Senior Data Analyst | People Analytics
At a glance
Senior People Analytics role at Banco Popular. San Juan-Santurce.
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What you'll do
- Turn workforce data into insights that guide HR and business decisions, using advanced analysis and predictive methods
- Build and maintain scripts and data pipelines that combine complex information from multiple systems
- Create and validate models for workforce planning, turnover risk, hiring effectiveness and other employee priorities
- Deliver dashboards and reporting products, from KPI definition and data modeling through deployment and upkeep
- Explain findings, assumptions and recommended actions to leaders, while checking the quality and governance of analytical outputs
What you bring
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in statistics, data analytics or another listed related field
- At least two years working across different data sources to uncover new insights
- Hands-on ability with relational databases and a programming language such as SQL, SAS or another listed option
Who this fits
This senior role suits an analyst who can handle complex workforce data and explain statistical findings to HR leaders and business stakeholders. Predictive analytics, machine learning or data science experience is preferred, as is familiarity with HR or employee data. Applicants must already be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship or transfer is unavailable.
From the employer
Senior Data Analyst | People Analytics
General Description:
Support the People Analytics strategy through advanced analytics and data science expertise. Responsible for transforming workforce data into predictive and prescriptive insights that support strategic HR decisions. Support in the design and implementation of a datalake in collaboration with IT.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Other duties may be assigned)
- Demonstrate innovative approaches to leveraging existing and emerging workforce, talent, engagement, compensation, recruiting, learning, and organizational data sources to generate actionable insights that support strategic workforce and business decisions. Address complex analytical questions requiring advanced data transformations, custom queries, statistical analyses, predictive modeling, machine learning techniques, and other advanced methodologies beyond the capabilities of standard self-service reporting tools.
- Develop and maintain analytical scripts, data pipelines, and reusable solutions to extract, transform, and integrate large and complex datasets from multiple systems, enabling the identification of trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle. Design, develop, validate, and maintain predictive and prescriptive models that support strategic initiatives such as workforce planning, turnover risk, internal mobility, hiring effectiveness, retirement readiness, employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and other workforce-related priorities.
- Translate complex analytical findings into meaningful business insights, recommendations, and actionable strategies for Human Resources leadership, business leaders, and other stakeholders. Communicate sophisticated statistical and analytical concepts in a clear and concise manner, ensuring alignment between analytical findings and business outcomes.
- Transform raw workforce data into reliable metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and analytical products that support decision-making throughout the organization. Develop and maintain interactive dashboards, scorecards, and reporting solutions from end to end, including requirements gathering, KPI definition, data acquisition, data modeling, visualization design, deployment, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
- Present analyses, dashboards, predictive models, and key findings to senior leadership and stakeholders, providing guidance on interpretation, assumptions, limitations, and recommended actions. Serve as a trusted advisor by helping leaders understand workforce trends, drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Partner closely with subject matter experts across the Our People Division to understand business challenges, identify analytical opportunities, and deliver data-driven solutions. Collaborate extensively with other Business Analysts within the
- People Analytics to align methodologies, share expertise, and ensure consistency across projects and initiatives.
- Perform rigorous quality assurance, validation, and governance activities across datasets, reports, dashboards, and predictive models to ensure accuracy, consistency, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards and data governance requirements. Work with subject matter experts to validate assumptions, methodologies, and findings.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in field related to Statistics, Data Analytics, Programming, Information Systems, Data Science or Computer Science. At least 2 years of progressive experience working with disparate data sources and generating new insight. Experience with relational databases and programming languages (e.g. SQL, SAS, R, Python).
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in predictive analytics, machine learning, or data science.
- Advanced Python and/or R.
- SQL proficiency.
- Experience working with large-scale datasets and distributed computing frameworks such as PySpark.
- Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Platform, or similar cloud environments
- Experience deploying predictive models in production environments.
- Experience working with HR, Workforce, Employee Experience, Talent Acquisition, or organizational data preferred.
Important: The candidate must provide evidence of academic preparation or courses related to the job posting, if necessary.
Our hybrid work model benefit applies to certain positions and is subject to changes based on the organizational needs.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not open to applicants who need visa sponsorship or transfer of visa sponsorship at this time.
ABOUT US
Popular is Puerto Rico’s leading financial institution and have been evolving since it was founded over a century ago. From a small bank it has developed into a large corporation that offer a wide variety of services and financial solutions to our customers, with presence in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.
As employees, we are dedicated to making our customers dreams come true by offering financial solutions in each stage of their life. Our extensive trajectory demonstrates the resiliency and determination of our employees to innovate, reach for the right solutions and strongly support the communities we serve; therefore, we value their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds.
We reaffirm our commitment to always offer essential financial services and solutions for our customers and communities, including during emergency situations and/or natural disasters. Popular’s employees are considered essential workers, whose role is critical in the continuity of these important services even under such circumstances. By applying to this position, you acknowledge that Popular may require your services during and immediately after any such events.
If you have a disability or need more information about requesting an accommodation, please contact us at asesorialaboral@popular.com. This email inbox is monitored for such types of requests only. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed exemptions or reasonable accommodations. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.
Are you ready for a rewarding career?
Popular is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vets
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