Director, People Analytics and Workforce Intelligence

The role

Lead the global workforce intelligence strategy for People Analytics, turning talent and organizational data into business outcomes. Build AI-driven analytics tools and predictive decision-support applications for leaders and managers.

What you will do

• Define and execute the global roadmap for People Analytics, aligned with business strategy and growth goals.
• Lead design, development and deployment of AI-driven analytics tools, internal dashboards and predictive decision-support applications.
• Shift from reactive reporting to proactive, predictive talent interventions such as flight-risk modeling, workforce planning, skill gap forecasting and performance drivers.
• Use Generative AI frameworks across HR data to automate insights, summarize employee sentiment and streamline talent operations.
• Partner with IT, Enterprise Data and Security teams to ensure data governance, privacy compliance (GDPR/CCPA) and ethical AI for employee data.
• Train People Business Partners and business managers to self-serve actionable insights.
• Serve as principal data advisor to the People Leadership Team, turning complex findings into executive narratives.
• Design models that measure ROI of people programs, culture initiatives, compensation, retention and talent acquisition efficiency.
• Benchmark internal metrics against industry standards and macroeconomic trends.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Analytics, Business Intelligence or Workforce Data Science.
• Demonstrated experience building or deploying AI/ML models (predictive modeling, NLP for sentiment analysis, LLM integrations).
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python/R and enterprise HR systems (Workday, SuccessFactors, etc.).
• Experience implementing a data warehouse connected to a BI visualization platform (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, Looker).
• Exceptional narrative and storytelling ability to distill complex models into strategies for executives.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Analytics or a related quantitative field.

Before you apply

• Remote candidates must be physically located within the United States.

About the company

Lyra Health is a provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally in partnership with employers. The company offers Lyra Empower, an AI-powered platform combining care and technology.