Senior People Analytics Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026.
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About this role
You'll shape how your organization understands and manages its workforce through people analytics. Reporting to the Director of People Operations & Technology, you'll own the analytics roadmap, build trusted data and reporting capabilities, and translate insights into practical improvements across hiring, compensation, employee relations, and operations. You'll partner closely with People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and leadership to anticipate talent needs and make People services more effective and scalable. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with meaningful influence across the People team and no direct people management responsibility.
About your skills
Advanced Analytics
Essential for uncovering patterns, predicting workforce trends, and providing actionable insights from complex HR data.
Data Storytelling
Required to communicate analytics findings and recommendations effectively to senior People and business leaders.
AI Fluency
Enables appropriate application of AI tools to enhance people analytics capabilities and build future-ready analytical solutions.
What you'll be doing
Build and strengthen foundational analytics capabilities, including data quality standards, consistent metrics definitions, and reliable reporting infrastructure that supports the People organization.
Partner with People Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Employee Relations to analyze processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement data-driven improvements.
Develop workforce and talent insights that help leadership understand headcount trends, succession planning needs, retention patterns, and hiring effectiveness.
Conduct advanced statistical analysis and research to answer complex workforce questions and inform strategic People decisions.
Explore and implement AI and automation opportunities to enhance analytics capabilities and reduce manual reporting effort.
Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations in Tableau or similar tools that stakeholders actively use to make decisions.
Qualifications
Experience with people analytics, HR analytics, or a related analytical field, with substantial background applying analytics to People data and processes.
Background in integrating complex HR datasets and building sustainable data pipelines in partnership with HRIS, IT, or data engineering teams.
Demonstrated proficiency in Tableau or a similar visualization tool, with a track record of creating reporting that stakeholders use to make decisions.
Background in statistical methods and research practices, with demonstrated judgment in selecting an approach appropriate to the question and available data.
Demonstrated ability to communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior People and business leaders.
Demonstrated history of translating analysis into measurable improvements in process efficiency, service quality, data accuracy, or employee experience.
Background in HR operations, employee lifecycle processes, and workforce and talent metrics.
Compensation
This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:
US Zone 3: $147,475 - $173,500
US Zone 4: $137,275 - $161,500
At Coursera, we offer competitive, zone-based pay aligned to your location, experience, and role level across four U.S. pay zones. Our total rewards package goes beyond salary, with comprehensive health and wellness benefits, bonus and RSU equity programs, and global perks designed to help you grow and thrive wherever you are.
US Pay Zones
Zone 1 - San Francisco Bay Area only
Zone 2 - New York City Metro and Seattle Metro
Zone 3 - CA (outside of SF Bay Area), CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, MD, NY/NJ (outside of NYC Metro), OR, RI, TX, VA, WA (outside of Seattle Metro)
Zone 4 - All other US locations not listed in Zones 1-3
Posting Date: November 9, 2026
Application Window: November 9 - November 20, 2026
We anticipate the application window will be open until November 20, 2026. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window.
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