People Data Analyst

Job Description:

The Opportunity

As a People Data Analyst on the Workhuman iQ team, you’ll join a vibrant, mission-driven analytics team that helps organizations better understand, recognize, and support their people. In this role, you’ll focus on bringing clarity and insight to customers by translating complex workforce data into compelling stories and actionable recommendations. Partnering with I/O psychologists, data scientists, and product experts, you’ll be a key bridge between advanced analytics and our customers—ensuring insights don’t just live in dashboards but drive meaningful organizational outcomes.

If you’re passionate about people data, enjoy collaborating directly with clients, and thrive on making data approachable and impactful, this role offers the chance to grow your consulting and storytelling skills while helping shape the future of workplace culture.

What We Can Offer You

At Workhuman, data isn’t just about numbers—it’s about people. Here’s what you can expect:

• Impact at scale: Your insights will influence how millions of employees worldwide experience recognition and belonging.

• Rich people datasets: Access unique combinations of recognition activity, employee sentiment, HR metrics, and organizational behavior data.

• Client-facing influence: Work closely with HR leaders and executives at some of the world’s most admired companies, shaping their people strategies with evidence-based insights.

• Collaboration that inspires: Partner with brilliant colleagues across data science, psychology, HR technology, and consulting.

• Learning & growth: Build your expertise in people analytics, data storytelling, and client engagement, with opportunities to grow into broader consulting and strategy roles.

• Thought leadership platform: Contribute to research, case studies, and presentations that advance the field of people analytics.

The Skills You Will Bring

You’re a strong communicator with an analytical mindset and a passion for helping organizations succeed through people data. You bring:

• HR/People analytics experience: Demonstrated experience working with HR data (e.g., engagement surveys, retention, turnover, performance, recognition, DEI, or other people-related metrics) and applying analytics in organizational or workplace contexts.

• Analytical foundation: Proficiency in data manipulation and visualization tools such as SQL, Excel, Tableau, Looker, Quicksight, or Power BI.

• Consulting mindset: Ability to work directly with customers, understand their business questions, and deliver clear, actionable recommendations rooted in people data.

• Data storytelling: Skill in translating workforce insights into compelling narratives that resonate with technical and non-technical audiences.

• Collaboration skills: Comfort working with cross-functional teams and clients, with strong interpersonal and presentation abilities.

• Quality focus: Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate, polished work to executive-level audiences.

• I/O psychology knowledge: Understanding of organizational psychology principles, employee motivation theories, workplace behavior patterns, and HR metrics is preferred.

• Educational foundation: Advanced degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology), Statistics, Data Science, or related field is preferred.

Achievements

We’re looking for candidates who can demonstrate a track record of:

• Applied HR/people data analysis: Conducting analyses on workforce or HR datasets that influenced talent, culture, or organizational decisions.

• Visualization & reporting: Developing dashboards, reports, or visualizations that simplified complex people data for business stakeholders.

• Client impact: Partnering with HR leaders, people analytics teams, or business executives to translate workforce insights into strategic action.

• Communication excellence: Delivering findings to executive or non-technical audiences in a clear, compelling way.

• Continuous learning: Expanding expertise in HR metrics, organizational psychology, and emerging trends in people analytics.

Thank you for considering joining our team. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you encounter any difficulties or have specific accessibility requirements while applying for this position, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at g[email protected]for assistance. We are committed to ensuring equal access to opportunities for all individuals.

The Company:

At  Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals’ differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don’t think you “check every single box” above, please still consider applying. We’re looking for a human who is collaborative, and innovative with a growth mindset. We love what we do because we’re shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world’s leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.  

Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

• We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large sized workplace category. We were also recognised as a Best Workplace for Women and a Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

• In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium sized workplace category.

•  We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as a Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work and U.S. Best Places to Work.

• There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.

• Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based on solely on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.