Analyst, People Insights

Job Description:

About Us

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the world’s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). 

About the Role

Our People Insights Team is seeking an Analyst, People Insights, who will report to the Manager, People Insights. 

You will serve as an active partner across all our HR functions, driving a data-driven approach by generating accurate and timely reports, dashboards, and analytics to facilitate informed and strategic decision making. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented individual with a passion for data analysis and HR, to contribute to the success of our organization. In addition to strong reporting and visualization, excellent communication, and stakeholder management skills, we expect familiarity with People systems, data, and processes.

You Will:

• Be based out of the New York City office.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into effective reports and dashboards.

• Extract, manipulate, and analyze people's data from multiple sources to create and maintain reports and dashboards that can drive data-based decision making.

• Design, build, and maintain a variety of reports, including standard, custom, and ad-hoc reports to meet business needs.

• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data by performing regular data audits and validations to identify and correct any discrepancies.

• Create visually compelling and easy-to-understand reports and dashboards to present complex HR data to stakeholders.

• Continuously evaluate and enhance reporting processes to improve efficiency and data accuracy.

• Support all DJ corporate and business functions globally by providing them with accurate data and reports (ad hoc and recurring) in a timely manner. 

• Assist stakeholders in understanding and utilizing Workday reports effectively by providing training and creating process documentations.

• Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations while handling sensitive employee data.

You Have:

• A strong interest in HR Analytics and People Insights

• Entry to 3 years of experience in analytics 

• Experience with data manipulation, reporting, and visualization using Microsoft Excel, SQL, Tableau, or other relevant tools

• Ability to understand or learn people and business needs, propose appropriate data and reporting diagnostics and solutions

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders, as well as work effectively with cross-functional teams

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and maintain a high level of professionalism

• A proactive and self-driven attitude with the ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and processes 

Preferred:

• Good understanding of the People functions and processes such as recruiting, compensation, benefits, performance management, diversity, engagement, etc.

• Experience working with People data (e.g., hires, headcount, turnover, performance, diversity metrics) and People systems (e.g., Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, ADP, etc.)

• Experience extracting and wrangling data using software such as SQL, R, Python, Alteryx, etc.

• Experience designing reports and dashboards for audit and governance, as well as tracking talent metrics and trends

• Experience troubleshooting and resolving typical data inconsistencies and anomalies (e.g., mismatch in data formats when merging files, missing data, duplicate records, etc.)

• Familiarity with Workday HCM or similar HRIS tools

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans 

• Paid Time Off 

• Retirement Plans 

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans 

• Education Benefits 

• Family Care Benefits 

• Commuter Transit Program 

• Subscription Discounts 

• Employee Referral Program

#LI - Hybrid 

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - People

Job Category:

Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union / A clear and likely internal candidate

Pay Range: $40,000 - $70,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..