Sr. HR Reporting & Learning Specialist

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior HR Reporting & Learning Specialist to enhance business intelligence initiatives. This role focuses on crafting tools for insightful analysis and driving a culture of data literacy within the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR systems, exceptional analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders. Join a purpose-driven team dedicated to building a better tomorrow, while enjoying a competitive salary and robust benefits package. If you're passionate about data-driven decision-making and want to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Best-in-class learning and development support

Access to Mars University

Industry competitive salary

Company bonus

Medical and dental benefits

401k plan participation

Paid time off benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with HCM/Workday and reporting tools.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design and align on a roadmap for reporting and insights solutions.
• Lead delivery of strategic reporting insights and educate end-users.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Education

University Degree in HR or Management Systems

Tools

HCM/Workday

Excel

PowerBI

Data Transformation Tools

Job description

Job Description:

Sr. HR Reporting & Learning Specialist

Chicago, IL

Hybrid (min. 2-3 days on-site)

The Senior HR Data Reporting & Learning Specialist at Mars Inc. plays a crucial role in driving business intelligence initiatives tailored for Learning. This pivotal position involves crafting and maintaining sophisticated tools that deliver top-tier insights and analysis, empowering stakeholders within the People & Organization (P&O) department. By fostering enhanced data literacy and analytics prowess, the specialist enables informed decision-making.

A central objective of the Senior P&O Learning Reporting & Insight Analyst is to cultivate a user-centric reporting service, fostering a culture of analytics and insights throughout the P&O organization, thus driving capability enhancement and cultural transformation.

What are we looking for?

• University degree or equivalent professional experience preferably in HR, Management Systems
• 3+ years of experience using daily HCM/Workday and/or equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge in Excel, PowerBI, and other standard reporting and visualization tools (ability to keep informed about leading-edge technologies and their application to P&O and workforce metrics)
• Previous stakeholder management experience with the ability to communicate (both verbally and in writing) and interact effectively with all levels of management and partners
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information from different sources with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and efficiently, with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment. Understand how organization works and what matters to business leaders
• Ability to be adaptive and flexible to new ideas and change

What will be your key responsibilities?

• In partnership with functional & process leads (COE and Global Process Leads/P&O Solutions team), design & align on a roadmap of deployment of the new reporting and insights solutions for the defined domain, govern and validate new requirements and ensure execution.
• Lead the delivery of an exceptional partner service by implementing strategic reporting insights through self-service and automated solutions, ensuring compliance with data privacy and internal processes.
• Building & developing effective solutions using a range of data transformation & analytic tools in response to business requirements (Workday reporting/Prism/PowerBI dashboard)
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and contribute to team initiatives for efficiency gains, simplify & enhance the user experience.
• Educate end-users on available self-service reporting solutions and provide expertise in the standard reports and dashboards, contributing to building data literacy of P&O teams and data-driven culture.
• Drive recommendations and influence stakeholders to select and use the most efficient reporting tools and solutions to maximize the automation, self-service, and regular delivery of standard reports, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the Workday platform (for Learning or any Mars Signature Processes)
• Lead the Learning functional reporting as a thought leader and trusted expert to deliver strategic outcomes and business value, providing analytical reporting and insight support.
• Consistently and actively use a data-based decision-making approach balanced with independent judgment. Is seen & valued by stakeholders as a strong expert in reporting, able to consolidate data points from different data sources and with a robust understanding of how business works and what matters to make an impact.
• Leverage opportunities to drive standardization, automation, and self-service within reporting processes.
• Conduct rigorous AAR where appropriate and drive further optimization.
• Design, develop & deploy reporting prototypes partnering with functional reporting SMEs and key stakeholders.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States. Mars does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed below; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, if eligible, including variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depends on the position offered and the employee’s work schedule (i.e., part-time schedule, store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

USD 78,045.00 - USD 107,309.00