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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # People Data Reporting Manager - **Company:** Grant Thornton UK LLP - **Location:** Leeds, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HR Analytics, Power BI, Data Classification, Core HR, Workday, Custom Reports - **Published:** September 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb2efcef29f8b895bde07dd1446b11bf3b/eaa ## About the Role * Confident user of Power BI reports and dashboards, comfortable navigating, adapting and presenting from existing reports rather than building semantic models or pipelines from scratch. * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate data into a clear, decision-ready recommendation for a non-technical audience. * Ability to work at pace across a variety of concurrent, ad-hoc requests, prioritising effectively within a business-as-usual reporting cycle. * A strong understanding of data protection and governance in an HR context. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'll help you develop along the way. * Experience in an HR, People Analytics or Reporting Analyst role, ideally within professional services or a similarly matrixed organisation. * Hands-on experience with core HR systems, particularly Workday. ## Description As well as working closely with our People & Culture leadership team, the HR Reporting Manager will build strong relationships with our Data Office. Working closely with both teams, this role will produce insight and narrative tailored to P&C's priorities, complementing the Data Office's ownership of data models, pipelines and the firm's wider people analytics strategy. This partnership means most day-to-day requests can be handled locally and at pace, with the Data Office on hand for anything that needs a deeper look. Success in this role will mean that the P&C leadership will be able to get fast, reliable answers to ad-hoc reporting and data questions, with narrative to the inform decisions made. Certified datasets and dashboards will be used consistently and interpreted correctly, rather than replicated through local workarounds and data quality issues, definition gaps and new data requirements will be escalated to the Data Office clearly and in good time. This is a role for someone who can inform the strategy as well as own the detail: shaping what good people reporting looks like for the firm and making sure the story we tell at board level is clear, credible and acted on. We're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we'll support you to balance your work and life. A look into the role As the People Data Reporting Manager within our team, your responsibilities include: * Ad-hoc reporting and analysis: Act as People & Culture's first point of contact for day-to-day reporting and data queries, responding to varied, ad-hoc requests from P&C leadership and teams. * Dashboard consumption and interpretation: Use, adapt and interpret existing Power BI reports and dashboards to answer specific P&C questions, rather than building new semantic models or pipelines. * Narrative and storytelling: Translate people data into clear, decision-ready narrative for P&C leadership, tailored to the audience and the question being asked. * Stakeholder liaison: Act as P&C's day-to-day point of contact for reporting and data queries, working closely with the People Data Analyst and the wider Data Office on anything that needs a change to the underlying data or model. * Escalation and feedback: Flag new data requirements, quality issues or definition gaps to the People Data Analyst and Data Office, rather than creating parallel definitions or local fixes. * Governance alignment: Apply the Data Office's data classification and access control standards when handling sensitive P&C data, in line with access scopes agreed with the Data Protection Officer. * Building confidence: Build stakeholder confidence in P&C reporting through clear, consistent narrative and close alignment with the Data Office's governed data. Knowing you're right for us Joining us as the People Data Reporting Manager, the minimum criteria you'll need is following. * Strong working knowledge of HR data and metrics (e.g. workforce, talent, reward, engagement, DE&I), and a clear sense of what P&C leadership needs. ## Related Videos - [Data Driven HR in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1489-data-driven-hr-in-europe) - [HR Tech and AI Trends and Where You Can Start](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1468-hr-tech-and-ai-trends-and-where-you-can-start) - [Destigmatizing the Workplace: Building Real Inclusion](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1492-destigmatizing-the-workplace-building-real-inclusion) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Beyond Gut Feelings: The Rise of Data-Driven HR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1326-beyond-gut-feelings-the-rise-of-data-driven-hr) - [How Trust, Healthy Tension, and Sustainable Culture Shape the Future of Work](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1711-how-trust-healthy-tension-and-sustainable-culture-shape-the-future-of-work) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Best Companies to Work For in The UK: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/186-best-companies-to-work-for-in-the-uk-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Top HR Tech Conferences in 2024](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/303-top-hr-tech-conferences-in-2024) - [UK Business Culture and Etiquette](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/326-uk-business-culture-and-etiquette)