Principal Data Analyst: AI-Powered Analytics Lead

Dayforce; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Stock Purchase Plan

Parental leave

Unlimited Time Away

Job summary

Dayforce, a global HCM leader, seeks a Principal Data Analyst who turns complex data into strategic insight. You will design semantic models, Power BI experiences, and AI-enabled applications, collaborating with senior leaders across domains to drive decision intelligence.

You will prototype, productionize AI-enabled analytics, and ensure data quality, lineage, and trust while guiding strategic initiatives with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Translate ambiguous business questions into analytical solutions.
• Design and build AI-enabled analytical products and operator workflows.
• Define metrics, data quality, and governance to enable trusted analytics.

Responsibilities

• Translate business questions into analytical solutions with actionable insights.
• Design and build modern decision products including semantic models and AI-powered apps.
• Collaborate with leaders to align analytics with financial, operational, and growth goals.
• Build reliable data models, ensure data quality, and monitor results.
• Explore AI/automation opportunities and productionize solutions.
• Lead with stakeholders to define success metrics and drive adoption.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Power BI

Python

APIs

LLMs / AI

Git

JSON

Notebooks

Education

Bachelor’s in Statistics/Data Science/CS

Master’s preferred

Tools

Power BI

Git

Job description

Dayforce, a global HCM leader, seeks a Principal Data Analyst who turns complex data into strategic insight. You will design semantic models, Power BI experiences, and AI-enabled applications, collaborating with senior leaders across domains to drive decision intelligence.

You will prototype, productionize AI-enabled analytics, and ensure data quality, lineage, and trust while guiding strategic initiatives with measurable outcomes.