Business Analyst, HR Data & Data Warehouse - Contract
About The Position
The Business Analyst, HR Data & Data Warehouse supports Vertex’s HR Data Strategy by translating business needs into data and systems requirements. The role supports the design, development, and validation of HR data and metrics in the enterprise data warehouse, aligning work with HR data governance standards. The analyst collaborates across HR, IT, and Data Engineering to improve data quality and management processes and enable analytics that advance organizational goals. This is a hybrid W2 assignment through a third-party agency partner and is described as temporary. The role is eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal and state requirements.
Requirements
- Three to five years of experience as a Business Analyst or Data Analyst, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong business analysis and process analysis skills.
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms.
- Experience performing data validation, data profiling, and root cause analysis for data quality issues.
- Ability to translate complex business needs into structured requirements, user stories, and documentation.
- Hands-on experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for partnering with cross-functional HR and Data teams.
- Ability to manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with HR systems, HR data models, or enterprise data platforms.
- Prior experience supporting data warehouse, data governance, or metadata initiatives.
- Experience with data cataloging or metadata management tools such as Alation or Collibra.
- Familiarity with people data, HR data governance frameworks, or data stewardship practices.
- Data- or analytics-related certifications.
Responsibilities
- Support people analytics workstreams related to the Crinetics acquisition and integration, including workforce data collection, validation, analysis, reporting, and ongoing monitoring.
- Partner with HR, IT, and Data Engineering teams to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for HR data in the enterprise data warehouse.
- Analyze current-state data flows and define future-state data flows and processes aligned with HR data governance.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications for data modeling, ETL design, and data validation activities.
- Support Snowflake-based data warehouse development by writing SQL queries for data exploration, profiling, validation, and testing.
- Conduct data quality assessments, develop validation rules, and facilitate issue resolution to ensure the accuracy and integrity of HR data.
- Collaborate with HR Data Governance leads to operationalize data standards, definitions, and controls in the data warehouse environment.
- Document processes, data mapping, and functional specifications to support clarity, transparency, and long-term maintainability.
- Assist in evaluating and integrating data cataloging and metadata management tools to improve data discoverability and governance.
- Provide analytical support to HR and business partners, enabling data-driven insights through validated and trusted datasets.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
