People Data Analyst — Remote Analytics & Insights

Eliassen Group; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a remote People Data Analyst to support People Analytics with HR data, talent, performance, and employee development insights. The role focuses on analyzing large HR datasets, building repeatable analyses and dashboards, and applying AI-enabled analytics to improve speed and depth of insights.

The ideal candidate will have experience in HR analytics, SQL, Python or R, data visualization, and familiarity with Workday.

Qualifications

• Experience in People Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Analytics, or HR Data Analytics.
• Hands-on experience with HR datasets related to performance, talent, development, employee movement, workforce planning, or organizational data.
• Proficiency with SQL and advanced data analysis.
• Experience with Python or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, or automation.
• Experience with visualization tools.
• Working knowledge of statistical methods such as regression, correlation, segmentation, forecasting, or predictive modeling.
• Familiarity with enterprise HR platforms such as Workday and related people data environments.
• Ability to communicate analytical findings as clear business insights.
• Experience using or experimenting with AI and generative AI tools to improve analytical productivity is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large and complex HR and workforce datasets to identify patterns, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support People Analytics initiatives across performance management, talent management, employee development and career growth, workforce and talent trends, employee populations, and organizational effectiveness.
• Perform advanced analytics and statistical modeling as needed.
• Translate business and HR questions into structured analytical approaches.
• Develop insights that help leaders understand employee performance, talent movement, development, and workforce dynamics.
• Combine and analyze data across multiple HR systems and data sources.
• Partner with People Analytics, HR, People Technology, and business stakeholders to determine the best analytical approach.
• Build repeatable analyses, dashboards, models, and reporting to increase analytical capacity.
• Use AI-enabled tools and approaches to accelerate data exploration, analysis, synthesis, and insight generation.
• Identify opportunities where predictive analytics, statistical methods, or machine learning techniques could provide additional insight.
• Present findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ask thoughtful questions, challenge assumptions, and proactively explore what the data may be indicating beyond the initial request.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

Communication of insights

AI tools familiarity

Tools

Workday

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a remote People Data Analyst to support People Analytics with HR data, talent, performance, and employee development insights. The role focuses on analyzing large HR datasets, building repeatable analyses and dashboards, and applying AI-enabled analytics to improve speed and depth of insights.

The ideal candidate will have experience in HR analytics, SQL, Python or R, data visualization, and familiarity with Workday.