People Analytics Data Partner

Avalara • UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

2d • Remote

About The Position

Avalara is hiring a People Analytics Data Partner to serve as a strategic data consultant and trusted advisor to leaders across its People & Culture organization. The role translates complex workforce questions into structured analyses, actionable insights, and executive narratives that inform hiring strategy, workforce planning, talent retention, and organizational health.

The position partners across People & Culture Centers of Excellence, including Total Rewards, Talent Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and HR Operations. Its primary focus is supporting Talent Acquisition leaders and People Business Partners through analysis of recruiting funnels, headcount movement, and talent pipeline health. The role uses analytics and a product mindset to improve recruiting efficiency and quality, support employee experience, and enable data-driven decisions.

The People Analytics Data Partner analyzes complex People and recruiting datasets, develops data stories and dashboards for audiences ranging from operational teams to executives, and promotes consistent, trustworthy metrics across People and Talent systems. The role also champions modern AI tools in everyday analytical work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in an HR-focused, stakeholder-facing People Analytics or Business Analytics role.
• At least 1 year of dedicated experience analyzing Talent Acquisition or recruiting data, pipelines, and hiring metrics.
• Fluency in SQL and advanced Excel or Google Sheets for complex data extraction, manipulation, and modeling.
• Proficiency with modern BI and data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, Visier, or Looker.
• Proven ability to deliver analytical projects end to end, from framing business questions and defining metrics through analysis, synthesis, and executive-ready presentations.
• Experience using modern AI productivity tools, such as LLMs or AI assistants, in analytical workflows.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with programming languages for statistical analysis or automation, such as Python or R.
• Experience with enterprise HRIS and ATS ecosystems, such as Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, or Phenom.
• Experience applying product management and design thinking frameworks, such as roadmapping, user persona development, and iterative prototyping, to HR solutions.
• Familiarity with workforce planning, attrition modeling, talent supply-and-demand modeling, and diversity analytics.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Acquisition leaders, People Business Partners, and functional business leaders to understand talent priorities, diagnose business problems, and deliver workforce analytics.
• Provide priority analytical support to Talent Acquisition by monitoring sourcing effectiveness, time-to-fill and time-to-hire, pass-through conversion rates, candidate experience, hiring quality, and recruiter capacity.
• Work with People Business Partners to connect hiring trends with retention, turnover drivers, promotion velocity, performance, and organizational design.
• Collaborate with People & Culture Centers of Excellence, including Total Rewards, Talent Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and HR Operations, on cross-functional people insights and strategic alignment.
• Translate ambiguous questions and anecdotal feedback into structured hypotheses, investigative analyses, and clear business narratives.
• Query, manipulate, and analyze People and recruiting datasets using SQL, BI visualization tools, and statistical methods.
• Investigate root causes behind performance shifts, hiring bottlenecks, attrition trends, and other employee lifecycle outcomes.
• Create and deliver data stories, executive presentations, and self-service dashboards for operational teams and executive leaders.
• Promote data integrity, governance, and consistency across ATS, HRIS, CRM, and engagement platforms.
• Standardize core metrics, calculations, and definitions to maintain a single source of truth across People & Culture reporting and analytics.
• Apply product thinking and design approaches, including user journeys, iterative feedback, and agile enablement, to encourage adoption and action.
• Use modern AI tools to accelerate research, data synthesis, query optimization, and insight generation.

Benefits

• Compensation package
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Bonuses for many employees, subject to eligibility and applicable plan terms
• Private medical insurance, generally offered depending on location
• Life insurance, generally offered depending on location
• Disability insurance, generally offered depending on location
• Eight employee-run resource groups with senior leadership and executive sponsorship

What This Job Offers

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