HR Data Analyst

The Hearst Newspaper Group is looking for a data guru to join our Human Resources team to help drive people analytics to the next level. You'll be the main point of contact for our HR team for all things data, serving as our HRIS expert within Oracle (working with our Central Hearst Data Team), be our system administrator for our employee experience platform within CultureAmp, elevate our analysis of data through PowerBI, and be our resident expert in our behavioral assessment platform, Predictive Index.

Reporting to the SVP of HR, the HR Data Analyst is an integral part of the team and will be involved with developing and maintaining the tools that allow the company to have the best analytics and insights on all matters that impact our employees. This team is responsible for the applications and products that service our employees and empower our managers and leaders. Whether supporting day-to-day operations or implementing exciting new products and modules, this team touches all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

This role will be involved in creating and administering reports, dashboards, and analytics utilizing workforce demographic and transactional data from multiple sources. While reporting and data analytics will be the primary focus of the role, this position will also support other areas of Hearst's Human Resources division, which includes Core HR, Recruiting, On/Offboarding, Learning, Performance Management, Compensation, Absence Management, and Time & Labor. The ideal candidate should be passionate about using data to positively influence business decisions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Improve upon and maintain our HR dashboards and tools to provide consistent reporting on key analytics that include: HNP People Dashboard, D&I Scorecards, Recruiting Dashboard, Develop and Manage our D&I, Retention, and Promotion Metrics and Recruitment Scorecards.
• Complete ad-hoc reporting requests in support of HR and business initiatives
• Demonstrate and promote reporting best practices
• Ensure data quality of all reporting deliverables
• Support maintenance and improvements to existing reports and Power BI dashboards
• Partner closely with various support resources to identify potential issues and troubleshoot to resolution
• Learn the functionality of and interactions between the supported HNP modules through training, shadowing, and end user support

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment and manage multiple projects/activities simultaneously
• Strong analytical mindset with a problem-solving aptitude
• Ability to identify trends in data and develop analyses to communicate them
• Proven ability to take initiative, be innovative and work independently
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; Computer science, data science, engineering, or related fields preferred
• 2+ years related work experience
• Experience with a data visualization platform (Tableau, Power BI, etc), experience with Microsoft Power BI preferred
• Experience using SQL, R, Python, or other similar languages
• Experience with Oracle, CultureAmp and Predictive Index is a plus

Hearst provides a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, 401(k), paid holidays and paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more.

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