Jaejin Lee

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Profile Summary

• Jaejin Lee is a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds Business School, specialising in HR/People Analytics, and engaged in Data Analytics and HRM master's course. Jaejin delivers lectures, offers guidance, provides consulting services, and more, catering to organisations keen on embracing a ‘data-driven’ approach. He is convinced that employing HR/People Analytics for decision-making can significantly drive business growth and enhance employee satisfaction. Jaejin gained comprehensive experience in various HR functions, including strategic planning consulting, recruitment, learning and development (L&D), and onboarding at E-Land Group, one of the major conglomerates in South Korea. Notably, he authored the book, Business Partner: HR Analytics (Korean), in 2020, which provides insights into the use of data analytics in HR practices. Jaejin holds a BSc in Mathematics from Hanyang University and an MSc in Human Resource Management from the University of Exeter. At present, he is a Ph.D. candidate in HR Analytics at the University of Leeds.

Work Experience

• Research Fellow working on a National Highways-funded project, University of Leeds, UK
• Teaching assistant in HR analytics at LUBS, University of Leeds, UK
• Visiting researcher and advisor to systemise HR analytics, a tech delivery company, Seoul, Korea 
• Research assistant at LUBS, University of Leeds, UK
• Data science research assistant, University of Exeter, UK
• Conference organiser, PAFOW 2019 London (People Analytics & Future of Work)
• Senior strategic manager, Korea Job Association (NGO)
• HR manager, E-land Group, Seoul, Korea
• Strategic business consultant, E-land Group, Shanghai, China / Seoul, Korea
• Operations assistant, ZoomSystems, SF, US
• Administration assistant, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
• Police officer, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Seoul, Korea 

Conference & Presentation

• A remote ethnographic field study of a HR analytics team. Workshop on Ethnography: Future Intimations (June 2024)

• Examining the micro-foundations of management fads and fashions. 9th e-HRM International Conference (June 2024)

• Conference Presenter and Moderator, Next-Gen HR: Unearthing Insights through Data Analytics. Global HR Forum 2023 (November 2023)

• Talent development strategy to transform into a skills-based organisation. Future Conference for HRD (October 2023)

• Next-Gen HR: Unearthing Insights through Data Analytics. Global HR Forum 2023 (November 2023)

• The Present and Future of the People Analytics Ecosystem. 1^st People Analytics Conference Korea (October 2023)

• Talent development strategy to transform into a skill-based organisation, Future Conference for HRD (October 2023)

• How and Why is HR/People Analytics Established in Contemporary Organisations?, 2nd EIASM Workshop of People Analytics and Algorithmic Management (June 2023)

• Unresolved problem that many people perceive HR analytics as a superficial application of arithmetical data analysis. Digital Transformation Technical progress and its impact on workers (May 2023)

• HR transformation trends of global companies, 2023 HR-Tech Perspective (April 2023)

• The barriers of using HR analytics from the HR practitioners’ perspective, 1st EIASM Workshop of People Analytics and Algorithmic Management (July 2022)

• HR/People Analytics for research and practice, Talk, Share, and Write(TSW), The Korean Association of HRD (July 2022)

• The barriers of using HR analytics from the HR practitioners’ perspective, BAM Human Resource Management SIG International Symposium 2022 (June 2022)

• Why do organisations struggle with People Analytics? People Analytics World 2022 Conference (April 2022)

• A journay of global companies on HR Analytics, The Future of HR Conference by Wanted (June 2021)

• Why do organisations get bogged down in using HR analytics? The Future of Work in a Post-Covid World, Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) Doctoral Conference (May 2021)

• Conference Moderator, Big Data and the Future of Human Resource Management, Global HR Forum (November 2020)

Invited Lecture & Workshop

• Hyundai Motor Group, Wanted, Global HR Forum, LG, Samsung Electronics, HR Leaders Club, Dataholic, Hunet, ASML, Woowa Brothers, People Analytics World Conference, etc
• email: hrjaejinlee@gmail.com

Certificates

• People analytics, network analysis workshop, R conference 2022
• People analytics, University of Cambridge
• Data analysis for management, LSE 
• HR analytics, Cornell University
• Data analytics using R & Python, University of Exeter
• People analytics, LinkedIn
• CIPD level 7 certificate, CIPD
• Human resource management specialist, Korea Lobour Attorney Association

Research interests

Jaejin’s main research interests are in the fields of HR/People Analytics and Digital HR. He is widely interested in adopting and using technologies in the HR domain, including but not limited to digital transformation, data analytics, AI(machine learning), and automation. In HR, which has previously relied more on intuition and experience, Jaejin believes that data-driven approaches can make better work and life in our society by hiring, training, and deploying the right people at the right time and in the right way.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. HR Analytics, University of Leeds (2020-present)
• MSc (hons). Human Resource Management, University of Exeter
• Graduate Diploma (hons). Business Management, University of Exeter
• BSc. Mathematics, Hanyang University

Student education

Jaejin possess extensive experience in developing learning materials pertaining to HR analytics and have taught undergraduates and postgraduates in the Data Analytics & HRM MSc programme at Leeds University Business School (LUBS).

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• LUBS3185 People Analytics: Strategy and Practice
• LUBS5342M People Analytics: Strategy and Practice
• LUBS5346M Data Analytics for Human Resources

Research groups and institutes

• Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change