People Analytics Lead

There are NO limits to your career: come shape the future and be part of a truly unique global culture at OutSystems!

About This Role

We are hiring our first People Analytics Lead to build and scale the foundation of people analytics at OutSystems. This strategic and hands-on role will shape how we use data to make better decisions about our people, culture, and organization. You'll define key metrics, create intuitive dashboards, and uncover insights that drive workforce strategy-while collaborating closely with People, Finance, Data Science, and business leaders.

This is a rare opportunity to lay the groundwork for a modern, data-informed People function at a fast-moving company. You'll work with tools like Power BI and Workday and help transform our data into a powerful asset that shapes the future of work at our company

What You Will Lead/Do or Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Vision

Develop and own our people analytics roadmap, aligned to business and HR priorities

Establish clear, actionable metrics and KPIs across the employee lifecycle.

Design a scalable people data architecture, ensuring high data quality, ownership, and governance standards across systems. Analytics & Reporting

Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports using data from Workday and other sources.

Conduct in-depth analyses related to headcount, turnover, recruiting, performance, engagement, DEI, and compensation.

Translate complex data into simple stories that enable business leaders to act.

Develop and deploy predictive models to proactively identify attrition risks, forecast talent needs, and improve hiring outcomes.

Apply Natural Language Processing (NLP) to analyze unstructured employee feedback from surveys and reviews.

Design and run experiments (e.g., A/B testing) to measure the causal impact and ROI of our People programs. Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Finance on headcount planning and workforce modeling - playing a key role in the company's strategic workforce planning initiative.

Collaborate with People Development & Experience, HRIS, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and People Success to support initiatives with data and insights.

Act as the point of contact for People data requests from executive stakeholders. Scalability & Enablement

Create self-service tools and templates that empower PSMs and leaders to explore their own data - as well as other teams through the department / business.

Promote a culture of data-driven decision-making within the People team and beyond.

Improve data integrity and reporting capabilities in Workday, and advocate for smart data governance Qualifications / What You Need To Succeed

5-10 years of experience in people analytics, business intelligence, or related roles.

Strong proficiency in Power BI (or similar visualization tools) and data storytelling.

Hands-on experience with Workday HCM, including advanced reporting capabilities (e.g., Report Writer, Calculated Fields, BIRT, and/or Workday Studio).

Solid understanding of People programs and practices (e.g., headcount planning, recruiting, engagement, performance, compensation).

High analytical rigor and attention to detail; capable of both strategic thinking and tactical execution.

Strong collaborator with the ability to influence across departments and levels.

Excellent communication skills-able to translate data into actionable insights for a non-technical audience. Bonus If You Have:

Background in predictive analytics or statistical modeling.

Curiosity and interest in leveraging AI.

Experience building scalable data infrastructure or pipelines. The Longer Story:

OutSystems enables enterprise teams to build AI-powered applications and agents that reduce manual work, streamline internal operations, and accelerate impact. A proven low-code foundation combined with agentic AI and AI app generation capabilities empowers teams to move up to 10x faster with the assurance of security, scalability, and governance built in.

As the future becomes agentic, our customers need us now more than ever. AI has opened the door to extraordinary possibilities-but inside the enterprise, things are moving fast and feeling chaotic. Some early adopters are making progress in production, but for many, AI tools are sprawling without governance, data isn't ready, and talent isn't there yet. Enterprises are still drowning in application backlogs and struggling with legacy systems. But with the right platform, AI doesn't have to add to the chaos. It can become the breakthrough that brings clarity-and drives real, enterprise-wide impact. At OutSystems, we've built that platform, providing the tools necessary for enterprises to overcome these hurdles.

We are looking for passionate, talented, and motivated people to join us in helping our customers build, deploy, and scale apps and agents-fast, helping them accelerate innovation while enabling secure, governed human-AI collaboration.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 850,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Amongst our customers are some of the world's most recognizable brands across diverse industries-brands like Toyota, Heineken, Bosch, KeyBank, and UCLA. These customers are the reason we have a 4.6 star rating on G2. Their success is ours, and their stories demonstrate tangible ROI and transformational impact. We are a 9x Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Low-Code Application Platforms and a multi-year leader in the Forrester Wave. We're recognized not just as leaders but as visionaries with a strong ability to execute, now extending our leadership into the AI and agentic application development arena.

Working at OutSystems

Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in doing excellent work to pursue our vision of providing the AI-powered low-code development platform enterprise leaders trust to build, secure, and evolve their business applications, agents, and core systems. Our culture is focused on our core values of trust, customer success, innovation, and alignment. Our team members operate with transparency, integrity, and accountability, define success through the lens of the outcomes we deliver for our customers, push the boundaries with excellence, and work together toward our shared vision to deliver on what matters most.

What do we have to offer you?

A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating. We challenge each other to innovate in our products, in our team, and how we use our own technology. And we give our teams space to be proactive and creative.

Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Yes, vertical career progression is a possibility, but it's not the only one. From lateral moves and joining different teams to mastering specialized skills, we support your growth no matter what your goals are.

Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you. We act as one global OutSystems team, taking ownership and working together toward a shared vision.

Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it's why our company exists.

We ask "why" a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we'd love to hear from you!

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.