Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avalara provides cloud-based solutions that automate and simplify indirect tax management for businesses and governments. The People Analytics Data Partner will serve as a strategic data consultant to People & Culture leaders, translating workforce questions into analyses and insights that support talent acquisition, workforce planning, retention, and organizational health.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with Talent Acquisition leaders, People Business Partners, and functional business leaders to understand talent priorities, diagnose business problems, and deliver high-impact workforce analytics
- Provide priority analytical support to Talent Acquisition, monitoring full-funnel recruiting metrics (sourcing effectiveness, time-to-fill/hire, pass-through conversion rates, candidate experience, hiring quality, and recruiter capacity)
- Partner closely with PBPs to provide holistic talent insights across the employee lifecycle, connecting hiring trends to retention, turnover drivers, promotion velocity, performance, and organizational design
- Collaborate with other P&C Centers of Excellence (Total Rewards, Talent Development, DE&I, HR Operations) to ensure cohesive, cross-functional people insights and strategic alignment
- Translate ambiguous questions and anecdotal feedback into rigorous, structured hypotheses, investigative analyses, and clear business narratives
- Query, manipulate, and analyze complex People and recruiting datasets using SQL, BI visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and statistical methods
- Conduct deep dive data analyses to uncover the root causes ("the why") behind performance shifts, hiring bottlenecks, attrition trends and other areas across the employee lifecycle
- Design and deliver compelling data stories, executive presentations, and self-service dashboards tailored for diverse audiences, ranging from operational teams to executive leadership
- Champion high standards for data integrity, governance, and consistency across all People and Talent data sources (ATS, HRIS, CRM, engagement platforms)
- Standardize core metrics, calculations, and definitions to maintain a single source of truth across P&C reporting and analytics toolkits
- Treat analytics and employee experience as a product and apply design thinking, iterative feedback loops, user journeys, and agile enablement to ensure tools and insights are widely adopted and drive action
- Champion the use of modern AI tools in the daily flow of work to accelerate research, data synthesis, query optimization, and insight generation
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline (e.g., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, Business Analytics, Engineering) or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience in an HR-focused, stakeholder-facing People Analytics or Business Analytics role
- At least 1+ years of dedicated experience analyzing Talent Acquisition / Recruiting data, pipelines, and hiring metrics
- Fluency in SQL and advanced Excel/Google Sheets for complex data extraction, manipulation, and modeling
- Proficiency with modern BI and data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Visier, or Looker)
- Proven track record of end-to-end analytical project delivery: framing business questions, defining metrics, analyzing data, synthesizing findings, and delivering executive-ready presentations
- Experience leveraging modern AI productivity tools (e.g., LLMs, AI assistants) in the analytical workflow to enhance efficiency and insight discovery
- Experience with programming languages for statistical analysis or automation (e.g., Python, R)
- Experience working with enterprise HRIS and ATS ecosystems (e.g., Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Phenom, or similar)
- Demonstrated experience applying product management and design thinking frameworks (roadmapping, user persona development, iterative prototyping) to HR solutions
- Strong familiarity with workforce planning, attrition modeling, talent supply/demand modeling, and diversity analytics
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders
Benefits
- This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role.
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses
- Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
- Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture.
- 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
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