Job Description
The role designs, develops, and maintains human resources dashboards, governs data models, and automates analytics solutions. The role transforms complex human resources data from various systems into accurate, scalable reporting assets. The incumbent ensures data quality, supports governance standards, and collaborates with various stakeholders to deliver insights that drive decision-making.
Power BI Development
Data Management
Automation and Distribution
Governance
Stakeholder Collaboration and Support
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible to participate in CN's hybrid work model. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management.
Information and Technology
*Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).
*Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).
*Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).
Senior Specialist Human Resources Data Insights
Req Id:
761
Job Location:
Montreal - QC
Business Unit:
Human Resources & OHS
Highest Level Division:
People Services
Posting Start Date:
9/24/26
Posting End Date:
10/08/26 11:59 EDT
French/English Bilingual Requirement:
No
Hiring Salary Range: $ 89900 - 118000
This range represents the hiring range. Salaries are determined individually depending on skills and experience. You will also be eligible to an annual bonus, employee share investment program (ESIP), Pension, Benefits and other perks.
At CN, we are committed to our pursuit of excellence. We take pride in delivering work of the highest standard, continually innovating to shape the railroad of the future. As responsible railroaders, we make the right decisions every time, putting safety first, acting with unwavering integrity, and holding ourselves accountable for our actions. We believe in succeeding together—by fostering inclusivity and collaboration, we sustainably deliver exceptional results for our customers.
Join us today and get your career moving!
Job Summary
The role designs, develops, and maintains human resources dashboards, governs data models, and automates analytics solutions. The role transforms complex human resources data from various systems into accurate, scalable reporting assets. The incumbent ensures data quality, supports governance standards, and collaborates with various stakeholders to deliver insights that drive decision-making.
Main Responsibilities
Power BI Development
- Design, develop, and optimize Power BI dashboards, KPI scorecards, and interactive visuals using bestpractice Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) and modeling techniques.
- Build robust semantic models and star schemas to support accurate enterprise reporting.
- Implement rowlevel security (RLS), dataset governance, and workspace standards.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications and produce userready reporting outputs.
Data Management
- Collaborate with Technology to integrate data, maintain data models and ensure accuracy and alignment with source structures.
- Consolidate multisource datasets into unified views.
- Collaborates with Technology to ensure data refresh stability, data lineage clarity, and issue resolution.
Automation and Distribution
- Build automated reporting workflows using Power Automate, including scheduled distributions and export packages.
- Enhance reporting cycle efficiency by reducing manual steps through automation.
- Implement monitoring mechanisms for refreshes, workflows, and scheduled tasks.
- Support stakeholders with timely, highquality analytics tools.
Governance
- Apply governance standards across data models, KPIs, metadata, and documentation.
- Maintain documentation for data models, refresh schedules, workflows, and BI processes.
- Ensure compliance with organizational data governance, privacy, and security protocols.
Stakeholder Collaboration and Support
- Collaborate with peers to engage with stakeholders to assess reporting needs and design scalable, valued BI solutions.
- Collaborate with peers to communicate insights, present data trends, and support leadership decisionmaking.
- Provide knowledge transfer to elevate selfservice analytics maturity across the organization.
- Partner with crossfunctional teams to ensure proper adoption, changemanagement, and solution alignment.
Working Conditions
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible to participate in CN's hybrid work model. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management.
Experience
Information and Technology
- Between 3-7 years of business intelligence development experience, including at least 2 years focused on Power BI.
- Handson background in data modeling, ETL/ELT, and dashboard/report development.
- Experience with Human Resources datasets*
- Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered
*Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).
Education/Certification/Designation
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Certifications in BI, analytics, or data engineering*
- Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered
*Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).
Competencies
- We Care About Each Other
- We Strive for Excellence
- We Succeed Together
- We Lead Responsibly
- Stakeholder management
- Reading the environment
- Build trust
- Listening
- Interpersonal flexibility
Technical Skills/Knowledge
- Advanced proficiency with Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power Query (M), DAX, and dataflows
- Experience integrating SAP systems, REST APIs, and structured enterprise data*
- Strong SQL skills, knowledge of data warehousing concepts, and familiarity with automation tools such as Power Automate
- Knowledge of Python, R, database development (e.g., Transact-SQL and PL/SQL), and the Service Reliability System (SRS)*
- Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French)*
*Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).
Additional Information (If Any)
About CN
CN is a premium railroad that sustainably generates value for our customers, shareholders, employees, and stakeholders with an unwavering commitment to safety and service. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. CN's network connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. South through an 18,800-mile rail network. CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN powers the North American economy and is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship.
At CN, we are dedicated to building North America's safest, most inclusive and sustainable railroad, which includes reflecting the communities in which we operate. Research shows that candidates often don't apply unless they feel they fit the job posting at 100%. To all potential applicants, even if you don't meet every job requirement listed in a posting, we still encourage you to apply. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please get in touch with our team at cnrecruitment@cn.ca.
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