Sr. Analyst, People Data

The Senior Analyst, People Data shapes how leaders understand, experience, and act on workforce data. This role sits at the intersection of analytics, storytelling, and strategy; transforming complex people data into clear, compelling insights that influence decisions at every level of the organization. As an analytics partner to HR and business leadership, the Senior Analyst designs and delivers scalable reporting and analytics solutions across the employee lifecycle. This role provides executive-ready insights and recommendations that helps identify trends, risks, and opportunities within the workforce by leveraging Workday reporting and dynamic dashboards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:

Workday Advanced Reporting – 80%

• Design, build, and maintain complex custom reports and dashboards in Workday using Report Writer, Advanced, Matrix, Composite, Trending, BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools), Discovery Boards, and Worksheets to visualize data trends for key metrics
• Proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities within people data and translate insights into executive ready dashboards, presentations, and recommendations for HR and business leadership.‑ready dashboards, presentations, and recommendations for HR and business leadership
• Create complex calculated fields in Workday
• Aggregate and analyze data across all HCM Workday modules including Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Talent Management, Time and Absence, Core HCM (workforce demographics, turnover), Succession Planning, and Advanced Compensation to prepare visual analytics for HR and management
• Provide best practices and strategic input to support organizational direction based on data analysis.
• Develop models on unstructured data sets to provide detailed analysis of current state and predictive analytics.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and IT teams to gather system-wide reporting needs and translate them into effective data solutions to support workforce planning
• Perform data cleansing, validation, and transformation to ensure data integrity
• Create documentation and conduct training to ensure stakeholders can interpret and use reporting tools effectively
• Stay updated on best practices and emerging trends in data analysis, visualization, and HR analytics
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and best practices
• Support HR in the creation of complex reports and compiles information from various data sources for ad hoc reporting
• Own, execute and collaborate on multiple/concurrent projects and requests, and manage clear expectations with stakeholders
• Design and deliver advanced people analytics solutions using Workday as the system of record, while leveraging Domo and other visualization tools to create executive level dashboards that synthesize insights across HR and business data technologies

HR System Administration – 20%

• Act as a consultative partner to leadership and HR Partners in assisting with gathering requirements, design, configuration, testing, and implementation of system enhancements, business process updates, and reporting for new modules or functionality
• Improve HR processes through data and reporting automation, self-service tools, on-demand reporting, and workflow enhancements to enhance agency and employee experiences. Recommend system optimizations and process improvements
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to reporting performance, data discrepancies, and user access and proactively identify opportunities to improve data accessibility and self-service through training
• Understand the full scope of HR systems and interfaces to ensure that data flows appropriately among all HR systems. Analyze, maintain and troubleshoot HR information systems and data sources; identify and resolve root causes that drive improvements
• Audit and analyze test runs within Workday for consistency and accuracy. Maintain data integrity and system functionality by auditing data in the system on a regularly scheduled cadence

Additional Job Description

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS (IF APPLICABLE)

• May work on special projects or other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY/BUDGETARY/EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION RESPONSIBILITY

• May communicate with external service providers and customers

QUALIFICATIONS – EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a related field
• 5-7 years of prior work experience, preferably in HR, HCMS and Data
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in building advanced reports in Workday HCM
• 1+ year experience with SQL
• Experience in data visualization tools such as Domo, Tableau, R Studio, Power BI, etc.
• Workday Pro Reporting Certification preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to adhere to and exhibit the Company Values at all times
• Deep expertise in Workday HCM reporting and analytics, including advanced, matrix, composite, trended reports, Discovery Boards, and calculated fields.
• Strong ability to analyze workforce data across the employee lifecycle and identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform business decisions
• Proven capability to proactively surface insights and translate findings into actionable recommendations
• Ability to design intuitive dashboards and visualizations that enable leaders to quickly understand and act on data
• Skill in data storytelling, including synthesizing analytics into executive ready presentations and clear narratives ‑ready presentations and clear narratives
• Strong analytical judgment to translate ambiguous business questions into effective analytical approaches
• Ability to work confidently with large, complex datasets, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity
• Working knowledge of SQL or analytical query logic to support data extraction and analysis
• Ability to partner cross functionally with HR, Finance, IT, and business leaders to define needs and deliver scalable analytics solutions ‑functionally with HR, Finance, IT, and business leaders to define needs and deliver scalable analytics solutions
• Strong understanding of data privacy, confidentiality, and ethical use of employee data
• Ability to balance recurring reporting, ad hoc analysis, and strategic projects in a fast-paced environment ‑paced environment
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical audiences
• Ability to operate independently, manage priorities, and deliver high quality work with minimal direction ‑quality work with minimal direction
• Demonstrated ability to influence decision-making through data backed insights ‑making through data‑backed insights
• Continuous learning mindset with the ability to adapt to evolving analytics tools, methods, and business needs
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
• Working knowledge of document management systems
• Ability to build strong business relationships at all levels
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Solid critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to consistently meet goals, commitments, and deadlines
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Communicates Effectively
• Innovative
• Customer Focus & Teamwork
• Quality & Results-Oriented
• Decision Making
• Resourceful & Tenacious
• Develops Self
• Technical Skills

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, WORKING CONDITION, AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Typical office environment - sedentary with typing, writing, reading requirements. May be able to sit or stand.
• Speaking, reading, writing, ability to use a telephone and computer
• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally
• Ability to interpret various instructions
• Ability to deal with a variety of variables under only limited standardization
• No travel required