Senior People Analytics Lead

permanent
Fully Remote

Only accepting applications from: United States

  • Own the analytics roadmap, prioritize workforce, talent, and operational questions, and balance immediate needs with foundational work like data quality, consistent metrics, and reliable reporting.
  • Build trusted people data, partnering with HRIS and data owners to maintain reliable datasets and pipelines.
  • Analyze onboarding, employee changes, case management, and offboarding to find bottlenecks, errors, and manual work, set baselines, recommend improvements, and measure results.
  • Develop metrics for service demand, cycle times, resolution quality, and rework to inform capacity, self-service, and automation priorities.
  • Work with People Business Partners and Finance on headcount, workforce costs, org structure, hiring, retention, internal mobility, and succession, connecting findings to workforce plans.
  • Apply advanced methods such as statistical analysis, forecasting, and predictive techniques with clear communication of assumptions and limitations.
  • Build dashboards that leaders use, streamline recurring reporting, and run quarterly workforce insights reviews highlighting changes, risks, and recommended actions.
  • Advance AI and automation responsibly by identifying, validating, and measuring practical AI and automation opportunities.
  • Set analytical standards and coach People colleagues on using data confidently.

Experience

  • 8+ years in people analytics, HR analytics, or a related field, with substantial experience applying analytics to People data and processes.
  • Strong understanding of HR operations, employee lifecycle processes, and workforce and talent metrics.
  • Experience with Workday or a similar HRIS, including how system configuration and business processes affect data quality.
  • Experience integrating complex HR datasets and building sustainable pipelines with HRIS, IT, or data engineering teams.
  • Advanced SQL and strong Python or R skills.
  • Advanced proficiency in Databricks, Tableau, or similar platforms, with a track record of building reporting that leaders use to make decisions.
  • Strong grounding in statistical methods, with the judgment to match the approach to the question and the data.
  • Demonstrated success translating analysis into measurable improvements in efficiency, service quality, data accuracy, or employee experience.
  • The ability to scope ambiguous requests, prioritize competing needs, and deliver independently.
  • Clear, compelling communication with senior People and business leaders.
  • Sound judgment with sensitive employee data and a commitment to privacy, fairness, and responsible AI.

Salary and Perks

Pay range: $137K - $173K

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Bonus and RSU equity programs
  • Global perks

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