People Analyst

LyondellBasell North America; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasell Industries is seeking a People Analyst in Houston to serve as a strategic analytics partner for HR COEs and leadership. You will deliver workforce insights across the employee lifecycle, collaborating with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Reward, and other HR functions.

You will independently manage complex analytics projects, develop executive-ready narratives, and present findings to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, HR Analytics, BI, or related analytical discipline.
• Typically 8+ years of experience in People & Culture, Finance, People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, HR Analytics, BI, consulting, or related analytical role.
• English required; additional languages beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted analytics advisor to HR COEs and HR leadership; clarify challenges, objectives, and measures of success.
• Lead analytics engagements from problem definition to insight delivery and presentation development.
• Translate workforce questions into practical analytical frameworks, hypotheses, and recommendations.
• Conduct analyses across Talent COE functions using descriptive and basic inferential statistics.
• Acquire, prepare, and analyze data using Power BI, Excel, or Python; build visualizations and solutions.
• Use SAP SuccessFactors and other sources while ensuring data quality, privacy, and governance.

Skills

Consulting

Facilitation

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Data storytelling

Executive communication

Data governance

Privacy

Responsible AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, I/O Psychology, Statistics, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics

Tools

Power BI

SAP SuccessFactors

Qualtrics

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People Analyst

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77056

Facility: Williams Tower -130

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LyondellBasellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-yearlegacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We'readdressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Position Summary

The People Analyst serves as a strategic workforce analytics partner to Human Resources Centers of Excellence (COEs) and HR leadership by delivering actionable workforce insights that support business and talent decisions. This role leverages workforce data, statistical analysis, workforce research, and business knowledge to identify trends, evaluate outcomes, and develop recommendations across the employee lifecycle.

The People Analyst partners closely with stakeholders in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Reward and other HR functions to understand business challenges and translate them into analytical approaches and meaningful workforce insights. The role combines consulting, workforce analytics, data storytelling, and technical expertise to support evidence-based decision-making and organizational effectiveness.

Success in this role requires the ability to independently gather and analyze data, identify meaningful findings, and develop compelling narratives and executive-ready presentations that enable stakeholders to communicate workforce insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

This position acts as the lead analyst on complex workforce analytics initiatives, independently managing projects from problem definition through insight delivery and executive presentation development.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

People Analytics Consulting

Serve as a trusted analytics advisor to HR COEs and HR leadership, clarifying business challenges, analytical objectives , and measures of success.

Lead complex analytics engagements from problem definition and requirements discovery through insight delivery and presentation development.

Translate workforce questions into practical analytical frameworks, hypotheses, and recommendations.

Analysis and Insight Development

Conduct analys i s across all sub functions of Talent COE

Apply descriptive and basic inferential statistics to identify relevant patterns, differences, relationships, and workforce outcomes.

Acquire , prepare, validate , and analyze workforce data using Power BI, Excel, or Python; build supporting visualizations and analytical solutions.

Use SAP SuccessFactors and other approved sources while applying appropriate data-quality , privacy, security, and governance controls.

Partner with HR Reporting Analysts and technical teams for production reporting, recurring data pipelines, and complex data requirements.

Data Storytelling and Communication

Develop executive-ready presentations, briefing materials, narratives, and recommendations that stakeholders can use with senior leadership.

Convert analytical findings into concise stories that explain business context, key insights, implications, risks, and recommended actions.

Create clear visualizations and communicate analytical concepts effectively to non-technical audiences.

Use Microsoft Copilot and other approved AI-enabled tools to accelerate analysis and content development in accordance with responsible AI and information-security requirements.

Improve analytical methods, reusable tools, survey-analysis capabilities, and stakeholder adoption of People Analytics.

Promote data literacy and consistent interpretation of workforce metrics across HR.

Evaluate emerging practices and technologies that can improve insight quality, efficiency, and business value.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, I/O Psychology, Statistics, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience in People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, HR Analytics, Business Intelligence, or a related analytical discipline may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Work Experience

• Typically, 8+ years of experience in People & Culture, Finance, People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, HR Analytics, Business Intelligence, consulting, or a related analytical role.
• Experience consulting with HR stakeholders, independently conducting analyses, and developing executive-facing presentations is strongly preferred.

Languages

• English required. Additional language skills are beneficial.

Other Skills

Strong consulting, facilitation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management capabilities.

Knowledge of workforce analytics, HR metrics, descriptive statistics, and basic inferential statistical methods.

Working proficiency in Python and SQL for data preparation, validation, analysis, automation, and visualization.

Experience using Power BI , SAP SuccessFactors , and Qualtrics for workforce analysis and insight development.

Exceptional data storytelling, presentation development, and executive communication skills.

Understanding of data models, table relationships, joins, transformation methods, data governance, privacy, and responsible AI practices.

Ability to manage confidential workforce data and independently balance multiple analytical engagements

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