Sr. People Analytics Data Analyst

Markel; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PTO, holidays and floating holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Markel is hiring a Sr. People Analytics Data Analyst to join the HR Technology & Analytics team in the United States. You will design and optimize dashboards, build scalable data pipelines, and support HR reporting with Workday and Power BI.

The role emphasizes data quality, governance, and collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver insights and drive business decisions. US work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in data analytics, BI, HR analytics, or related field.
• Hands-on ETL workflow design using Alteryx or similar tool.
• Experience building dashboards in Power BI or similar BI tool.
• Ability to analyze data and communicate insights clearly.
• Strong data quality mindset and governance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own design, development, and maintenance of dashboards in Power BI and Workday Prism.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines from Workday and external sources.
• Identify automation opportunities to reduce manual reporting effort.
• Develop reports using Workday reporting tools for recurring and ad hoc needs.
• Lead data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting of reporting assets.
• Translate stakeholder needs into scalable data solutions with HR COEs.
• Document data rules, metrics, and lineage for governance.

Skills

Data analytics

Data visualization

Data governance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, HR, Business Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Workday Prism

Workday reporting

Alteryx

Python

R

Job description

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! Markel is seeking a Sr. People Analytics Data Analyst to join our HR Technology & Analytics team. In this role, the incumbent will serve as a fully competent analytics professional responsible for independently developing and maintaining scalable data solutions that support enterprise people analytics priorities.

This role will build and optimize data pipelines that transform Workday data and integrate it with external data sources, design and maintain dashboards relied upon by HR and business partners. This work will be performed primarily in Workday and Microsoft tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of interactive dashboards and visualizations in Power BI and Workday Prism, ensuring reporting assets remain accurate, user-friendly, and aligned to evolving business needs
• Build, optimize, and maintain scalable data pipelines in Workday and/or external source systems that transform, join, validate, and prepare data for downstream reporting and analytics
• Identify, recommend, and implement automation opportunities that reduce manual reporting effort, improve repeatability, and strengthen operational efficiency
• Build and enhance reports using Workday’s native reporting tools, including discovery boards and worksheets, to support recurring reporting, self-service analytics, and ad hoc business needs
• Lead data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting efforts for assigned reporting assets, resolving discrepancies and escalating systemic data quality issues when needed
• Partner with business stakeholders and HR Centers of Excellence to understand reporting requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions
• Document business rules, metrics definitions, and data lineage to support governance and consistency across reporting assets

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Human Resources, Business Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, HR analytics, reporting, or a related analytical discipline
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines or automated workflows using Alteryx or a similar ETL tool
• Experience developing and maintaining dashboards and data visualizations in Power BI or a similar BI tool
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and communicate insights clearly
• Strong data quality mindset with the ability to validate outputs, document assumptions, and apply consistent business rules across reporting assets
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shifting requests in a fast-paced environment

Preferred (Not Required)

• Experience working in People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, HR Technology, HR reporting, or another analytics function supporting people-related data
• Experience with Workday, Workday Prism, Workday reporting, discovery boards, or another major HRIS/ERP platform
• Exposure to Python, R, or other scripting/statistical tools used for data preparation, analysis, or automation
• Experience connecting data across multiple systems and explaining how data structure, quality, and lineage affect reporting outcomes
• Familiarity with HR concepts, employee lifecycle data, workforce metrics, or governance practices related to people data
• Experience creating reusable datasets, metric definitions, documentation, or reporting standards that improve consistency and self-service analytics

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Pay information~

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national average salary range for the Sr. People Analytics Data Analyst is $78,000 to $107,250 with 15% incentive.

Who we are~

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you~

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

Are you ready to play your part?

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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