Senior People Analytics Manager (12 month fixed term)

Xero
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Data Analytics & Business IntelligenceSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Data literacy"]

Create trusted people analytics for Xero’s HR (People Experience) function by building workforce health, engagement, talent flows, capacity, productivity, and people risk insights. Partner with HR leadership and data/analytics teams to translate complex people data (including Workday, surveys, and reward information) into clear recommendations, metric definitions, dashboards, and embedded people KPIs for planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles.

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Senior People Analytics Manager (12 month fixed term)

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Job Summary

Create trusted people analytics for Xero’s HR (People Experience) function by building workforce health, engagement, talent flows, capacity, productivity, and people risk insights. Partner with HR leadership and data/analytics teams to translate complex people data (including Workday, surveys, and reward information) into clear recommendations, metric definitions, dashboards, and embedded people KPIs for planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · 12 months
Job Function: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as the primary analytical partner to HR leadership, building a trusted view of Operational Health across workforce health, engagement, talent flows, capacity, productivity, and people risk.
  • •Translate people data (Workday, surveys, talent and reward data) into actionable recommendations that shape how Xero plans its workforce.
  • •Set the standard for partnering with HR leaders on people analytics while staying hands-on with the data and models.
  • •Build a single trusted suite of People performance views, including scorecards, workforce dashboards, and engagement reporting.
  • •Embed workforce and people metrics into G&A planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles and improve HR data literacy for self-service.

Key Requirements

  • •Build trusted people performance views, including workforce scorecards, dashboards, and engagement reporting.
  • •Define clear People KPI metric definitions and guardrails (e.g., headcount, hiring, attrition, mobility, engagement) with HR and Finance.
  • •Translate ambiguous people problems into hypotheses and analytical approaches that can influence workforce planning.
  • •Engage and challenge senior leaders, communicating complex insights clearly and compellingly.
  • •Have hands-on experience with large, complex datasets on modern cloud platforms and BI tools such as Tableau, plus familiarity with HR domains like workforce planning and talent mobility.
Experience:People analyticsHR domainsWorkforce planningPeople dataBI analytics
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementProblem-solvingCollaborationData literacy
Tech Stack:WorkdayTableauCloud platformsBI tools

Company Brief

Xero
Provides cloud-based accounting, payroll, and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses, enabling invoicing, bank reconciliation, reporting, and integrations with third-party apps globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Wellington, New Zealand
Founded: 2006
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