People Analytics Manager

Sunrise Senior Living•McLean, VA

About The Position

When you join Sunrise Senior Living, you will be able to use your unique skills to empower residents to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Not only will you build meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and team members alike, you will also gain joy in serving others and deep fulfillment in your work. Explore how you can follow your passions and shed light on meaningful ways to serve, grow, and shine together. Sunrise Senior Living was again certified as a Great Place to Work® by Activated Insights. This is the 8th time Sunrise has received this top culture and workplace designation, highlighting the special place Sunrise is to be a part of. COMMUNITY NAME Community Support Office Job ID 2026-238638 JOB OVERVIEW The People Analytics Manager drives data-informed decision-making across the HR function by transforming people data into actionable insights. This role leads the design, development, and delivery of analytics, reporting, and predictive models that support strategic workforce planning, talent management, employee experience, and organizational performance. This role combines strong analytical expertise with business acumen and HR domain knowledge to influence leaders and optimize people outcomes. RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS Overview As a part of the Sunrise team, supporting our Mission, Principles of Service and Core Values is a fundamental part of this job. Our foundational belief is the sacred value of human life. The unique responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the essential functions listed as follows:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Psychology, HR Management, or related field.
5+ years of experience in people analytics, HR analytics, workforce planning, or related analytics role.
Strong experience with analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python, R, Excel advanced).
Proven ability to translate data into actionable business insights and influence at all levels.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Analytics, HR, Business, or related discipline.
Experience in predictive analytics, machine learning, or organizational research methods.
Familiarity with HR systems (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).
Experience working in agile project environments.

Responsibilities

Analytics & Insights Lead analyses of employee lifecycle data (hiring, retention, turnover, performance, engagement, talent management).
Build dashboards, reports, and visualizations to present HR metrics clearly to stakeholders.
Translate complex data into insights and recommendations that support HR strategy and business goals.
Data Strategy & Governance Define and maintain HR data standards, definitions, and quality checks.
Promote best practices in data collection, analysis, and interpretation across the People team.
Collaborate with IT or data engineering on data integration, privacy, security, and system architecture.
Workforce Planning & Modeling Partner with business leaders to forecast staffing needs, skills gaps, and talent risks.
Develop models related to attrition, internal mobility, competency mapping, and productivity.
Support compensation and performance planning through data modeling.
Decision Support & Consultation Act as a strategic advisor to HR and business leaders on people trends and workforce strategy.
Provide scenario planning, hypothesis testing, and opportunity sizing to inform decision making.
Support HR initiatives with measurement frameworks and data evaluation plans.
Project Leadership Drive cross-functional analytics projects from scoping through delivery.
Coordinate with HR Centers of Excellence (Recruiting, Learning, Compensation, Talent) to align analytics priorities.
Communicate project progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.