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Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:

As the People Data Scientist, you will be a key part of the People Analytics team, helping to generate insights from people data and provide recommendations to various stakeholders throughout the business to drive better people decisions and business value. Your strong critical thinking abilities, analytical mindset, and passion for data storytelling will support the People & Culture (P&C) team, and Arc’teryx, to elevate our people and achieve our strategic goals.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team:

The P&C Operations, Rewards, and Analytics team are a critical force behind the success and scalability of the people function and enabler of the business. We seek to drive the continuous evolution of our global people infrastructure and practices while fostering a culture of belonging that generates high-performance, strength-based teams, and values-based leadership.

If you were the People Data Scientist now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Conducting exploratory data analysis to identify patterns, trends, and correlations in people and business data
• Applying advanced statistical techniques (e.g., hypotheses testing), predictive modeling (regression and machine learning) and advanced analysis (e.g., organizational network analysis)
• Designing, developing, and maintaining data visualizations using tools like Power BI to effectively track key people metrics and KPIs and communicate insights and trends
• Leading end-to-end data science projects from discovery through to product deployment
• Managing the people data ecosystem, including data governance and ethics definition, to ensure data quality and integrity
• Working alongside the HRIS team to enhance data accuracy, consistency, and integration and automate data processes and workflows
• Providing expertise, guidance, and mentorship across the P&C team to enhance data literacy and promote data-driven decision-making
• Collaborating across P&C team and with cross-functional partners to identify and prioritize data and insight needs for various people initiatives
• Partnering with our Information Services (IS) Business Intelligence and Data Engineering teams to share resources and methodologies and align on operating model principles and practices
• Keeping current with industry best practices and emerging trends in people analytics and data science
• Presenting findings and recommendations to senior leaders and stakeholders in a clear and actionable manner

• Develop predictive models to assess core talent metrics, such as attrition
• Development and evolution of our core people dashboards
• Inputting into and supporting rollout of new people analytics roadmap and operating model
• Audit, recommendations, and delivery of people data ecosystem enhancements

• You have 4 - 6 years’ related experience, and training in a data science, analytics, or similar field
• You have extensive expertise and experience in advanced statistical techniques (regression analysis), organizational network analysis (ONA), machine learning, and proficiency in data visualization tools like Power BI
• You are experienced with R, Python and/or SQL, querying, data mining and cleaning
• You have excellent communication skills and are experienced in storytelling with data to different stakeholders throughout the business to deliver compelling messages
• You can effectively drive data science projects from concept through to completion  
• You have strong attention to detail and are able to maintain a high degree of accuracy
• You exhibit discretion when working with sensitive and confidential information
• You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
• You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
• You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it

Equal Opportunity

Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance. 

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.  

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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