FULL_TIME
5-10
Human Resources Business Analytics Specialist
11/23/2025
The specialist will anticipate business problems and analytical solutions while guiding others in executing analyses and making actionable recommendations. They will synthesize details across analyses to develop presentations that inform business decisions.
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
10,001+ employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
As you build your understanding of the business across multiple areas, you'll anticipate business problems and analytical solutions. You'll also understand how business needs translate into data requirements, determine new data needs, and solve data issues and gaps. You will determine ideal analytical tools and techniques, then guide others to execute analyses and make actionable recommendations. You'll also critically evaluate assumptions about data and analysis methods, and provide feedback on analytical tools. You will synthesize details across analyses and reporting platforms to develop presentations that tell cohesive stories and inform business decisions. You'll also guide others to ensure presentations provide information accurately, clearly, and appropriately. You will determine the factors and/or data types to include in evaluations, accounting for risks. You'll synthesize results across multiple evaluations, identify relevant connections to other work, and make recommendations for next steps. By leveraging relationships across teams, you'll ensure quality data sources, methodologies, and the appropriate application of analytical tools and processes. You'll then promote methods that make core analytical and reporting work efficient, and evaluate the viability and relevance of automated reporting and analysis methods. You will embody our culture and live our values Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field AND 3+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field AND 4+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR equivalent experience. 2+ years of experience in Human Resources, People Data, and/or Compensation data analytics Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field AND 6+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field AND 8+ years experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR equivalent experience. Proficiency with Excel, PowerBI, Power Query, and Power Apps. Ability to translate sometimes ambiguous requests and questions into testable hypotheses, conduct relevant analyses, and generate actionable insights from findings. Project management skills, including ability to align expectations on project deliverables, drive progress toward key milestones, and identify risks and dependencies.
Key Skills
Data AnalysisReportingBusiness IntelligenceProject ManagementExcelPowerBIPower QueryPower AppsAnalytical ToolsData RequirementsPresentation SkillsRisk AssessmentSynthesis of ResultsStakeholder EngagementMethodologiesAutomated Reporting
Categories
Human ResourcesData & AnalyticsManagement & Leadership
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