Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.
About the RolePeople Analytics & Operations Leader
In this role, you will have the exciting opportunity to be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the firm wide HR Analytics and Operations. This high impact and high visibility role will ensure that our People Analytics data is leveraged effectively to drive strategic decision making, workforce planning, and operational efficiency.
The ideal candidate is a data driven leader with deep expertise in HR metrics, systems, and stakeholder engagement. A self directed, hardworking team player who is passionate about supporting leaders through data driven decisions will excel in the role.
This is a hybrid role and will be located at our Boston, MA location.
The following responsibilities are core to the role:
- Lead a high performing People Analytics and HR Operations team by fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and data literacy across HR
- Partner with executive leaders to design and execute a comprehensive People Analytics strategy aligned with business KPI’s
- Showcase Business Intelligence and AI capabilities to translate complex data into actionable insights that drive organizational effectiveness
- Lead the design and delivery of dashboards and reporting needs both internally and to support client needs across all HR areas (e.g., Talent Acquisition, GDEI, Talent Development, HR Operations, HR Technology, Workforce Planning and People Metrics)
- Lead cross functional initiatives to modernize and automate data end-to-end across the entirety of the employee lifecycle to build reporting that anticipates future business needs while ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across HR systems and reporting platforms
- Lead the HR Operations team using deep HRIS expertise to optimize Workday processes, improve data accuracy, and operational efficiency
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, compliance, and data governance standards of all reporting requirements
A successful candidate should have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Data Analytics, or related field; Master’s preferred
- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in the Workday HRIS platform, Business Intelligence tools, and organizational design
- Familiarity with predictive AI analytics, programming tools such as Power BI, SQL, Python, Tableau, and data infrastructure concepts including APIs, data management while applying these tools to support team goals
- Proven track record of leading cross functional initiatives in a global and matrixed organization
- Ability to roll up their sleeves and get things done, while working effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, change-driven environment
- Credibility to engage with senior leaders, including ability to thoughtfully challenge status quo and skillfully use data informed influencing skills
- Positive and proactive work ethic, high organization and attention to detail, and results oriented prioritization is a must
- Systems first growth mindset with an agile approach to continually evolve, be a forward thinker and have a self starter attitude, bringing new ideas to optimize our approach
- Knowledge of global data privacy regulations, e.g. GDPR, and a respect for data integrity and confidentiality
- Ability to be a Culture Enabler to the firm’s cultural tenants of inclusivity, collaboration, accountability, and collegiality
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? That’s ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill, workplace experiences, and backgrounds.
As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected].
At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry. We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:
USD 120,000 - 225,000This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.
Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)
We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Data Analytics, or related field
- Master's degree
- Demonstrated subject matter expertise in the Workday HRIS platform
- Experience with Business Intelligence tools and dashboarding (Power BI, Tableau)
- Familiarity with predictive AI analytics and AI capabilities applied to HR
- Proficiency with SQL and Python for analytics and data manipulation
- Knowledge of APIs, data management, and data infrastructure concepts
- Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives in a global, matrixed organization
- Experience leading People Analytics and HR Operations teams
- Experience designing reporting across HR areas (Talent Acquisition, GDEI, Talent Development, Workforce Planning)
- Expertise optimizing Workday processes to improve data accuracy and operational efficiency
- Knowledge of global data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) and data governance/compliance
- Ability to credibly engage and influence senior leaders using data-informed insights
- Strong organization, attention to detail, results-oriented prioritization, and a proactive work ethic
- Systems-first growth mindset, agile approach, and self-starter orientation
What We Do
For almost 100 years, we have chosen to do things differently, including the way we structure our ownership model, organization, and investment platform. Critically, we know that the best investment ideas are found when a diverse workforce is encouraged to bring forward unique perspectives. Wellington Management is one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, serving as a trusted adviser to over 2,400 clients in more than 60 countries. We manage more than US$1 trillion for pensions, endowments and foundations, insurers, family offices, fund sponsors, global wealth managers, and other clients. We offer comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets, including global equity, fixed income, currency, commodity, alternatives, and private markets. Leveraging more than 900 investment professionals located in offices around the world, we combine independent insights across asset classes, skill sets, and investment disciplines to uncover ideas for our clients, because we believe collaboration is a rare, repeatable competitive edge. This independent structure and collegial culture are two of the main reasons investment professionals join Wellington Management — and stay for their entire careers. For current open opportunities, please visit www.wellington.com/joinus We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to having a diverse workforce. Please visit http://www.wellington.com to learn more about our firm. Important disclosure: https://www.wellington.com/en/important-disclosure Wellington will not send unsolicited communications and investment opportunities initiated through social media platforms. Wellington does not perform business transactions, payment requests, or direct interactions through social media platforms. Please visit https://www.wellington.com/en/legal/privacy-notice for more information.
