People Analytics Partner

Elevate Workforce Strategy: Join Motive as a People Analytics Consultant

Are you a data-driven strategist passionate about unlocking the full potential of an organization’s greatest asset – its people? Do you thrive on translating complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights that shape critical business decisions? Motive is seeking a People Analytics Consultant to become an embedded partner, leveraging data to drive talent strategy, enhance organizational effectiveness, and solve key business challenges.

About Motive: Powering the Physical Economy

Motive is at the forefront of empowering the businesses that form the backbone of the physical economy. We provide innovative, AI-powered tools that bring together operations, safety, and finance onto a single, integrated platform. Our technology gives organizations comprehensive visibility and control over their drivers, vehicles, and equipment, significantly reducing manual work and driving greater efficiency and profitability.

Serving over 100,000 customers, from Fortune 500 giants to dynamic small businesses across sectors like transportation, construction, energy, and more, Motive is revolutionizing how physical operations are managed. Learn more at gomotive.com.

The Opportunity: Data-Driven People Strategy

In a rapidly growing company like Motive, understanding our workforce is critical to scaling effectively and maintaining our competitive edge. As our dedicated People Analytics Consultant, you won’t just run reports; you’ll be a strategic partner embedded within a key business function. You will use the power of people analytics to influence decisions, solve complex talent challenges, and directly contribute to the success of the business and our employees.

What You’ll Do: Drive Impact Through Data

Strategic Partnership & Consulting

• Act as the primary people analytics consultant and trusted advisor for a designated business function, building deep partnerships with leaders and HR Business Partners.
• Proactively identify and scope opportunities where workforce data can unlock solutions to critical business challenges, from optimizing hiring funnels to enhancing team performance.
• Collaborate closely across HR COEs (like Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HRBPs) and business teams to ensure analytical insights directly support organizational strategic initiatives.
• Translate complex analytical findings into compelling, easy-to-understand narratives and practical, actionable recommendations for senior leaders.

Advanced Analytics & Insight Generation

• Design, execute, and interpret rigorous people analytics analyses to answer key questions about workforce dynamics, effectiveness, and trends.
• Develop and maintain intuitive dashboards and analytical tools that provide business leaders with ongoing visibility into crucial people metrics.
• Conduct deep-dive investigations into specific challenges, such as analyzing attrition drivers, evaluating hiring source effectiveness, or understanding engagement factors.
• Apply appropriate statistical methods to measure the impact and ROI of HR programs and strategic workforce initiatives.
• Champion the adoption and effective use of people analytics tools and data-driven insights throughout your supported function.

Data Integrity & Scalability

• Ensure the highest standards of data quality, consistency, and reliability within the people analytics data for your business area.
• Partner effectively with the Data Engineering and Data Warehouse teams to improve data collection processes, enhance data accessibility, and build robust data pipelines.
• Define and standardize key workforce metrics and calculations to ensure consistency across reporting and analysis.
• Develop scalable analytical solutions and frameworks that can be leveraged and replicated by other people analytics partners and teams.

What You’ll Bring: Your Expertise

To succeed in this impactful role, you’ll need a blend of analytical prowess, technical skill, and strategic consulting ability:

• Proven track record as a People Analytics Specialist, HR Data Scientist, or in a similar data science role, preferably within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional proficiency in SQL for complex data extraction, transformation, and analysis from various sources.
• Strong command of statistical programming languages like R or Python for sophisticated data analysis, modeling, and visualization.
• A proactive and curious mindset with a history of identifying business problems that can be effectively addressed through people insights.
• Demonstrated ability to design, execute, and interpret workforce analytics projects to deliver meaningful business value.
• Outstanding communication, consulting, and data storytelling skills – the ability to translate technical findings into clear, compelling narratives and actionable recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Experience partnering directly with business leaders and HR stakeholders to frame workforce challenges as analytical questions and deliver impactful solutions.
• A Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as I/O Psychology, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or a closely related discipline is strongly preferred.

Why Join Motive?

Be part of a company that’s revolutionizing an essential industry. At Motive, you’ll have the opportunity to apply your skills to real-world business challenges, work with cutting-edge technology, and contribute to a culture that values innovation, impact, and its people.

Compensation & Benefits

At Motive, we believe in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Your final compensation package will be determined by factors including your education, relevant work experience, skills, and certifications. For certain roles, this may include restricted stock units.

We offer a robust benefits package including health, pharmacy, optical, and dental care, paid time off, sick time, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and a 401k contribution. Eligibility requirements apply. You can learn more about our perks and benefits here.

Compensation Range: Canada

The anticipated salary range for this position based on location is: $93,600—$140,400 USD

Diversity & Inclusion

Building a diverse and inclusive workplace is a fundamental value at Motive. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Candidate Privacy & Compliance

Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here. For UK candidates, please review the notice here.

This role requires access to commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Motive requires employees to be authorized to receive access to company products and technology in accordance with these regulations.

Location

This is a remote position.

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