Sr Analyst, People Analytics and Data

PDS Health•Irving, TX

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, People Analytics and Data provides analytical expertise and reporting solutions for PDS Health’s People/HR function and business leaders. Reporting to the Director of People Systems, this role is part of the HRIS team supporting PDS’s People technology portfolio, including Workday HCM, Cornerstone, ICIMS, and Anaplan. The analyst serves as a subject matter expert in Workday HCM reporting and develops reports and dashboards in support of the People analytics roadmap. The role owns operational reporting deliverables and request support, develops dashboards and KPIs, analyzes data from multiple sources, and presents insights that inform business decisions. It also contributes to analytics projects from planning and requirements through testing, deployment, communications, and training, while supporting data integrity, privacy, security, and governance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT/MIS, Data Science, Statistics, Math, or a related field, or more than five years of professional experience in lieu of a degree.
At least six years of experience, including at least four years in People/HR data analytics and reporting.
In-depth knowledge of People/HR reporting and data, including HR, Payroll, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, Learning, and Talent.
In-depth experience building and maintaining advanced Workday HCM reports and dashboards, including calculated fields and advanced Matrix and composite reports.
Experience integrating a core HRMS application with a data warehouse or data lake and consolidating data from multiple sources.
Demonstrated experience in all phases of a project, including SDLC or SCRUM/Agile methodologies and roadmap or tactical development for a phased People/HR analytics strategy.
Experience and familiarity with statistical analysis and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel V-lookups and pivot tables.
Ability to mentor less-experienced team members.
Highly developed teambuilding, influencing, and collaboration skills.
Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures.
Ability to draw valid conclusions, exercise sound judgment, and make decisions under pressure.
Ability to maintain a big-picture perspective and communicate appropriately across teams.
Excellent analytical skills, including analyzing, interpreting, and extracting insights from large data sets and developing recommendations and improvement opportunities.
Effective communication, consultation, and facilitation skills, and ability to work collaboratively as a team player.
Professionalism, sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and select appropriate methods, tools, and reporting deliverables.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a multi-regional healthcare, retail, or dental company.
Master’s degree in Business, IT/MIS, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
Workday Pro certification in HCM Core or HCM Reporting, and exposure to Workday Prism and Discovery Boards.
Advanced Power BI skills.
Experience with Applicant Tracking, Learning, and Talent systems and data.
Knowledge of or exposure to Python or R for advanced data analysis, predictive modeling, and inferential statistics.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day reporting deliverables and provide operational support for report requests, inquiries, and tickets.
Produce standard and customized monthly, quarterly, and annual People reports, primarily using Workday and Power BI.
Develop and improve Workday HCM dashboards for employees, managers, and People/HR team members.
Facilitate the definition and development of business and predictive KPIs and metrics across the People/HR function, and recommend effective delivery tools.
Partner with internal stakeholders to define business problems, analyze data, and present insights and dashboards that support people-related decisions.
Analyze and interpret data using techniques ranging from aggregation to complex statistical analysis.
Present findings and insights to executives, business leaders, hiring managers, and People/HR team members, including developing compelling visualizations and presentations.
Analyze end-to-end processes and data from multiple sources to identify inconsistencies and recommend improvements.
Work with IT and the Data Warehouse team to improve data integrity and advance KPI and reporting definitions.
Participate in and lead analytics projects, including planning, scoping, requirements and specifications, prototyping, playback, testing, deployment, communications, and training.
Stay current with industry research and practices in People/HR analytics, participate in Workday Community and other forums, and identify opportunities to evolve the People analytics roadmap.
Provide reporting and analytics training and guidance to end users.
Follow data privacy and access policies and comply with security and system change-control governance.