HR Analyst

What the role involves

• Build people dashboards on headcount, attrition, engagement and performance
• Run workforce and attrition analysis with clear, honest conclusions
• Measure the impact of people programmes and report it properly
• Validate people data quality and reconcile discrepancies
• Translate findings into recommendations leaders will act on

Core skills

• People Data & HR Reporting (level 4/5)
• Workforce & Attrition Analysis (level 4/5)
• SQL & Database Design (level 3/5)
• Survey & Engagement Analysis (level 3/5)
• Data Visualization & Storytelling (level 4/5)
• Data Quality & Validation (level 4/5)

Preferred skills

• Python for Data Analysis
• Power BI
• HRIS / ATS Administration

Tools

Experience expected

1-4 years in HR analytics, people analytics or reporting

Projects that prove the role

• Attrition analysis that changed a retention initiative
• People dashboard adopted as the source of truth by leadership
• Engagement survey analysis driving a specific management change

Evidence to collect

• A dashboard or report that changed a decision
• An attrition or workforce analysis with a written conclusion
• Evidence of data validation and reconciliation

What the interview covers

• A surprising pattern you found in people data
• How you handle sensitive data in a dashboard
• An analysis where the numbers disagreed with the narrative
• Connecting a people metric to a business outcome

How the role progresses

• HR Coordinator
• HR Analyst
• Senior HR Analyst
• People Analytics Lead
• Director of People Analytics

Certifications that carry weight

• SHRM-CP
• Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
• Tableau Certified Data Analyst

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