People Analytics Lead

🕒 July 27

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📊 Data Scientist

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Ascend

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2023

🤝 B2B

💼 Consulting

💰 $2M Seed Round - Ascend on 2025-02

B2B • Consulting

Ascend is a modern platform that partners with entrepreneurial CPA firms, bringing the resources and advantages of a large accounting firm while preserving each firm's independence. Backed by people-focused private equity firm Alpine Investors and founded in January 2023, Ascend provides growth capital, talent acquisition and development, transformative technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives to help regional accounting firms scale. The company is already recognized as a Top 25 firm by Accounting Today.

📋 Description

• Build and Own the People Analytics Platform: Lead the full implementation and ongoing management of Vizier as our enterprise people analytics platform. Configure integrations with Workday, Culture Amp, and Greenhouse. • Measure and Communicate AI ROI: Develop a rigorous, repeatable framework for calculating the return on investment from AI deployment across Ascend and our partner firms. • Deliver Proactive, Predictive Workforce Intelligence: Develop predictive models and forward-looking analyses that surface risks and opportunities before they become problems. • Build M&A People Analytics Collateral: Develop a repeatable suite of analytics assets that demonstrate Ascend's measurable impact on culture, retention, engagement, and performance at firms we acquire. • Partner on Upskilling Impact Measurement: Work hand-in-hand with our AI Enablement and Professional Development function to design measurement frameworks and reporting. • Scale Through Systems and AI: Build systems and leverage AI tools and agents to dramatically extend your own capacity.

🎯 Requirements

• 7–12 years of experience in people analytics, HR data science, organizational research, or a closely related field; background in a People Scientist role at a high-caliber organization is strongly preferred • Demonstrated expertise in people analytics platforms; Visier experience strongly preferred, Workday familiarity required • Experience integrating and deriving insights from multiple HR data sources (CultureAmp, Greenhouse, HRIS, L&D platforms, etc.) • Strong business acumen and experience linking business and people outcomes • Proven ability to calculate and communicate ROI from HR and technology investments, including AI • Strong quantitative skills: statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and data visualization • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor narrative and visual presentation to C-suite, Board, HR, and business unit audiences • Experience producing executive-ready presentations and polished external-facing collateral • Familiarity with AI and automation tools; demonstrated ability — or clear aptitude — to leverage AI agents to scale individual output • Track record of operating autonomously in a high-growth, ambiguous environment • Background in organizational psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, HR, or a related discipline is a meaningful plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive cash and equity bonus compensation package • Attractive benefits