"People Analytics Partner I, People & Talent"

Company:

Western Governors University

Job Location:

Salt Lake City, Utah

Category:

Software Engineer/Programmer

Type:

Full-Time

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-024561

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 403 Pay Range: $72,000.00 - $108,000.00

Job Description

The People Analytics team collaborates across People & Talent and the WGU organization to uncover data-driven insights, understand the talent lifecycle, solve business challenges, and enable transformational change. The primary purpose and function of the People Analytics Partner I is to support the team in people data and analytics. This includes assisting in the creation of dashboards and visualizations that provide compelling, straightforward insights through storytelling. Additionally, this role will help build data literacy throughout the organization through communication and training on analytics tools.

Succession, Career Mobility, and Talent Development

• Assists in creating, maintaining, and distributing insights through metrics, reports, and dashboards.
• Supports strategic analysis of workforce data to aid data-driven decision-making.
• Helps develop and document new processes to accurately report on critical data.
• Partners with colleagues and stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs, answers questions, and provides recommendations.
• Supports People & Talent process improvement projects by delivering metrics to support business case development and change management efforts.
• Helps to maintain the integrity of people data by supporting accuracy and consistency through routine review, auditing, and identification of data irregularities, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Assists with ad-hoc report requests and provides end-user troubleshooting, using tickets or tracking systems. Monitors recurring issues to recommend potential solutions to improve efficiency.
• Ensures data governance by following policies and guidelines for securing sensitive data, including getting approval before sharing data with new stakeholders and teams.
• Assists with Workday Reporting and Analytics releases and updates. This may include researching, testing, and communicating changes and enhancements, as applicable.
• Acts as a data literacy advocate by broadening internal knowledge of analytics and tool functionality through job-aids and other training materials.
• Manages multiple projects, including gathering and documenting requirements, creating plans and timelines, while balancing priorities and being adaptable.
• Collaborates closely with other team members to brainstorm, strategize, and complete ad hoc requests creatively, effectively, and efficiently.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

This job description includes a general representation of job requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Detail-oriented thinker, exhibiting strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Basic understanding of data analytics and introductory statistical concepts, with an interest in translating results into meaningful insights for stakeholders.
• Familiarity with importing, exporting, and preparing data for use in reports, graphs, and dashboards, with guidance and support.
• Ability to work with sensitive employee data, maintaining confidentiality in all situations with a keen eye for detail, quality, and accuracy.
• Ability to be a team player that contributes valuable ideas and feedback and can be counted on to meet commitments.
• Effective listening, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally within People & Talent, as well as effectively interact with other departments.
• Ability to work effectively in the face of ambiguity, shifting priorities, and rapid change.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Data Analytics, Data Science, IO Psychology, or related discipline.

Experience

• 0-1 years of data analytics, reporting, or visualization experience.
• Some experience with configuring or maintaining reports, dashboards, and data visualizations, with guidance as needed.
• Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Experience in lieu of education

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of statistical modeling and predictive analytics.
• Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Quirkos, etc.).
• Experience in organization and survey design.
• Experience in Workday reporting, including technical skills in report writing, advanced calculated fields, data sources, and security and dashboard creation and maintenance.
• Experience with Workday Prism, Discovery Boards, Worksheets, and Slides.
• Experience with ServiceNow reporting.
• Workday Pro Certification (HCM, Report Writer, Integrations, etc.).

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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