Analytics Manager | Real Estate | AFRE

Job Requisition ID: 179637 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview Of The Role:

• The Assistant Manager - HR Analytics plays a crucial role in supporting the HR analytics, reporting, and automation agenda to meet the needs of the Real Estate HR function and broader business objectives. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders, including HR Business Partners, Finance, and Department Heads, to enhance manpower cost planning, reporting, and data-driven decision-making processes. The role requires building and maintaining HR reporting systems, designing user-friendly dashboards, and automating HR processes to improve efficiency and data accuracy. The Assistant Manager will also contribute to executive reporting and group-level analytics initiatives, ensuring insights are timely and impactful.

What You Will Do:

Manpower Cost Analytics

• Support MPC planning, budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and periodic review against actuals for both in-house and outsource populations.
• Maintain data integrity and drive adoption of the SAC system, providing guidance, training, and resolving issues for HRBPs and Finance partners.

Dashboards & Reporting

• Design, develop, and maintain HR dashboards, scorecards, and self-service reporting solutions across the employee lifecycle.
• Promote dashboard adoption among HR and business stakeholders, ensuring data accuracy and effectiveness.

Automation & AI

• Automate recurring HR reporting and operational processes using platforms like Power BI, Power Automate, SharePoint, and Copilot Studio.
• Implement AI-enabled agents to enhance efficiency and encourage user adoption of automated solutions.

Presentation of Data

• Deliver clear and creative presentations of data findings, assumptions, and suggestions, both electronically and in person, using advanced presentation techniques.

Total Rewards Support

• Manage monthly Total Rewards (TR) case cycles and support incentive and compensation analytics, validations, and process improvements with HRBPs and Group TR.

Data Analysis

• Perform detailed data analysis to address complex business problems, understanding business processes, and applying appropriate data analysis techniques to recommend solutions.

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted analytics partner to HRBPs and business leaders, providing timely ad-hoc analyses, insights, and data-driven recommendations.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Advanced proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of HR metrics and workforce analytics.
• Experience in automating processes using tools like Power Automate and AI-enabled solutions.
• Excellent analytical thinking and data storytelling abilities.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• Bachelor's Degree in Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, MIS, or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of experience as an Analytics Specialist in a high-performing business environment.
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Analytics Cloud, combined with strong data analysis and BI tool expertise, such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and machine learning, with a focus on HR or workforce datasets.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate
The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years. 
Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.
AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.