People Analytics Analyst (Employee Listening)

Proofpoint • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

The Employee Listening & People Analyst is responsible for owning and advancing the organization’s employee listening strategy while also providing analytics support to key People & Culture (P&C) stakeholders. This role will lead the design, execution, analysis, and action planning associated with our listening strategy to ensure that employee feedback is translated into meaningful insights and organizational change. In addition, this role will serve as a consultative people analytics partner—developing dashboards, defining KPIs, and supporting data-driven decision-making across P&C and the broader business. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and research skills with program management, stakeholder influence, and a passion for improving the employee experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, People Analytics, Data Analytics, Statistics, Behavioral Science, Human Resources, or a related field.
• At least 2 years’ of relevant experience in employee listening, survey research, people analytics, or a related analytical role.
• Strong foundation in survey design, measurement principles, and quantitative and/or qualitative analysis.
• Experience designing and delivering dashboards using data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and comfort working with complex datasets.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills, with the ability to partner effectively across functions and levels.
• Experience documenting processes and building scalable analytics or research practices.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of SQL or other querying tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, and continuously improve employee listening programs.
• Partner with stakeholders to design effective surveys, including question development, methodology, timing, and sampling.
• Own end-to-end survey execution, including project management, communications, data quality, and vendor coordination.
• Analyze and interpret survey results, with a focus on executive organizations and priority talent segments.
• Develop clear, compelling insights and storytelling for leaders at all levels.
• Operationalize and support action planning efforts, helping leaders translate insights into measurable and impactful actions at scale.
• Identify opportunities to evolve listening strategies, tools, and practices to increase impact and adoption across the organization.
• Serve as a people analytics partner to select P&C stakeholders, supporting strategic and operational initiatives.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports that surface key workforce trends, metrics, and outcomes.
• Consult with partners to define meaningful KPIs and success measures aligned to business and people strategies.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking to ambiguous questions, turning data into actionable insights.
• Ensure analytics outputs are accurate, scalable, and accessible to non-technical audiences.
• Document and refine processes related to employee listening and people analytics, including governance, standards, and use cases.
• Support data integrity, compliance, and ethical use of employee data in line with internal policies and external regulations.
• Contribute to training and enablement efforts that build data literacy and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Manage ad-hoc analytics and research requests while identifying opportunities for scalable, self-service solutions.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• Career success on your terms
• Flexible work environment
• Annual wellness and community outreach days
• Always on recognition for your contributions
• Global collaboration and networking opportunities
• flexible time off
• a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees