Director, People Analytics
Company Description
The Wonderful Company is committed to offering high-quality, healthy, and iconic brands such as Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, FIJI Water, and POM Wonderful. We’re looking to make the world a healthier place through an uncompromising commitment to the well-being of our employees and their families.
As Director of People Analytics, you will lead the development and execution of a global analytics strategy that transforms complex workforce data into impactful insights. Supporting a diverse, global employee population of over 10,000 across multiple business units, you’ll play a hands-on role in embedding analytics into everyday HR operations. You’ll establish scalable processes that ensure insights are operationally relevant, while defining and tracking KPIs that reveal workforce trends and inform strategic decisions. By combining technical expertise with compelling data storytelling, you’ll enable HR and business leaders to make informed, forward-looking decisions that drive long-term value across the organization.
This position will be based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.
Job Description
- Strategic Leadership: Design and lead a global people analytics strategy that aligns with business and HR objectives, supporting a large-scale, international workforce.
- Operational Integration: Lead the operational execution of the people analytics function by developing standardized processes, tools, and workflows. Promote consistency and scalability by sharing best practices with other business unit teams to ensure insights are integrated into daily HR activities and decision-making across the organization.
- Advanced Analytics: Build and implement predictive and prescriptive models to identify trends, forecast workforce needs, and support strategic planning.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business leaders by identifying key challenges, surfacing opportunities, and delivering insights that shape decision-making.
- Technology Enablement: Oversee the deployment and optimization of analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python) to improve access, visualization, and storytelling.
- Data Governance & Ethics: Maintain strong governance practices to ensure data integrity, privacy, and compliance across systems and geographies.
- Team Leadership: Grow and mentor a high-performing analytics team, fostering innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Global Reporting: Drive consistency and accuracy in workforce metrics by streamlining reporting practices across regions and business units.
Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years in HR analytics or a related field, including at least 5 years in a leadership role managing enterprise-wide analytics initiatives. Global experience preferred.
- Technical Expertise: Proficient in SQL, Python, or R, and experienced with HRIS platforms including UKG (preferred), Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or ADP.
- Strategic Acumen: Strong understanding of business operations—ideally in the CPG industry—with the ability to align analytics initiatives to business strategy.
- Change Management: Proven success driving organizational change through data-informed insights.
- Communication Skills: Excellent ability to communicate complex data to cross-functional and non-technical stakeholders with clarity and impact.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
- Certifications: Relevant certifications in HR analytics or data science are a plus.
Pay Range: $220,000-$245,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.
Additional Information
- Thriving Wellness Community: Access to top-notch medical coverage comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401k with match eligibility to secure your financial future and including:
- 24/7 online physician consultations
- virtual mental health resources
- life coaching
- engaging employee community groups
- cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements
- library of on-demand fitness videos
- Career Advancement Opportunities: Unlock your potential with clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across our diverse family of brands and business units.
- Focused Learning and Development: Grow as a leader with our dedicated Learning and Organizational Development department, offering extensive resources like People Manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.
- Empowering Mentorship Program: Connect with colleagues through our company-wide mentorship program to share goals, overcome challenges, and drive your career forward.
- Continuous Improvement Training: Participate in training that empowers all employees to learn and implement concepts that drive significant, positive change in the workplace.
- Building a Healthy Society: To date, our co-Founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick, through their foundations and The Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.5 billion in education, health and wellness, community development, and sustainability initiatives across California’s Central Valley, Fiji, and the world. In 2024, Wonderful ranked as #3 in PEOPLE’s “100 Companies That Care” list and was named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. To learn more about our corporate social responsibility efforts, visit csr.wonderful.com.
- Giving Back to the Community: Make a difference with Wonderful Giving, allowing you to allocate company-provided funds to up to three charities of your choice, and join Wonderful Neighbor to contribute to group service projects within our local communities.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company dedicated to harvesting health around the world through its iconic consumer brands. The company’s 10,000 employees worldwide are committed to bringing consumers everywhere the freshest, most wholesome pistachios, citrus and pomegranates; bottling the finest water and wines; and creating colorful bouquets that are sure to touch the heart. This commitment is reflected in the company’s market share: Wonderful Pistachios® is America’s No. 1 tree nut and America’s fastest-growing snack; Wonderful® Halos® is the No. 1 mandarin orange in America; POM Wonderful® is the No. 1 100% pomegranate brand in America; FIJI® Water is America’s No. 1 premium imported bottled water brand; JUSTIN® Wine has the No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon in California; and Teleflora® is the world’s leading floral delivery service.
The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back at its core. The company has a long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility, including more than $1 billion invested in environmental sustainability; $65 million in charitable giving, education initiatives, and innovative health and wellness programs each year; and $143 million toward the construction of two charter school campuses in California’s Central Valley. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Wonderful Company is an Equality Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.
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