Sr. People Analytics Analyst
LinkedIn · Sunnyvale, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridSales$95k–$158k/yrFull-time
About the role
The role is based in Bellevue, Chicago, Carpinteria, Detroit, New York City, Omaha, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C. The work location is hybrid.
Responsibilities
- Partner with functional teams, HR Technology, Engineering, Legal, Privacy, and Security teams to define and operationalize enterprise data governance policies, standards, and stewardship models
- Help establish scalable governance frameworks that improve trust, consistency, accessibility, compliance, and usability of workforce data across reporting, analytics, automation, and AI-driven use cases
- Drive governance initiatives focused on foundational AI readiness, including trusted data structures, standardized definitions, metadata enrichment, lineage visibility, and scalable semantic models
- Evaluate and improve upstream business processes and data capture mechanisms to ensure enterprise systems produce high-quality, reliable, and AI-consumable data
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to define enterprise metric standards, business glossary definitions, ownership models, and stewardship accountability frameworks
- Support enterprise metadata management, cataloging, taxonomy management, lineage documentation, and semantic layer governance initiatives
- Define and operationalize data quality management practices including observability, issue triage, remediation workflows, SLA management, and certification processes
- Collaborate with data scientists, analytics teams, and engineering organizations to translate business requirements into scalable governance-enabled data solutions
- Support the development of governance knowledge management capabilities including training, governance documentation, playbooks, operating procedures, and adoption frameworks
- Develop and analyze SQL-based queries and semantic models to validate data integrity, reconcile metrics, and support governance controls
- Partner with Engineering and platform teams to support implementation of modern cloud-based data ecosystems, governance tooling, and master data management solutions
- Support access governance and data security processes including documentation of enterprise access models, sensitive data handling standards, and governance controls
- Contribute to governance-related transformation programs supporting workforce planning, reporting modernization, analytics enablement, and AI-driven operational capabilities
- Operate effectively within Agile delivery frameworks including Scrum and Kanban models while managing multiple cross-functional priorities
Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Analytics, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, Analytics Engineering, or related enterprise data disciplines
- 8+ years of overall experience in Data, Analytics, Business Intelligence, or Technology functions
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing or supporting enterprise Data Governance programs, preferably within HR, People Analytics, or workforce-related domains
- Strong understanding of modern Data Governance principles including stewardship, ownership, metadata management, lineage, observability, and data quality management
- Experience supporting AI-ready data ecosystems through standardized data foundations, semantic modeling, metadata enrichment, and scalable governance practices
- Strong proficiency in SQL/T-SQL and experience working with databases, semantic layers, and enterprise analytics environments
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms, ETL/data pipelines, and modern data architecture patterns
- Experience with data governance, metadata management, observability, catalog, or master data management tools (e.g., Profisee or similar platforms)
- Familiarity with Power BI, DAX, SSAS, reporting frameworks, and semantic modeling concepts
- Experience defining enterprise metrics, business rules, governance workflows, and standardized reporting definitions
- Experience supporting enterprise data access governance, security frameworks, and compliance-related data controls
- Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive governance adoption across large, matrixed organizations
- Experience working in Agile delivery models including Scrum and Kanban frameworks
- Strong understanding of data requirements supporting analytics, workforce planning, business intelligence, automation, and AI enablement