Analytics - Assistant Manager

Role overview

This position is within EY’s HR Enablement / Talent function and focuses on people analytics, strategic reporting, and data-led recommendations that support talent and HR decisions. The role is based in Gurugram and is part of EY’s Global Delivery Services network, which supports teams across the firm with scalable, high-quality enablement solutions.

The job calls for a mix of advanced analytics expertise, HR domain understanding, business partnering, and people leadership. The successful candidate will help shape workforce planning, performance insights, and digital enablement in line with the talent strategy.

About EY Global Delivery Services

EY Global Delivery Services is the firm’s global service delivery network. It supports the organization’s growth agenda through specialized teams across multiple countries, including India, Argentina, China, Hungary, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The network has grown from about 200 people in 2002 to more than 80,000 professionals today.

GDS supports Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge services, while Enablement Services provides cost-effective and innovative support across areas such as Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery, and IT Global Infrastructure.

What you will do

• Work closely with senior leaders and Global Talent centers of excellence to convert business priorities into analytical questions, reports, and insights.
• Deliver workforce analytics and reporting that support planning, forecasting, and informed decision-making.
• Spot patterns, risks, and opportunities in people data and turn them into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Develop and sustain strong working relationships with executive stakeholders, Global Talent teams, and HR Services.
• Align expectations, priorities, and delivery timelines across stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on talent analytics and workforce insights.
• Create and improve executive-ready dashboards and reports using business intelligence tools.
• Use multiple HR and talent data sources to build analytics solutions that scale.
• Support analytics environments built on Data Lake / Data Mart structures with attention to data quality and governance.
• Partner with analytics and technical teams on digital improvements and platform enhancements within the talent development ecosystem.
• Help integrate workforce data from systems such as People Insights, SuccessFactors, Taleo, and other HR tools.
• Ensure data-related work follows privacy, security, and legal requirements.
• Lead and coach a small analytics team, building capability through development and guidance.
• Plan and track analytics initiatives using strong project and program management discipline.
• Match team skills and capacity to changing business needs.

Skills and experience needed

• Strong background in HR / people analytics and advanced data analysis.
• Expert-level Power BI capability, including DAX, is required.
• Practical experience with Excel, Power Apps, and MS PowerPoint for analysis and leadership communication.
• Hands-on exposure to Data Lake / Data Mart environments.
• Good understanding of HR processes and workforce metrics.
• Experience measuring indicators such as coverage, trends, business impact, participation, completion, quality, individual learning progress, learning hours, badges, and credits.
• Familiarity with HR systems such as PeopleSoft or SuccessFactors.
• Strong client-facing communication and the ability to make complex analytics easy to understand.
• Proven experience in people management and stakeholder management.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and delivery management skills.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent experience, in Statistics, Decision Science, MIS, Data Science, Business Analytics, or a related subject is preferred. The role also requires 7 to 9 years of experience in people analytics, reporting, and advanced analytics delivery.

Preferred background

• Exposure to software development practices, Agile ways of working, and Scrum.
• Experience with large-scale HR or talent analytics transformation initiatives.

Behavioural expectations

• Exercise independent judgment and take ownership of outcomes.
• Act as a dependable advisor to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively across global and cross-functional teams.
• Show a commitment to continuous learning, upskilling, and reskilling.
• Work with integrity and strong professional discipline.

What EY offers

EY says it provides future-focused learning, world-class experiences, flexibility, and a diverse, inclusive environment. Employees are supported through ongoing development, mentorship, leadership opportunities, and access to health and wellness benefits, rewards, and learning resources.

EY also encourages candidates who need disability-related accommodations to share those needs early in the hiring process.

Recruitment process

Selected candidates move forward to a competency-based interview. If there is mutual interest after that, an offer may be extended. Candidates are also asked to complete the application form with personal and professional details and provide consent related to data privacy.

Inclusion and culture

EY emphasizes an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are welcomed and employees are encouraged to be themselves and contribute fully. Its stated values include integrity, respect, teaming, inclusiveness, energy, enthusiasm, courage to lead, and building relationships by doing the right thing.

About the company

EY works to build a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, and the planet, while helping strengthen trust in capital markets. Using data, AI, and advanced technology, EY teams help solve today’s and tomorrow’s most pressing challenges across assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions in more than 150 countries and territories.