Head of Data:People Analytics & Insights

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £130,500 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

People Analytics & Insights at the BBC is a fast-evolving capability and a key enabler of our Enterprise Data Strategy. As Head of Data, People Analytics & Insights, reporting to the BBC People Services Director, you will lead the next phase of our people data transformation; developing strategic, data-driven solutions that support organisational, HR, and enterprise-wide priorities. As such, you will ensure that our people data is trusted, interoperable and designed as a high-value data product.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is a high-impact leadership role requiring a visionary data leader who can balance technical depth ,strategic influence and product thinking. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the BBC to position HR as a driver of organisational transformation, and ensure our people data capabilities are trusted, scalable, and future-ready.

You'll also be responsible for leading, developing, and growing a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Your leadership will be key to building capability, driving performance, and ensuring the team is empowered to deliver meaningful insights and value., * Lead and grow a high-performing team of data professionals, creating a culture of excellence, inclusion, and continuous development.

• Drive the implementation of the Enterprise Data Strategy in delivering priority group use cases, ensuring alignment of the People Data Domain with BBC-wide transformation goals.
• Partner with data platform, architecture, and technology teams to embed enterprise-grade capabilities that support analytics, AI, and automation.
• Establish a single, governed view of workforce data, covering employees, contingent workers, and international colleagues, with a focus on compliance, accuracy, and interoperability.
• You will oversee the lifecycle of People Data Products ensuring they deliver measurable business value working with Technology partners.
• Develop a roadmap for integrating AI and advanced analytics into HR processes, enabling predictive insights and automation.
• Champion data literacy and culture across HR and the wider organisation, embedding data-led decision-making as a strategic capability.
• Collaborate with the HR Leadership Team and senior leaders to ensure people analytics informs workforce strategy and business performance.
• Lead engagement with external stakeholders (e.g. Ofcom, NAO) on regulatory data requests and obligations.

Do you have experience in Product management?, * Proven experience developing and leading group data and analytics strategies, ideally in a complex or multi-brand organisation, aligned to a domain-oriented model.

• Demonstrated success in building and leading high-performing, cross-functional data teams and scaling analytical capability across business functions.
• Strong track record of driving data transformation and maturing data governance and architecture within a hybrid or federated environments, in support of system and process modernisation.
• Expertise in data product management, data platforms, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Ability to connect people analytics with business value, linking data insights to workforce, financial, and operational outcomes.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience with AI, machine learning, and automation in HR or enterprise analytics.
• Experience partnering across data, technology, finance, and operations to deliver enterprise outcomes.
• Understanding of data privacy, ethics, and governance in handling sensitive workforce data
• Expertise in HR systems and processes (e.g., talent, learning, performance, engagement) and their data integration..
• Experience managing data programs across diverse geographies or organisational entities.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.