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Director, Talent Analytics and Employee InsightsIllinois Staffing • Chicago, IL, US
Director, Talent Analytics and Employee Insights

Director, Talent Analytics and Employee Insights

Illinois Staffing • Chicago, IL, US
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

People Analytics Leader

This role owns the company's employee listening strategy and leads a small People Analytics team. It builds a practical, multi-channel listening programsurveys, pulses, open text, roundtablesconnects it to people and business data, and surfaces emerging themes early. It keeps HR metrics accurate and easy to use, and helps leaders make decisions with data. It uses modern analyticsand AI when it helpsacross hiring, performance, learning, inclusion, team structure, and manager effectiveness. It sets clear guardrails for responsible, ethical use of people data. As a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders, the role turns insights into simple, actionable recommendations that improve engagement, retention, mobility, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set and own a multi-channel listening strategy (engagement, lifecycle, pulse, crowdsourcing, roundtables, ERG / affinity feedback, open-text, external signals) and integrate listening signals with other people and business data to inform HR and business strategies.
  • Build and manage listening systems (e.g., topic / sentiment modeling, anomaly detection, "early-warning" dashboards) to surface new and emerging themes; establish triage / escalation and follow-through.
  • Lead and develop a small People Analytics team delivering descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive insights across the talent lifecycle (attraction, recruiting, onboarding, performance, learning, inclusion, mobility, wellbeing, attrition).
  • Translate insights into data-driven HR and business strategies; craft executive-ready narratives, option sets, and ROI / impact estimates; brief senior leaders and boards / committees as needed.
  • Support accurate HR data and metrics reporting by defining metric standards, improving data quality / lineage, and publishing enterprise scorecards and self-serve dashboards; raise data literacy across HR and the business.
  • Apply research and analytics across priority domains (e.g., performance enablement, manager capability, organization design / team structure, recruiting funnel / conversion, learning effectiveness) to inform strategy and actions.
  • Incorporate advanced analyticsincluding AI / ML and responsible automation (e.g., text summarization, topic clustering, causal inference, experimentation)to improve speed, signal detection, and actionability.
  • Establish governance for all listening activities : survey calendar, question bank, sampling standards, reporting thresholds / minimum n-sizes, action-planning expectations, and post-action measurement.
  • Advise on and support the ethical use of people data within HR and beyond (policy, privacy impact assessments, small-n suppression, bias / fairness checks, transparency guidelines, access controls).
  • Manage vendor selection and performance for survey / analytics / NLP tools.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the HR leadership team and senior business leaders on priorities, trade-offs, and decisions grounded in evidence; facilitate action-planning and track impact.
  • Set team KPIs, manage budget / roadmap, and operate a clear intake / prioritization process with SLAs.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in People Analytics, HR Research / IO Psychology, or Talent Management, including 3+ years leading teams.
  • Proven ownership of enterprise listening strategy and governance with measurable impact on outcomes (e.g., engagement, retention, mobility, performance).
  • Expertise in survey methodology (sampling, reliability / validity, driver analysis) and statistics / experimentation; practical experience with NLP / text analytics and early-signal detection.
  • Fluency with BI and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau / Power BI / Looker) and query / scripting (SQL; Python or R); ability to guide data architecture and quality improvements.
  • Track record of executive communicationturning complex data into clear, actionable recommendations; comfortable briefing senior leaders / boards.
  • Experience elevating data-driven decision making (metric catalog, data literacy programs, self-serve analytics) and ensuring accurate, consistent reporting.
  • Deep understanding of data privacy / ethics and relevant regulations; capable of partnering with Legal / InfoSec and (where applicable) Works Councils / ER.
  • Hands-on exposure to advanced analytics / AI in HR use cases, with a responsible, human-in-the-loop approach.
  • Desired Characteristics

  • Trusted, influential advisor who effectively challenges and guides senior leaders.
  • Systems thinker who builds scalable listening and analytics ecosystems with clear definitions and governance.
  • Compelling storyteller and facilitator; adept at simplifying complexity and driving decision clarity.
  • Analytically rigorous and outcomes-oriented; balances speed with methodological quality.
  • Ethics-first mindset; safeguards confidentiality, fairness, and psychological safety.
  • Learning-agile innovator who pragmatically applies AI / automation to improve impact and efficiency.
  • We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $168,000.00-$252,000.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and / or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

    GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

    Relocation Assistance Provided : No

    Application Deadline : December 08, 2025

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