Job Description

The People Analytics Analyst transforms HR data into strategic insights that support business decisions. As the Workday reporting expert, this role develops advanced reports, dashboards, and data solutions using Workday Prism and other analytics tools. The People Analytics Analyst will partner with HR leadership and business leaders to define workforce metrics, support strategic planning, and present actionable insights on trends and areas of concern. This role also ensures data governance, compliance, and reporting best practices, while mentoring team members and continuously improving analytics capabilities. Provide timely and quality-focused business analysis and assist business stakeholders and Project Managers to ensure the success of project delivery. Identify improvement initiatives and solutions and manage their implementation within the business. Understand business needs and opportunities, including a good understanding of business risk and the ability to perform and communicate feasibility studies. **Responsibilities:** + Plan all business and technical aspects of different data and analytics systems and platforms. Understand features and properties, ensure data integrity of new and existing tracking, and own the maintenance and administrative functions of these systems and platforms. + Perform complex statistical analysis and utilize mining, modeling, and testing techniques to enable data analysis. + Support key aspects of the data management system. This includes being responsible for developing or operating key elements of the system. + Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level. Lead the improvement efforts that are within span of control at this level. + Contribute to the design and creation of reporting strategies and templates. Lead execution of complex reports, identifying and interpreting complex patterns and trends, and translating those insights into actionable recommendations. + Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals. + Serve as a Workday reporting expert, building, testing, and maintaining advanced reports, discovery boards, dashboards, and scorecards for HR and business leaders + Designs and builds data solutions in Workday Prism to integrate internal and external datasets for reporting and decision support + Develop and manage dashboards covering headcount, turnover, talent acquisition, total rewards, and other key HR areas + Deliver actionable insights identifying workforce trends, risks, and opportunities + Partner with key HR areas, leadership, and business stakeholders to design workforce metrics and KPIs aligned with organizational strategy + Support strategic workforce planning initiatives, integrating reporting with scenario modeling and forecasting + Present findings and recommendations to leadership in a clear, compelling manner to drive decision-making + Champion HR data governance standards and reporting best practices + Ensure compliance with regulatory and data privacy requirements (e.g., EEO, GDPR, SOX) + Create and maintain documentation, metadata, and data dictionaries for HR reporting. + Interpret the business need and identify solution recommendations to business problems at a business unit level.Document "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to accurately record the changes required. + Contribute to exploring the development and implementation of data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Qlik, Tableau, Visier) + Coach and mentor less experienced associates. + Troubleshoot system and data issues, taking ownership through resolution. + Provide data governance direction and oversight for HR + Bachelor's degree required (Master's preferred) + Minimum of 3 years of experience in data management and reporting; 6 years preferred **Technical Skills** + High Proficiency in SQL, Excel, or Access + Experience with Workday HCM and Adaptive Planning + Familiarity with statistical tools such as SPSS and SAS is a plus + Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Qlik, Visier) **Knowledge/Skills** + Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision-making.Applies comprehensive knowledge to act independently while providing guidance and training to others on using clear and effective verbal communication skills to express ideas, request actions and formulate plans or policies. + Uses expertise to act as organizational authority on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives + Works independently and provides guidance and training to others on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision-making + Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements + Acts as the organization's authority and established expert on understanding and using standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes + Works at an advanced level to shift into and out of a mental mindset associated with assessing the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment and making the appropriate/innovative adjustments to thinking and work habits to thrive in any scenario + Typically works independently and provides guidance. + Solid understanding of HR and workforce analytics + In-depth knowledge of HR ERP systems and data presentation tools + Understanding of business needs and practices in the financial services industry + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills + Ability to identify, analyze, and interpret trends in complex data sets + Knowledge in applying basic statistical analysis (e.g., correlation, regression, T-tests) + Ability to develop and implement data collection systems that optimize efficiency and quality + Excellent communication skills-verbal and written-with all levels of the organization + Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment + High level of customer service and stakeholder engagement + Strong organizational and project management skills + Ability to work independently and collaboratively

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