Sr Data Analyst | People Analytics

Popular; San Juan (PR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Popular is seeking a Senior Data Analyst in the People Analytics team to transform workforce data into predictive and prescriptive insights that guide HR decisions. The role involves developing data pipelines, dashboards, and models to support workforce planning, turnover risk, and employee engagement initiatives.

You will partner with the Our People Division and IT to design a datalake and ensure governance, quality, and actionable outcomes across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Data Analytics, Programming, Information Systems, Data Science or Computer Science.
• 2+ years of progressive experience with disparate data sources and generating insights.
• Experience with relational databases and programming languages (SQL, SAS, R, Python).

Responsibilities

• Generate actionable insights from workforce data to support HR decisions.
• Develop data pipelines and analytical solutions for large, complex datasets.
• Build predictive and prescriptive models for workforce planning, turnover risk, and hiring effectiveness.
• Create dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools end-to-end.
• Present findings to senior leadership and stakeholders with clear recommendations.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across the People Analytics team.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Statistics / Data Analytics / CS

Tools

SQL

SAS

R

Python

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure Data Platform

Job description

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Date: Oct 22, 2026

Location: San Juan-Santurce, PR

Company: Popular

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Sr Data Analyst | People Analytics

Senior Data Analyst | People Analytics

General Description:

Support the People Analytics strategy through advanced analytics and data science expertise. Responsible for transforming workforce data into predictive and prescriptive insights that support strategic HR decisions. Support in the design and implementation of a datalake in collaboration with IT.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)

• Demonstrate innovative approaches to leveraging existing and emerging workforce, talent, engagement, compensation, recruiting, learning, and organizational data sources to generate actionable insights that support strategic workforce and business decisions. Address complex analytical questions requiring advanced data transformations, custom queries, statistical analyses, predictive modeling, machine learning techniques, and other advanced methodologies beyond the capabilities of standard self-service reporting tools.
• Develop and maintain analytical scripts, data pipelines, and reusable solutions to extract, transform, and integrate large and complex datasets from multiple systems, enabling the identification of trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle. Design, develop, validate, and maintain predictive and prescriptive models that support strategic initiatives such as workforce planning, turnover risk, internal mobility, hiring effectiveness, retirement readiness, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and other workforce-related priorities.
• Translate complex analytical findings into meaningful business insights, recommendations, and actionable strategies for Human Resources leadership, business leaders, and other stakeholders. Communicate sophisticated statistical and analytical concepts in a clear and concise manner, ensuring alignment between analytical findings and business outcomes.
• Transform raw workforce data into reliable metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and analytical products that support decision-making throughout the organization. Develop and maintain interactive dashboards, scorecards, and reporting solutions from end to end, including requirements gathering, KPI definition, data acquisition, data modeling, visualization design, deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Present analyses, dashboards, predictive models, and key findings to senior leadership and stakeholders, providing guidance on interpretation, assumptions, limitations, and recommended actions. Serve as a trusted advisor by helping leaders understand workforce trends, drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner closely with subject matter experts across the Our People Division to understand business challenges, identify analytical opportunities, and deliver data-driven solutions. Collaborate extensively with other Business Analysts within the People Analytics to align methodologies, share expertise, and ensure consistency across projects and initiatives.
• Perform rigorous quality assurance, validation, and governance activities across datasets, reports, dashboards, and predictive models to ensure accuracy, consistency, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards and data governance requirements. Work with subject matter experts to validate assumptions, methodologies, and findings.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in field related to Statistics, Data Analytics, Programming, Information Systems, Data Science or Computer Science. At least 2 years of progressive experience working with disparate data sources and generating new insight. Experience with relational databases and programming languages (e.g. SQL, SAS, R, Python).

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in predictive analytics, machine learning, or data science.
• Advanced Python and/or R.
• Experience working with large-scale datasets and distributed computing frameworks such as PySpark.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Platform, or similar cloud environments
• Experience deploying predictive models in production environments.
• Experience working with HR, Workforce, Employee Experience, Talent Acquisition, or organizational data preferred.

Important: The candidate must provide evidence of academic preparation or courses related to the job posting, if necessary.

Our hybrid work model benefit applies to certain positions and is subject to changes based on the organizational needs.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not open to applicants who need visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship at this time.

ABOUT US

Popular is Puerto Rico’s leading financial institution and have been evolving since it was founded over a century ago. From a small bank it has developed into a large corporation that offer a wide variety of services and financial solutions to our customers, with presence in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.

As employees, we are dedicated to making our customers dreams come true by offering financial solutions in each stage of their life. Our extensive trajectory demonstrates the resiliency and determination of our employees to innovate, reach for the right solutions and strongly support the communities we serve; therefore, we value their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds.

We reaffirm our commitment to always offer essential financial services and solutions for our customers and communities, including during emergency situations and/or natural disasters. Popular’s employees are considered essential workers, whose role is critical in the continuity of these important services even under such circumstances. By applying to this position, you acknowledge that Popular may require your services during and immediately after any such events.