People Data Analyst

Salary: £60,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Power BI
• Experience in a People Analytics environment
• Proficiency in SQL and Databricks preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and quantitative skills
• 2-3 years of experience working in a demanding environment, preferably in a professional services or financial services organisation
• Proven organisational and administrative skills in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Experience working with systems, reporting and data
• Ability to analyse and solve problems methodically to drive business insights
• Passion for leveraging technology to improve performance using data to drive insight and action
• Previous experience related to at least one area of the employee lifecycle is beneficial

Responsibilities:

• Support an accurate and up-to-date view of employee headcount and associated metrics by working with relevant teams to track people movements and maintain people systems and tools
• Work with our supervisor to design, deliver, consolidate and optimise reporting of survey results across the employee lifecycle
• Support the implementation of a holistic framework across all surveys
• Prepare, analyse and present key insights and recommendations from the survey dataset to HR and business stakeholders
• Partner with COE champions to support deployment of improvements to the employee lifecycle
• Develop and maintain new analytical tools, dashboards and processes to support the business, leveraging Databricks, SQL and Power BI
• Partner with the business to understand needs and translate them into technology requirements, enhancing current processes to streamline data workflows and automate processes where possible
• Support master data principles for HR data, defining blueprints for data management systems while ensuring integrity, confidentiality and security of datasets
• Support implementation of policies and guidelines for data management and develop standard operating procedures for data handling and archiving
• Work closely with HRIS, Finance, IT and other data providers to improve data collaboration, operational effectiveness and data quality
• Build knowledge and share data expertise and techniques to cultivate a data-driven culture across the wider HR team
• Support improvement initiatives and ad hoc analytical tasks, including attrition deep dives and annual leave analysis, while acting as an analytical power-user and coaching the team

Technologies:

• Databricks
• Support
• Power BI
• SQL
• Security
• REST

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We are Howden, a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance through a shared passion and no-limits mindset, collaborating as a powerful international team of 24,000 employees across more than 56 countries. People join us for many reasons, but they stay for our culture, which sets us apart and supports priorities such as work-life balance, career progression, sustainability and volunteering. We are expanding our data team to support our growing HR department and the fast-paced international business it serves. This is a permanent, full-time role based in London. We value diversity and offer reasonable adjustments, including flexible hours or hybrid working where possible, to help our positions align with individual needs.

last updated 34 week of 2026