Specialist, HR Analytics

Description

Highlights of the job

We’re hiring a permanent, full-time Specialist, HR Analytics based in Edmonton, AB. Reporting to the Associate Director, Systems & Analytics, you’ll play a key role in supporting People & Culture through data governance, reporting, and analytics.

As the Specialist, HR Analytics, you will be responsible for ensuring the integrity, consistency, and effective use of People & Culture data. You will work with stakeholders across EPCOR to assess data needs, design reporting solutions, and develop dashboards and insights that support decision-making. This role requires strong analytical expertise, experience working with enterprise HR systems and datastructures, and the ability to translate complex data into meaningful, actionable insights.

What you’d be responsible for

• Provides input to Systems & Analytics plans and People & Culture strategies, partnering with stakeholders to assess business needs and define data requirements while ensuring adherence to data governance standards and maintaining strong data integrity across People & Culture systems.
• Builds and maintains structured data models, dashboards, and reports, consolidating multiple data sources into well‑documented datasets and automating data workflows to improve accuracy, efficiency, and standardization.
• Performs data analysis to support People & Culture initiatives and workforce metrics, translating complex data into clear, user‑friendly insights, reporting outputs, and visualizations for diverse audiences.
• Maintains and enhances reporting solutions while evaluating and implementing new and emerging analytics tools, supporting the implementation of a new ERP and leading related reporting design and testing (e.g., UAT), as well as staying current with analytics technologies to recommend ongoing improvements.
• Troubleshoots data and reporting issues, conducts root‑cause analysis, and coordinates resolution with internal partners (e.g., IT).
• Develops training materials and supports end users in understanding, interpreting, and effectively using analytics tools and reporting outputs.
• Leads and contributes to cross‑functional People & Culture data and analytics projects, identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities across data management, reporting processes, and analytics tools.
• Automates and optimizes data management processes to improve accuracy, efficiency and standardization

What’s required to be successful

Education and Credentials

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in Business, Data Analytics, Computer Science or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in a large corporate environment delivering analytics, reporting, and dashboards.
• Experience working with enterprise HRIS platforms (e.g., Oracle Cloud, SAP SuccessFactors, Workday).
• Experience working with HR data structures, metrics, and reporting requirements.
• Experience translating business requirements into data models and reporting solutions.
• Experience supporting data governance, data quality, and strong documentation practices.

Technical & Professional Skills

• Demonstrated proficiency with modern BI and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL, advanced Excel) to develop data models, dashboards, and reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience working with large datasets and ensuring data accuracy.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve data and reporting issues using system and data knowledge.
• Ability to translate the needs of stakeholders into clear and understandable reporting and analytics outputs.
• Strong communication and consulting skills, with the ability to effectively present complex data to non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver results.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity.

Assets

• Experience with workforce analytics, forecasting, or predictive modeling.
• Experience with data governance tools, data dictionaries, and metadata management.
• Experience with ERP implementations, particularly Oracle Cloud Fusion.
• Experience with AI-enabled analytics tools.
• Working knowledge of Python or R for data analysis.
• Exposure to enterprise data platforms or cloud-based analytics environments.

As the ideal candidate, you take ownership of your work and approach challenges with initiative and drive. You're always looking for ways to improve, embracing change with flexibility and a growth mindset. You act with integrity, making decisions that reflect strong ethical standards. You know that collaboration is key and working well with others to build trust, share ideas, and achieve shared goals.

Other important facts about this job

Jurisdiction:PROF

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Application deadline: June 19, 2026

For this role, the successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the hybrid Where We Work Program after completing 3 to 6 months in the position and meeting the program’s eligibility criteria.