Senior Director Data Workforce Insights
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE - Milwaukee, WI
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: About the Job: Lead the strategy for the PeopleFunction's data architecture, reporting ecosystem, analyticscapabilities, and insights products. This role is responsible forbuilding and governing a stable, modern data foundation that enableshigh-quality reporting, decision-grade insights, and future-forwardanalytics across HR. Oversees data engineering, reporting platforms,data science (light modeling), and people analytics consulting, ensuringthat workforce data is reliable, secure, accessible, and aligned withstrategic needs. Partners closely with Workforce Systems, DigitalExperience, AI Strategy, Enablement Architecture, HR Service Delivery,and enterprise technology teams to deliver a unified strategy andtrustworthy data ecosystem. What You'll Do: Lead the strategy,governance, and technical direction for HR's workforce data ecosystem.Oversee data engineering for HR analytics, including data structures,transformations, pipelines, and data quality mechanisms. Partner withWorkforce Systems and IT to ensure reliable data flows, cleardefinitions, and strong stewardship practices. Establish data governanceframeworks, metadata standards, and master data alignment across HR.Ensure readiness of data environments to support AI, digital workflows,and advanced reporting. Own HR's reporting ecosystem, includingdashboards, scorecards, data products, and standardized reportingsuites. Establish and maintain UX, usability, and visualizationstandards across reporting assets. Design self-service reportingpatterns that increase reliability and reduce manual effort. Overseerelease management, version control, and lifecycle governance forreporting and data products. Partner with Digital Experience tointegrate reporting into HR's digital channels and front-end platforms.Lead the people analytics team responsible for descriptive, diagnostic,and early predictive insights. Oversee the development of workforceanalytics products, including mobility, attrition, capability, andexperience insights. Guide data science efforts (e.g., predictiveattrition, clustering, or trend identification) to support strategicworkforce decisions. Ensure insights are accessible, accurate, andactionable for HR leadership, BHR partners, and business leaders.Partner with the Insights Design & Storytelling discipline to packageinsights for executive audiences. Lead a multidisciplinary technical andanalytical team; ensure clarity of roles, strong performance, andlong-term capability building. Oversee data quality management, issueresolution, documentation, and process rigor across all data systems.Implement strong testing, validation, audit, and monitoring processesfor data and reporting assets. Develop a multi-year roadmap foradvancing workforce analytics, data products, insights capabilities, anddecision-support... For full info follow application link. EEO/AAEmployer/Vets/Disability APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: ApplyOnline: ipc.us/t/C9CDB8E13C1E4EDA Qualified females, minorities, andspecial disabled veterans and other veterans are encouraged to apply.
Created: 2026-02-20