Data Analytics Senior Analyst – Recruiting Analytics, Research & Competitive Intelligence - Contractor Role

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a consultative, strategic, data-savvy analyst to join its Recruiting organization. The role sits at the intersection of market research, competitor analysis, and talent acquisition, translating complex data and insights into recommendations that support strategic business decisions and organizational growth. The position conducts competitive intelligence and market research on talent trends and competitor hiring, develops actionable hiring recommendations, and builds tools and dashboards that make intelligence accessible to recruiting teams. It also collaborates with cross-functional partners to support Recruiting Analytics and Competitive Intelligence strategy, data accuracy, automation, and the use of AI agents to improve the speed and quality of insights.

Requirements

3–5+ years of experience in consulting, data analytics, market research, or recruiting intelligence.
Experience turning ambiguous questions into structured problem statements and scoped analyses.
Strong analytical and data-storytelling skills, including the ability to turn complex data and analysis into compelling executive-level narratives.
Experience with competitive-intelligence frameworks, research methodologies, and benchmarking, and translating them into actionable insights.
Experience using LinkedIn Talent Insights (LTI) to pull and analyze talent flows.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Collaborative mindset and ability to manage multiple stakeholder requests and shift direction as priorities change.
Passion for talent strategy and the competitive hiring landscape.
Curiosity and willingness to grow and upskill in relevant tools and technical languages.

Nice To Haves

Prior Talent Intelligence or Talent Mapping experience.
Experience with Tableau or other data-visualization tools.
Experience supporting a Recruiting or HR organization.
Experience with Revelio, Draup, Lightcast, or other market-standard competitive-intelligence platforms.
Experience with Workday ATS and HCM.

Responsibilities

Translate ambiguous recruiting competitive-intelligence questions into structured problem statements and scoped analyses, identifying relevant data sources and metrics and ensuring the work addresses business questions.
Conduct ongoing competitive-intelligence and market research to track talent-market trends and competitor hiring movements using benchmarking frameworks.
Turn research and analysis into actionable, data-backed hiring strategies and clear leadership recommendations, and monitor outcomes over time.
Partner with recruiting teams and organizational stakeholders, manage incoming research and competitive-intelligence requests, and support strategic workforce decisions with timely research.
Develop and maintain resources, tools, and dashboards that make intelligence accessible and actionable for recruiting teams.
Automate manual reporting processes to scale insight delivery.
Work with Workforce Planning, IT, and Data Engineering partners to determine approaches and system needs for Recruiting Analytics and Competitive Intelligence strategy and data accuracy.
Partner to identify and implement opportunities to agentify competitive-intelligence information and analyses to improve the speed and quality of insights.