People Analytics & Insights Analyst

Mercury NZ; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 days leave per year (MyDays)

Home office tax-free payment

Health insurance discount

Life and income insurance

Well-being programme with $100 check‑s

Gender affirmation leave

Job summary

Mercury NZ is seeking a People Insights Analyst to join our People Experience (PX) team. This role suits a self-starter with a stats or insights background who can turn workforce data into actionable decisions for the business.

You'll analyse data, build dashboards, and partner with stakeholders to deliver recurring and ad hoc analyses, driving data literacy across PX and informing leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' experience in an analyst role (People Insights, Data, Business, Commercial or HR Analyst).
• Solid grounding in statistics or analytical techniques applied to business datasets.
• Confidence with SQL to extract, transform and analyse data from multiple sources.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or OBIEE.

Responsibilities

• Analyse workforce and employee experience data to spot trends, risks and opportunities.
• Turn insights into practical recommendations for PX and business leaders.
• Apply statistical techniques to test ideas and uncover drivers.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports and visualisations.
• Extract and prepare data from HR systems and PX sources.
• Partner with stakeholders to shape analytical approach and manage a portfolio.

Skills

SQL

Data visualization

Power BI

Tableau

OBIEE

Excel

Analytical thinking

HR data awareness

Tools

PayGlobal

SnapHire

Job description

Mercury NZ is seeking a People Insights Analyst to join our People Experience (PX) team. This role suits a self-starter with a stats or insights background who can turn workforce data into actionable decisions for the business.

You'll analyse data, build dashboards, and partner with stakeholders to deliver recurring and ad hoc analyses, driving data literacy across PX and informing leadership decisions.