Manager, People Services Data & Analytics

About this opportunity:

The People Services Analytics & Strategic Planning team is seeking a Manager, People Services Data & Analytics to drive the evolution of people analytics at Cenovus. This role blends strategic vision with disciplined execution - translating complex workforce data into clear, actionable insights that inform decision-making across Human Resources, Communications, Workplace & Real Estate, and senior leadership, including the Board of Directors.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Workforce Planning & Analytics, you will lead a high-performing analytics team while shaping the end-to-end people data strategy, from data architecture and modeling through visualization, storytelling, and executive reporting. Success in this role requires strong leadership, deep technical fluency, and the ability to uncover the “so what” behind the data to influence business outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and execute the People Services analytics strategy, aligning priorities to enterprise objectives and ensuring disciplined delivery against firm timelines.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of analytics professionals, fostering accountability, technical excellence, and strong business partnership.

• Provide oversight of end-to-end people data architecture and modeling (including Power BI data models and upstream data flows), ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and fit for purpose.

• Translate complex workforce data into clear themes, narratives, and insights that inform strategic decision-making, including executive- and Board-level reporting.

• Establish structured, scalable self-service dashboard solutions that empower People Services, Centres of Excellence, and leaders with timely, privacy-conscious insights.

• Guide rigorous analytical practices, including validation of assumptions, data integrity checks, and clear documentation of methodologies and definitions.

• Oversee the design and governance of Power BI environments (datasets, workspaces, dashboards, apps, and audience management), balancing enterprise consistency with stakeholder flexibility.

• Partner cross-functionally with stakeholders, including HRIS, HR Operations, Workplace & Real Estate, and Data & Information Technology to align on data flows, governance considerations, and evolving operating models.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.

• 10+ years of progressive people leadership experience, with a proven ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing teams while driving accountability for outcomes and firm deadlines.

• 12+ years of experience in data analytics, advanced analytics, or data science, including translating complex, multifaceted data into actionable business insights.

• Strong expertise in data engineering and data management concepts, including data architecture, end-to-end data flows, data transformations, and data modeling-particularly within Power BI environments (datasets, workspaces, dashboards, governance, and audience management).

• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex data, identify meaningful themes and root causes, and translate findings into clear, compelling narratives that influence both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate assumptions, risks, implications, and recommendations at all organizational levels, including executive stakeholders.

• Proven commitment to advancing data literacy and enabling scalable self-serve analytics through clear standards, coaching, and structured visualization practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related discipline considered an asset.

• Experience working with HR and people data would be considered an asset.

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT March 9, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

Ranked as one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025, Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner. We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Paid vacation (including a flex day program for eligible staff)

• Health & dental benefits

• Substantial mental health coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee family assistance

• Virtual healthcare coverage

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings

• Education assistance for additional development

• Opportunities to work on special projects

• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes-for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

• Our values:

  • Protect what matters

  • Do it right

  • Make it better

  • Do it together

• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).

  • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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