Sr. People Analytics Analyst

AeroVironment•Simi Valley, CA

About The Position

The Senior People Analytics Analyst is a senior individual contributor on the Workday HRIS team, providing analytical expertise and reporting solutions. The role partners with P&C functional leaders—including Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and P&C Operations—as well as Finance, HR Business Partners, and other stakeholders to understand the People Analytics roadmap and deliver scalable, maintainable solutions. It uses Workday reporting capabilities such as Advanced, Matrix, Trending, and Composite Reports, dashboards, Discovery boards, Reporting Agents, Hubs, and configurations aligned with business needs. The analyst turns workforce, organizational, talent, and business data into actionable insights. This includes integrating multiple data sources; analyzing data using methods ranging from basic aggregation to complex statistical analysis; developing visualizations and presentations; and communicating trends and findings to audiences including executives, business leaders, hiring managers, and People/HR teams. The role leads assigned reporting initiatives, supports the definition of business and predictive KPIs, and translates workforce trends into clear narratives and recommendations for leadership. The role also supports adoption of Workday reporting capabilities by developing best-practice resources and guides, documenting standard workflows, advising on functionality and practices, and supporting change management, communications, and training. It mentors HRIS team members and provides guidance on complex reporting issues to promote accuracy, consistency, and adherence to standards. Reporting activities must comply with data privacy, access, security, system change control, reporting governance, company objectives, P&C strategies, and compliance requirements. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field or at least four years of professional experience in lieu of a degree. Candidates need five or more years of experience, including at least three years in People/HR data analytics and reporting, as well as in-depth Workday HCM reporting and dashboard experience. The role is offered at a salary range of $111,000–$188,500. AeroVironment provides medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and a paid holiday shutdown. The position may require minimal travel and access to ITAR/EAR-controlled information; applicants must meet applicable U.S. person or export-license eligibility requirements, and some positions may require U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, IT/MIS, Data Science, Statistics, Math, or a related field, or four or more years of professional experience in lieu of a degree.
Five or more years of experience, including three or more years in a People/HR data analytics and reporting capacity.
In-depth knowledge of People/HR reporting and data, including HR, Compensation, Recruiting, Benefits, Learning, and Talent.
In-depth experience building and maintaining advanced Workday HCM reports and dashboards, including advanced calculated fields.
Experience integrating with a data warehouse or data lake and consolidating data from multiple sources.
Experience and familiarity with statistical analysis and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Ability to sit, stand, stoop, reach, lift up to 10 pounds, and bend; hand and wrist dexterity to use a computer.
Ability to work in an office environment; ability to sit and stand for long periods and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
May require minimal travel to sites/programs and special functions.
Must qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR/EAR or be eligible for an export license to access controlled information; some positions may require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Workday Prism Analytics, People Analytics, Discovery Boards, or related Workday analytical capabilities.
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or another business intelligence platform.
Experience with SQL or other data-querying tools.
Experience integrating HR data with Finance, recruiting, compensation, or other enterprise datasets.
Experience developing workforce dashboards for executive leadership.
Experience supporting workforce planning or predictive workforce analytics.
Experience in a complex, matrixed, high-growth, manufacturing, technology, aerospace, or defense environment.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with HR, IT, and business leaders in a global, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day reporting deliverables and provide operational support for report requests, inquiries, and tickets.
Produce and deliver standard and customized monthly, quarterly, and annual People reports, primarily using Workday and Power BI, with actionable insights.
Develop and enhance Workday HCM dashboards; facilitate definition and development of business and predictive KPIs and metrics across the People/HR function; and recommend effective delivery tools.
Partner with stakeholders to define business problems, analyze data, present insights and dashboards, support people-related decisions, and translate findings into recommendations.
Analyze and interpret data using techniques ranging from basic data aggregation to complex statistical analysis.
Summarize findings for executives, business leaders, hiring managers, and People/HR team members; develop compelling visualizations, presentations, and narratives behind the data.
Analyze end-to-end processes and data from multiple sources to identify inconsistencies and recommend improvements.
Work with HRIS and business teams to improve data integrity and advance KPI and metric definition and reporting.
Translate workforce trends into executive-ready presentations with context, key drivers, and potential actions, and establish consistent standards for communicating People data.
Participate in and lead analytics projects, including planning and scoping, requirements and specifications, prototyping and playback, testing, deployment, communications, and training.
Stay current with industry research and People/HR analytics practices, 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, access, security, system change control, and reporting governance requirements.
Partner with HR Business Partners to identify workforce trends and provide analytical support for business discussions.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on recruiting metrics, time-to-fill, hiring trends, candidate pipelines, and workforce demand.
Partner with Total Rewards on compensation, pay equity, market competitiveness, incentive, and benefits analytics.
Collaborate with Talent Management on performance, succession, career movement, and organizational capability analytics.
Partner with Finance on workforce planning, headcount reconciliation, forecasting, and related workforce metrics.
Partner with HRIS to ensure appropriate security, data access, and reporting governance.
Support testing and validation of Workday releases and system changes affecting workforce reporting and analytics.
Ensure reporting initiatives align with company objectives, P&C strategies, and compliance requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned by Total Rewards leadership.