Sr. Analyst HR Analytics

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. is seeking a senior HR analytics professional to lead data analyses and provide actionable recommendations to internal HR clients.

You will build analytical capabilities, design dashboards, and guide projects that improve HR decision-making and operational efficiency across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with statistical analysis and modeling of business data.
• Knowledge of HR and Payroll processes and practices.
• Advanced-level Excel and PowerPoint analytics for presentations.
• Experience with Workday, UKG Dimensions, and Salesforce.
• SQL skills beneficial for data extraction and analysis.
• Six Sigma training and project-based problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analyses of HR, Payroll and related data to identify trends and root causes.
• Build analytics tools, dashboards and reports to inform HR decisions.
• Gather requirements, maintain docs, and manage analytics projects.
• Design dashboards and visual aids to educate HR clients and leaders.
• Educate leaders on analytics capabilities and opportunities.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Quantitative reasoning

Project management

Communication

Presentation skills

HR and Payroll knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Workday

UKG Dimensions

Salesforce

Google BigQuery

SQL

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose

To take a lead consultative role with internal HR clients to identify strategic information needs, conduct data and process analyses, provide actionable recommendations, and to manage and execute analytical projects that support the organization's strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct analyses, typically of moderate to high complexity, of Home Depot's HR, Payroll and related business data and processes with emphasis on identifying trends, determining root cause of problems and determining solutions to manage them and that drive effective business decisions
• Build a foundation of analytical capabilities throughout the HR organization. Coordinate the design, development and implementation of analytical tools, technology and business solutions that improve HR and business decisions and that drive operational efficiency.
• Gather functional requirements, maintain documentation, and develop project plans and status reports used for managing Analytics projects and that guide the development activities of IT and HR Services supporting staff
• Design and develop dashboards, reports, presentations and visual aids designed to educate, inform and influence the decisions of HR clients and business leaders within Home Depot.
• Educate and raise the awareness of business leaders and internal HR clients regarding availability and use of analytical tools, techniques and the opportunities that exist with strategic use of Home Depot's HR information assets.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

Typically reports to Sr. Manager of HR Services

No associates report to this role on a permanent basis, but may required to lead projects requiring the support of a project work team: may select team members and assess capabilities, provide training, provide information necessary to meet work, project or program objectives, evaluate program or project performance.

Travel Requirements

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with statistical analysis and modeling of business data, preferably in areas of HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Finance within a retail or large service-based organization
• Knowledgeable of HR & Payroll processes and business practices preferably in either retail or service organization with large employee base and supported by distributed HR Management team(s).
• Experience with Excel and Powerpoint using advanced-level spreadsheet analytics for developing presentation
• Experience with Workday, UKG Dimensions, and Salesforce
• Experience working Google Big Query or similar relational databases. SQL skills beneficial
• Experience with designing business reports, dashboards and graphical presentations conveying analytical concepts
• Six Sigma training and certification. Practical experience with applying Six Sigma techniques in formal business projects

Minimum Education

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education

No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience

4

Preferred Years of Work Experience

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience

None

Preferred Leadership Experience

None

Certifications

None

Competencies

• Strong analytical skills including the ability to assimilate extensive data and provide actionable recommendations
• Quantitative reasoning skills, including the ability to work with numbers and to summarize data into graphical or tabular forms
• Project management experience, consulting and facilitation skills
• Solid communications and interpersonal skills; ability to develop effective business relationships and build consensus
• Strong presentation skills. The ability to present, explain and discuss results of analyses to effectively drive fact-based decision making within all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of HR and Payroll processes and supporting systems.
• Sound business judgment.
• The ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues, and effectively manage risks