The UK AI Security Institute exists to make frontier AI systems secure, trustworthy, and beneficial for society. We work at the heart of the UK government with direct lines to Number 10 advancing our understanding of how to evaluate and govern advanced AI systems so they can be deployed safely and responsibly. Our mission is to strengthen state technical capacity in AI security research to support both government and global partners in managing the risks and harnessing the opportunities of this transformative technology. We’re building a world-class team of scientists, policy specialists, and operational professionals united by one goal: ensuring AI benefits all humanity. The AISI People Team is the engine driving the AI Security Institute’s bold transformation of government human resources for technical institutes. As AISI scales rapidly, we’re setting the pace, breaking new ground, and raising the bar for what’s possible in public‑sector people operations. Our team is central to building a high‑performance, talent‑dense culture where initiative and impact matter.
We’re developing new approaches across the whole people lifecycle, from day one in AISI to supporting people when they move on. The People Data Lead (SEO) sits at the heart of this. You will own and evolve our People management information (MI) and analytics, covering areas such as headcount, joiners/leavers, progression, pay, MI compliance, diversity and inclusion, risk, and pipelines, and turn it into the evidence base for important organisational decisions. You’ll work closely with the Head of People, the Deputy Director (DD) for Talent and Operations, senior leaders across AISI, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) HR, Finance and Legal teams, and with AISI’s engineers where we need to automate or integrate.
Day‑to‑day, working in the People Team feels like being in a small, high‑agency start‑up inside government: hands‑on, high‑energy, and very visible. We are activity‑managed by AISI, with expert support from DSIT HR, which means you get the best of both worlds: freedom to innovate and the backing of a central HR function. If you want to build the HR data function of tomorrow, not just maintain today’s reporting, this is the team to join. Job description: The role As People Data Lead you’ll own and improve AISI’s people analytics, turning HR data into clear dashboards and insights that drive decisions on hiring, performance, pay and workforce planning.
Job description
- Design, maintain and improve our People MI suite in Power BI (headcount, joiners/leavers, pay, diversity, risk, vacancies).
- Produce accurate, auditable packs for performance panels, ensuring data is fair, robust and easy to understand.
- Build simple, usable dashboards for workforce planning and redeployment (for example, Redeployment Interview Scheme, RIS, and Cabinet Office Protocol tracking).
- Streamline and automate repeat reporting tasks using Human Resources Information System (HRIS) data, Power BI and safe automation, improving data quality and consistency.
- Work with the People Team, senior leaders, DSIT HR and Finance to answer people questions with clear, concise analysis and brief written explanations.
- Data‑curious about people: genuinely interested in how people data can make organisations fairer and more effective. Motivated by using evidence, not anecdotes, to support decisions on hiring, performance and pay.
- Analytical and rigorous: enjoys working with numbers and detail, spotting patterns and issues in datasets, and turning them into clear, honest insights. Holds a high bar for accuracy, auditability and privacy.
- Agentic and proactive: a self‑starter who takes ownership of dashboards and reporting, drives improvements through to delivery, and actively looks for ways to simplify and strengthen how we use people data.
- Organised and reliable: uses structure and systems to manage multiple reporting cycles and ad‑hoc requests. Meets deadlines, keeps data and documentation tidy, and maintains consistent standards under pressure.
- Enjoys building and improving tools: gets satisfaction from both creating new MI products and refining existing ones so they are more intuitive, automated and useful for non‑technical users.
- Tech‑savvy with data tools: confident working with Excel and Power BI as core tools, and comfortable learning new systems (for example, HRIS, Power Automate, and AI productivity tools) to improve data flows and reduce manual work.
- Clear communicator and partner: explain complex data simply, in writing and in conversation. Builds strong working relationships with HR, Finance, Legal and senior leaders, and is comfortable asking questions and offering challenge where needed.
- Values‑driven and integrity‑led: strong alignment with AISI’s mission; handles sensitive people data with care and confidentiality. Thinks about fairness, equality and data protection when designing metrics and presenting insights.
Person specification
Who we’re looking for:
- Data‑curious about people: Genuinely interested in how people data can make organisations fairer and more effective. Motivated by using evidence, not anecdotes, to support decisions on hiring, performance and pay.
- Analytical and rigorous: Enjoys working with numbers and detail, spotting patterns and issues in datasets, and turning them into clear, honest insights. Holds a high bar for accuracy, auditability and privacy.
- Agentic and proactive: A self‑starter who takes ownership of dashboards and reporting, drives improvements through to delivery, and actively looks for ways to simplify and strengthen how we use people data.
- Organised and reliable: Uses structure and systems to manage multiple reporting cycles and ad‑hoc requests. Meets deadlines, keeps data and documentation tidy, and maintains consistent standards under pressure.
- Enjoys building and improving tools: Gets satisfaction from both creating new MI products and refining existing ones so they are more intuitive, automated and useful for non‑technical users.
- Tech‑savvy with data tools: Confident working with Excel and Power BI as core tools, and comfortable learning new systems (e.g., HRIS, Power Automate, AI productivity tools) to improve data flows and reduce manual work.
- Clear communicator and partner: Explain complex data simply, in writing and in conversation. Builds strong working relationships with HR, Finance, Legal and senior leaders, and is comfortable asking questions and offering challenge where needed.
- Values‑driven and integrity-led: Strong alignment with AISI’s mission; handles sensitive people data with care and confidentiality. Thinks about fairness, equality and data protection when designing metrics and presenting insights.
- Experience working with HR data in government, tech, AI or a fast‑growing organisation.
- Exposure to performance or workforce planning MI.
- Some familiarity with SQL or Python, or an interest in working closely with engineers and analysts.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 20th January 2026
