders, balancing strategic asks, cyclical outputs and responsive support
• Experience managing a varied reporting portfolio, balancing regular reporting cycles, enhancement activity and responsive support for stakeholder requests • Confident in planning, prioritising and managing multiple tasks, with excellent self- organisation and time management • Strong understanding of People processes, workforce measures and how operational activity should translate into meaningful reporting and insight • Strong analytical capability, including experience working across multiple data sources, reconciling outputs and improving trust in reported data • Experience producing audience-specific reporting, commentary and insight packs that support operational action and senior decision-making • Experience supporting users and resolving system-related issues • Advanced IT skills including MS Excel, VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables, Slicers • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy • Effective communication skills, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users and the ability to collaborate across stakeholders with a focus on usability and data quality • Solid understanding of stakeholder engagement and management, building strong trusted relationships
Our Values Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for our clients and our firm. We: • Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success • Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do • Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement • Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth Business Services Competencies
Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.
The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas: • Technical Excellence • People and Team • Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness • Personal Effectiveness
This is the job description as constituted at present; however the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business
The Firm
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.
Our Commitment
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.
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