People Analytics Analyst

McDermott Will & Emery • Chicago, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The People Analytics Analyst supports the Firm’s People Analytics function by providing leaders and teams with timely, trustworthy, and actionable insights from workforce data. The position combines data analysis, reporting, and visualization to support decisions involving staffing, performance and productivity, internal mobility, retention, compensation, and talent development. The analyst works with HR colleagues and Firm leaders to understand business questions, identify meaningful patterns and trends, and translate data into insights and recommendations. The role also improves analytical efficiency and capabilities through AI, automation, scalable reporting solutions, and more reliable workforce data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least three years of progressive experience in People Analytics, HR analytics, data analysis, or a related field.
• Knowledge of People Analytics concepts, workforce metrics, and common HR data structures.
• Experience using analytical and reporting tools such as advanced Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, and comparable technologies.
• Ability to prepare, combine, validate, and analyze data from multiple sources, with attention to accuracy and consistency.
• Ability to frame workforce questions, select appropriate analytical approaches, and translate findings into actionable insights and decisions.
• Familiarity with HRIS, reporting, and data visualization platforms and their capabilities.
• Comfort using AI tools to improve analytical workflows, with curiosity and judgment to explore new applications and validate results.
• Strong project management and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including the ability to present analytical findings to non-technical audiences and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively across departments and levels.
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with judgment and discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a law firm or professional services organization.
• Workday experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct workforce data analysis for HR colleagues and Firm leadership, developing reports, dashboards, presentations, and other deliverables to communicate findings and recommendations.
• Produce, validate, and continually improve recurring workforce reporting, including headcount, staffing, turnover, and other key HR metrics.
• Develop reusable reporting solutions, dashboards, and automated workflows to improve analytical efficiency, consistency, and stakeholder access to information.
• Apply AI tools and emerging technologies to streamline data preparation, analysis, reporting, and other People Analytics workflows, ensuring appropriate validation, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Gather, clean, combine, transform, and validate workforce data from multiple sources, identifying and resolving data quality or consistency issues.
• Collaborate with HR Managers on workforce modeling, headcount planning, and talent pipeline analytics for specific practice groups and business functions.
• Partner with HR project leads and Firm leadership to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of HR programs, initiatives, and policy changes.
• Support the design, maintenance, and adoption of Workday reporting, Prism, and other analytical platforms, including opportunities to standardize reporting and expand self-service capabilities.
• Partner with HRIS and IT to improve workforce data accessibility, quality, integration, security, and governance.
• Collaborate with the broader People Analytics team on research and analytical projects, including opportunities to integrate employee listening results with other workforce data.
• Stay current on People Analytics, AI, and analytical technologies, proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen the Firm’s analytical capabilities.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunity to earn performance-based bonuses.
• Full-time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Benefits support physical, emotional, mental, and financial health, with an emphasis on work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level