HR Senior Manager Strategic Projects & Analytics

Our Story

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose, and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.”

Our Values:

• Champion People: Be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.
• Grow with purpose: Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.
• Be Alight: Act with integrity, be real and empower others.

Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health, wealth, wellbeing, absence management and navigation. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential within a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Role Summary

The HR Senior Manager Strategic Projects & Analytics will build and lead the India People Analytics function, improve HR data, systems, and process standards, and convert people trends into actionable insights that drive decisions.

The role partners with India and North America HR and business leaders, works across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, HR Operations, HR Connect, Learning and Development, Employee Experience, and HRBPs, and ensures India insights and priorities are embedded in global people strategies.

This position represents India HR on global projects and owns delivery of India-focused strategic HR initiatives end to end, ensuring measurable impact, adoption, and alignment with global frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

1) HR Analytics (Build, Consistency, Impact)

• Build and lead the India People Analytics COE, define structure, hire and coach talent, and establish a strong delivery cadence.
• Develop and execute a multi-year analytics roadmap aligned to India priorities and global People strategy.
• Deliver actionable dashboards, deep dives, and insights on attrition, hiring, DEI, performance, rewards, engagement, and mobility.
• Own HR data integrity and governance in India across HRIS, ATS, LMS, and performance tools, ensuring accurate single source of truth.
• Standardize India HR KPI definitions and reporting to align with North America and global metrics.
• Enable HRBPs and COEs with self-service reporting through tools, training, and playbooks.

2) HR Project Management (India Focused, Cross Functional)

• Plan and lead large-scale HR change projects in India (acquisitions, divestitures, rebadging, major org and workforce changes) from initial assessment through post go-live stabilization.
• Lead and partner on HR transformation and continuous improvement, including redesign of the India HR operating model, COE / HRBP / HR Ops interfaces, and end-to-end HR processes to improve efficiency and employee experience.
• Drive alignment across India and North America stakeholders, providing clear progress updates, decision forums, and risk / issue management in partnership with the global HR PMO and IMO.
• Ensure scalable, compliant HR systems and process rollouts in India, overseeing localization, testing, deployment, and change management for new implementations and upgrades.
• Use people analytics to shape and track these strategic projects, building clear dashboards and insights on headcount, attrition, hiring, cost, and productivity to inform decisions and measure impact.

Additional Scope

• Act as the India and North America bridge for people data and HR transformation priorities, surfacing gaps and opportunities early.
• Support India leadership with workforce insights, talent narratives, and business reviews.
• Drive simplification and automation of recurring people reporting and HR processes.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s in HR, Business, or related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HR systems, processes, and HR data ecosystems.
• Proficient in Excel and analytics / HR platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Workday, Cornerstone).
• Deep understanding of India and North America HR practices, compliance, and talent markets.
• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholders, manage ambiguity, and balance competing priorities.
• Strong, executive-ready communication and storytelling skills.

Experience

• 15+ years of experience, with a minimum of 5 years of HR leadership experience in one or more HR domains such as People Analytics, HR Operations, or HR Program Management.
• Proven experience building and leading high-performing teams or COE capabilities.
• Demonstrated success delivering large, multi-stakeholder HR programs end-to-end.
• Prior experience working with global teams and stakeholders is preferred.

Critical Skills and Competencies

• People analytics leadership, data strategy, governance, insight generation, and business storytelling.
• Program management excellence, structured execution, risk and issue management, stakeholder influence.
• Systems and process mindset, standardization, optimization, scalable design.
• Global partnership capability, collaborate and influence North America and global peers.
• Business acumen, linking people insights to productivity, growth, cost, and experience outcomes.
• Change leadership, driving adoption across diverse HR and business groups.
• Knowledge of Workday, Cornerstone and other case management tools preferred

Success Measures (First 12 to 18 Months)

• India People Analytics COE established with clear charter, roadmap, and delivery rhythm.
• Seamless partnership and execution of active HR projects
• India HR KPI framework standardized and aligned to North America and global definitions.
• HR data quality improved and manual reporting effort materially reduced.
• Insights driving measurable people and business outcomes.
• India HR strategic project portfolio delivered on time with strong adoption and stakeholder satisfaction across India and North America.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment, Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact alightcareers@alight.com.

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their  recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
 

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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