JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Talent Insight is an individual contributor role that supports data-informed decision-making across the organization’s talent agenda. This role gathers, analyzes, and interprets internal and external talent data to provide insights on workforce trends, talent needs, and emerging priorities.
The incumbent works closely with HR leaders and business stakeholders to support decisions on workforce planning, succession management, leadership pipeline, hiring priorities, and talent development investments. The role also contributes to the design and maintenance of talent dashboards, analytics frameworks, and reporting standards.
This position contributes to strengthening HR’s use of data and insights by providing analysis that supports effective workforce and talent decisions.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Human Resources Management, Statistics, Finance, or a related quantitative field. A Master’s degree (MBA, Data Analytics, or related discipline) is highly preferred.
- Typically 8+ years of experience in people analytics, workforce planning, or a similar analytical role within consulting, financial services, or a large corporate environment.
- Experience in talent analytics, workforce planning, and forecasting, including the ability to identify talent trends and support decision-making with data and insights.
- Experience developing talent dashboards, KPIs, and scorecards, and presenting findings in a clear and practical way to stakeholders.
Skills and Attributes
- Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations that support HR and business decision-making.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with HR partners and business stakeholders. Demonstrates a proactive, collaborative, and customer-focused mindset.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple analytics workstreams and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint), with strong hands-on experience in Power BI, Tableau, and working knowledge of SQL, Python, or R.
- Deep understanding of HR data ecosystems (e.g., Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle), data governance, and analytics best practices.
- Demonstrates sound judgment, attention to detail, and a continuous improvement mindset.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
- Supports talent insight and analytics activities through data gathering, analysis, and reporting
- Identifies talent trends, risks, and opportunities through data analysis
- Supports workforce planning and forecasting by providing analysis and insight
- Translates complex data into clear findings and practical recommendations for stakeholders
- Provides analysis to support succession planning, leadership pipeline discussions, hiring priorities, and talent investment decisions
- Supports the development and maintenance of talent dashboards, KPIs, and analytics frameworks
- Incorporates external market and talent intelligence into analysis and reporting
- Contributes to analytics projects such as predictive analysis and skills mapping
- Builds effective working relationships with HR partners and other stakeholders
- Manages assigned projects and delivers work accurately and on time
- Supports data quality, governance, and analytics standards
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Create Belonging - Build relationships by promoting an environment of collaboration, trust, respect, opportunity, and inclusion.
o Monitors partner/customer satisfaction; anticipates and responds to feedback.
o Uses effective communication strategies to build and maintain relationships.
o Seeks out differences in perspective and creates a friendly and welcoming environment.
o Maintains awareness of evolving partner/customer and associate needs.
- Develop Others - Develop diverse, inclusive, and high-performing talent and teams.
o Models and coaches team on scope of decision-making authority and ensures clear leadership accountabilities are in place.
o Reinforces an environment that supports feedback and ongoing development by communicating and modeling clear performance standards.
o Brings together the appropriate mix of associate knowledge and skills by leveraging professional networks to attract top talent, supporting recruitment and on-boarding efforts, and coaching others on effective hiring decisions.
o Promotes inclusion and engagement; identifies and reports concerns related to equity and fair treatment, giving all associates the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
- Lead Change - Courageously lead change, innovation, inspire others through optimism, and adapt to changing business needs.
o Models courage, flexibility, and optimism when managing multiple demands or changing priorities, communicates need for change, how it impacts work, provides resources and coaching, and adjusts team priorities as needed.
o Determines how change impacts stakeholders and communicates concerns to leadership.
o Makes complex decisions by collaborating with others, seeking and sharing information with others, identifying and evaluating alternatives, and involving and gaining support from key stakeholders.
- Learn & Excel - Apply professional expertise while seeking out and integrating diverse perspectives and learning opportunities.
o Sets career goals and identifies development areas for self and others; uses resources and challenging assignments to help achieve goals and develop self and others.
o Gathers, shares, and uses information about industry and discipline trends, competitors, and best practices.
o Maintains advanced technical knowledge and skills to model and coach others on completing complex technical assignments, solves advanced technical issues, and identifies and communicates innovative technical approaches for improving processes or business functioning.
- Deliver Results - Set ambitious goals, create alignment, and drive execution.
o Creates an environment that encourages accountability, high standards, innovation, and has clear performance expectations.
o Sets and tracks goal progress for self and others, communicates key milestones and deadlines, breaks down barriers to accomplishing work and goals, and ensures timely completion of work.
o Manages team workload by delegating assignments appropriately, prioritizing group activities based on importance, urgency, and impact to goals, as well as ensuring team members have the equipment, materials, and other resources needed to accomplish their work.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
