People Data Analyst

About Nscale

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers.  Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. 

We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.

that will evolve as our analytics maturity grows, offering real opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives and advanced analytical projects. The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in HR, a curious and analytical mindset, and the ability to communicate data insights clearly and with confidence to a range of audiences. 

We are seeking a capable and detail-oriented People Data Analyst. This is a dynamic role that will evolve as our analytics maturity grows, offering real opportunity to contribute to strategic initiatives and advanced analytical projects. The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in HR, a curious and analytical mindset, and the ability to communicate data insights clearly and with confidence to a range of audiences.

Key Responsibilities People Data & Reporting 

• Produce regular and ad-hoc reporting across headcount, hiring, attrition and performance metrics 
• Support creation and maintenance of automated People dashboards for People leadership and People Partners 
• Deliver reporting to support People and Talent initiatives and annual people cycles 
• Support reporting on organisational structure, headcount movement and workforce trends 
• Respond to business-as-usual queries related to our people data with accuracy and clarity 
• Working across our full people analytics tool stack, building out our people data infrastructure, working with APIs and complex data sets

Analytics & Insight

• Analyse people data to identify trends and insights to support business decision-making 
• Support analysis for workforce planning, hiring trends and retention 
• Support analysis of employee engagement survey data and generation of insight to inform action planning

Data Quality & Systems

• Ensure people data across HR systems remains accurate and reporting-ready 
• Support data validation and improvements to data structure and reporting outputs 
• Help improve reporting processes and data accessibility across People systems

People & Talent Cycle Support

• Support data preparation for performance and calibration cycles 
• Support hiring and talent reporting needs, including recruitment and internal mobility metrics 
• Implement and uphold a consistent HR data taxonomy and governance framework 

Project Support 

• Support HR data workstreams across ongoing HR initiatives 
• Ensure alignment between programmes 
• Maintain a clear HR data voice in the development of our broader function

Skills & Experience Essential

• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively while maintaining exemplary attention to detail under time pressure 
• A solution-driven mindset with the ability to think creatively to solve problems 
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to simplify complex concepts for senior audiences, including the confidence to answer the "so what" question behind the data being presented 
• Strong interpersonal skills; calm, approachable, friendly and collaborative 
• Discreet, diplomatic and able to handle highly confidential information 
• Teachable and flexible with a growth mindset 
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills 
• Reliable and deadline-driven, consistently delivering on time 
• Ability to present complex data insights in a clear, concise, and visually compelling format

Preferred 

• 2–3 years' experience working in an HR function, particularly in people analytics, within a large global or matrixed organisation 
• Familiarity with Workday HR data and its key structures

At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.  We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.