At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.
As the Sr. People Insights Analyst, you’ll play a critical role in connecting the dots between our people and business results. You go beyond the data, to ask meaningful questions about what that data means for the performance and health of our business, helping leaders to make data-informed decisions about our most valuable asset: our people.
This role can be done remotely from home, with occasional travel for team events.
What You'll Do:
This role offers a unique opportunity to blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution, requiring business orientation, tech-savvy, and strong written and verbal communication skills. You’ll drive consistency and collaboration across HR, IT, and the business in regards to all aspects of people data and analytics. You thrive on building, implementing, and maintaining the infrastructure needed to help leaders answer key questions about our business, priorities, and people.
You will also be a champion for data literacy across the People Team, counseling and coaching the team to build our "data muscle" so that more people across the function seek and implement data-informed solutions.
Additionally, you will partner closely with the People Leadership Team to inform data-driven workforce planning.
You bring an internal drive, always looking for ways to innovate. You are forward thinking with a strong commitment to predictive analytics and a commitment to staying up to date on what's happening with customers, our workforce, and our industry.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy
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Develop and execute the people analytics strategy.
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Link business and talent priorities by providing insights at all stages of the employee lifecycle.
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Partner with business leaders and the People team to establish a robust framework for data collection, analysis, and reporting.
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Provide insights into key talent metrics: Develop a set of HR and talent performance indicators to analyze and interpret data to identify trends, pinpoint issues, and forecast potential challenges or opportunities related to the workforce.
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Support HR workforce planning to drive and inform people planning
Technology
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Lead key initiatives: Own the design, deployment, and analysis of employee engagement surveys and other critical data related people programs.
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Define and work cross functionally with HR, Finance, and IT to maintain data integrity across systems
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Lead key initiatives: Own the design, deployment, and analysis of employee engagement surveys and other critical people programs.Conduct advanced analytics: Use statistical modeling and predictive analytics to uncover hidden patterns and forecast future talent needs.
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Drive organizational effectiveness: Provide data-informed recommendations to improve areas like organizational design, employee engagement, and performance management.
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Communicate effectively: Translate complex data into compelling stories and actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels.
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Manage the People Analytics tech stack: Evaluate and optimize our tools, leveraging enterprise-wide solutions whenever possible in service of key talent strategies
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Ensure data integrity: Maintain data accuracy and implement data governance practices across HR systems.
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Collaborate cross functionally: Partner with members of the People and other teams to support data-informed decision-making processes.
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Create and maintain reports and dashboards: Develop dashboards and reports that provide leaders with actionable insights on key people metrics.
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Actively pursue the development and ongoing improvement of self-service reporting and analytics tools and capabilities
What You’ll Need:
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6+ years of progressive experience in people analytics or a related field, including experience deploying and analyzing employee engagement surveys.
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Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Business Analytics) or a related field with demonstrated quantitative skills and experience. Graduate degree in a relevant area is a plus.
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Experience using modern HRIS, People Analytics, and other enterprise productivity tools (we use Workday, Visier, Jira, Confluence, and Google Workspace).
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Advanced proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
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Experience with statistical analysis and modeling techniques.
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Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear and concise insights.
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Strong project management skills, with the ability to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Proficiency in Python or R.
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Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques (e.g., regression analysis, machine learning).
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Experience working in a global organization.
Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.
#LI-REMOTE
At Sonos we consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, which may lead individual compensation to vary depending on job related qualifications, skills, and experience. All full time employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and equity. Our job postings may span more than one career level and the base pay range may be modified in the future based on changing market conditions. The starting base pay for this role for all US candidates is between:
Please note that compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.
We also offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well-being of our employees. Regular full time employees in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, including:
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Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
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A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting
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An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required
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80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually
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Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year
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12 weeks of paid Bonding Leave following the birth or adoption of a new child, plus up to an additional 12 weeks of Medical Leave for birthing parents under our Short Term Disability policy
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Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
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Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance
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Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being
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A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!
For a holistic overview of our benefits, please visit sonosbenefits.com.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience.
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What We Do
We connect millions of listeners all around the world to the content they want, where and how they want it. Since inventing multiroom wireless audio in 2005, we have continuously innovated the listening experience, designing hardware and software that celebrates sound, empowers our customers, and brings the home to life.
Our team is made up of passionate players united by a culture of respect, transparency, collaboration, and ownership who want to inspire the world to listen better.
Why Work With Us
Sonos is a global company that boasts a rich culture of diversity and innovation. With over 1,800 employees distributed across the world, we work remotely from home or an office location (when required). We value a diverse workforce that enables each employee to do the best work of their life and contribute to projects they are passionate about.
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