People Analytics Analyst

Your work days are brighter here.

We're obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we're shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you'll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We're in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you'll do meaningful work with Workmates who've got your back. In return, we'll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you've found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

About the Team
Workday's People Data Foundations & Insights Team

About the Role

As a People Analytics Analyst on Workday's People Data Foundations & Insights team, you will work closely with the various People & Purpose Centers of Excellence to help build analytical insights that our business leaders need to help scale and grow Workday. This key team member will need to influence internal and external stakeholders, use data to impact key strategic business decisions, and rapidly build solutions to scale insights throughout the organization.

This role will deliver results in these mission-critical areas:

Drive Automation, Data Governance, and Quality of Insights

You will work to automate your ongoing work via core Workday and external analytical tools to provide greater capacity for advising and project work

• Create standard and repeatable work via Workday and analytical tools to automate as much data insight reporting as possible
• Ensure data quality through documenting field and filter usage and following standard guidelines
• Establish quality assurance of delivered insights and design testing techniques to ensure accurate results are delivered across the business at scale

Analyze complex business problems using data from internal and external sources to communicate insights to decision-makers

You will be responsible for helping to solve complex problems faced by our leadership and management by providing scalable analytics and insights of our people and people practices

• Consult with key stakeholders to identify the desired outcome they are trying to drive with data, then advise them on the best methods to reach the outcome
• Create specifications for analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements
• Identify patterns and insights from people data to help optimize decision making

Develop analytics, tools, and insights in Workday that drive Improved Decision Making about our People, Culture, and Leadership

You will help enable our people strategies through high quality, compelling analytics that arm our leaders with the insights they need to scale our business and ensure that Workday is a great place to work for all

• Develop and execute insights that inform decision making around our people, culture, and leadership
• Implement research findings in of Workday technology through Prism, dashboards, Extend, and other technologies
• Apply agentic capabilities to enhance how insights are delivered and operationalized

About You

Job Qualifications
We believe the person for this role will possess interests and experiences in the following areas:

• Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems
• Collaboration: Cultivates and leverages productive collaborative relationships to deliver results
• Innovation: Creates new ideas and associations that generate new value
• Results-Oriented: Delivers committed results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Communication: Designs and delivers skillful messaging and storytelling to effectively reach people and influence behavior

Other Qualifications

• Master's degree, specifically related to Computational Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics or related fields
• 2+ years of experience in Data Science, Talent Analytics, Survey Design and Analysis, People Analytics or related fields (human resources, statistics, economics, network science)
• Workday experience in Report Writer, Prism Analytics, dashboards, domain security
• Prior use of business intelligence and analytics tools required; data visualization tools, data manipulation tools, integration tools (APIs), ETL tools, and data storage tools
• Knowledge of scripting and query languages (Python, R, SQL) a bonus

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $126,600 USD - $189,800 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $106,900 USD - $189,800 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we're combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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