Posting Start Date: 8/3/26

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Specialist HR Analytics role, based in Calgary or Kansas City, is responsible for delivering workforce reporting, dashboards, and data-driven insights to support HR and business decision-making. The position partners with stakeholders across HR and Information Services to manage recurring and ad hoc analytics, translate workforce data into actionable recommendations, and leverage tools such as Excel, Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP, and SuccessFactors to ensure accurate, meaningful, and business-aligned reporting.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

Prepare and deliver recurring and ad hoc workforce reporting, including headcount, vacancies, employee movement, turnover, workforce composition, and organizational structure Develop, maintain, and improve dashboards, scorecards, reports, and other analytical products Work with stakeholders to clarify business questions, define requirements, and recommend appropriate analytical approaches Analyze data to identify trends, variances, risks, and underlying drivers, and communicate what changed, why it matters, and where action may be required Connect workforce findings to broader business considerations such as cost, capacity, retention, productivity, and organizational effectiveness Validate and reconcile data from multiple sources, investigate anomalies, and work with stakeholders to resolve data-quality issues Maintain metric definitions, calculation logic, reporting documentation, quality-control procedures, and consistent reporting standards Ensure reporting complies with privacy, governance, policy, and regulatory requirements Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, consolidate, and improve recurring reporting processes Manage competing priorities, recurring deadlines, ad hoc requests, and stakeholder expectations Support workforce planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, and strategic HR initiatives

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Human Resources, Economics, Finance, or a related field Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible experience in people analytics, HR reporting, business intelligence, data analysis, or a related field Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency with at least one business-intelligence platform such as Power BI, Tableau, or SAP Analytics Cloud Working to intermediate knowledge of SQL, data extraction, transformation, reconciliation, and analysis across multiple data sources Experience with SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, or a comparable HR information system is preferred Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into reports, dashboards, measures, and analytical solutions Strong data-storytelling skills, including the ability to explain findings, implications, and recommended actions Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy, consistency, documentation, and governance Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders Sound judgment in handling confidential and sensitive employee information Experience developing executive or senior-leadership dashboards and analytical narratives Experience with Power Query, DAX, data models, reporting automation, workforce planning, forecasting, retention, or workforce-cost analysis Experience working in a large, complex, unionized, regulated, or multinational organization

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER

Flexible and competitive benefits package

Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans Employee Share Purchase Plan Performance Incentive Plan Annual Fitness Subsidy Part-time Studies Program

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Background Investigation

Criminal history check

Education verification Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Req ID: 106298

Department: Human Resources Job Type: Full-Time Position Type: Non-Union Location: Kansas City, Missouri Country: United States % of Travel: 0-10%

of Positions: 1

Job Grade: 4 Job Available to: Internal & External