People Analytics Consultant

Job Posting Organization:
The organization is the largest nonprofit dedicated to combating poverty, disease, and inequity globally. Founded on the principle that all individuals, regardless of their identity or circumstances, deserve the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives, the foundation emphasizes diversity among its employees to reflect the populations it serves. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, retirement contributions, regional holidays, and opportunities for employees to engage in various community initiatives. The foundation is committed to fostering a workplace environment that supports both personal and professional growth.

Job Overview:
In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and implementing analytics-driven solutions that address the foundation's critical human capital priorities. Your responsibilities will include supporting organizational and team efficiency, managing headcount planning, and conducting workforce analytics. You will transform complex multivariate analyses into actionable insights that enhance the foundation's processes and decision-making strategies. Additionally, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining HR's workforce data pipeline and business intelligence products that utilize workforce data. As a key partner and consultant, you will collaborate with HR, Operations, and cross-foundation leadership to drive strategic initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Your primary duties will include designing, documenting, implementing, and maintaining business intelligence products that support cross-functional workforce analytics initiatives. This encompasses headcount management, operations, HR, and internal communications reporting needs. You will partner with analytics, HRIS, and business teams to enhance the data models that feed business intelligence tools and reporting requirements across the organization. You will also develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and create new API integrations to support ongoing data analysis and reporting needs. Troubleshooting data and system-related issues will be part of your responsibilities, along with using data methodologies to address business questions and uncover insights that aid foundation leaders in making informed decisions. You will provide ad hoc data, analysis, and reporting results to support foundation programs and initiatives, present your findings to senior leaders, and create technical documents summarizing analytics research projects.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent proven experience, ideally in quantitative social or physical sciences, statistics, data analytics, mathematics, or computer science. A minimum of 5 years of experience in people analytics or a related field is required, with exposure to people/HR data or other critical data types. Familiarity with descriptive and basic inferential statistics is essential for understanding usage behaviors and generating hypotheses. Proficiency in various analytical platforms, software languages, and statistical tools is necessary, including Microsoft Office, data management tools (e.g., Azure, SQL, AWS, Redshift), data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), and data preparation tools (e.g., MS Fabric, Alteryx, Python, Databricks). Experience with enterprise survey platforms and multivariate statistical platforms is also required. Candidates should have experience applying statistical techniques to mitigate bias and interpret statistical significance.

Educational Background:
A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as quantitative social or physical sciences, statistics, data analytics, mathematics, or computer science is required. Equivalent proven experience may also be considered in lieu of a formal degree.

Experience:
Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in people analytics or a related sector, with a strong background in handling people/HR data or other sensitive data types. Experience in applying descriptive and predictive analyses to develop strategic insights for human resources and organization-wide decision-making is essential.

Languages:
While the job description does not specify mandatory languages, proficiency in English is implied as a requirement due to the nature of the role and the need to communicate complex data analyses effectively. Additional language skills may be beneficial but are not explicitly stated as necessary.

Additional Notes:
The position is based in Seattle, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship. The salary range for this role is between $127,400 and $191,200 USD, with higher ranges for specific locations like Seattle and Washington D.C. New hires typically fall between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range, depending on their skills and experience. The organization emphasizes a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its hiring practices and workplace culture.