Senior Payroll Analytics Lead: ML & Dashboards

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., located in Reading, PA, seeks a Payroll Business Intelligence Analyst to transform payroll data into actionable insights and predictive solutions, leveraging SQL, Python, and R to enhance accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You will partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT to develop scalable analytics and automation, elevating payroll from transactional to data-driven.

This role requires strong data science foundations and the ability to build dashboards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience with large datasets and applying analytical techniques.
• Strong programming skills in SQL and at least one statistical language (Python, R, etc.).
• Experience building and implementing machine learning or statistical models.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with power automate or another automation platform.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Successful candidate must complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation, and complete a drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale payroll datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and business opportunities
• Develop dashboards and visualizations to provide actionable insights to stakeholders
• Perform exploratory data analysis to support workforce, cost, and compliance decision
• Build predictive models (e.g., forecasting, classification, clustering) to improve payroll decision-making
• Design and test statistical and machine learning models using structured and unstructured data
• Ensure ongoing model performance, accuracy, and relevance over time
• Identify, extract, cleanse, and integrate data from payroll and enterprise systems
• Develop data pipelines and transformation processes to support analytics and modeling
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across payroll datasets
• Develop analytical and automation solutions using SQL, Python, R, or similar tools
• Build reusable data assets, scripts, and models to support ongoing analytics needs
• Automate reporting and data workflows to reduce manual effort

Skills

Data analysis

Machine learning

Communication

Problem solving

Automation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science/Statistics/CS

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., located in Reading, PA, seeks a Payroll Business Intelligence Analyst to transform payroll data into actionable insights and predictive solutions, leveraging SQL, Python, and R to enhance accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You will partner with Payroll, HR, Finance, and IT to develop scalable analytics and automation, elevating payroll from transactional to data-driven.

This role requires strong data science foundations and the ability to build dashboards and