People Analytics Business HR Consultant

The People Analytics Consultant plays a pivotal role in understanding Business HR’s business needs. Able to prioritize based on value and effort, and manage the expectations of our Business HR stakeholders. This role combines strategic consulting, data storytelling, and technical reporting to support HR partners in decision-making and program execution.

You will act as the demand engine to keep a pulse of our HR partners and what they need and value. The consultant will serve as a trusted advisor, driving adoption of analytical tools and frameworks across the organization.

This position is expected to be onsite 8 days a month at the IDEXX Global Campus in Westbrook, ME.

The Consultant Will:

• Partner with business HR leaders to define business problems and deliver data-driven solutions.
• Lead the execution of consulting engagements, from scoping to delivery, ensuring alignment with HR strategy and business outcomes.
• Design, deliver and train on compelling data visualizations and dashboards that support storytelling and influence decisions.
• Respond to ad-hoc reporting needs and determine right path for these requests.
• Lead workday reporting governance.
• Collaborate with other members of people analytics team to inform them of upcoming asks, strategize around execution and manage expectations of stakeholders.
• Partner with Head of People Analytics on Business HR Consulting strategy. Think about how we push regular insights, how we define and measures success, what are the right touchpoints and at what cadence, and how can we consistently push the value of people analytics and package that in a user-friendly way.
• Balance strategic and tactical needs, ensuring expectations are managed and communicated.

What You Need To Succeed:

• HR Knowledge: Deep understanding of HR functions, structures, and data flows (e.g., Workday, succession planning, recruiting metrics).
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to connect data insights to broader organizational goals and influence decision-making.
• Planning: Ability to think about big picture and assist in creation and execution of a consulting strategy.
• Relationship Building: Proven ability to build trust and credibility with HR partners and stakeholders.
• Empathy: Strong interpersonal skills and sensitivity to organizational dynamics and employee experience.
• Data Visualization & Storytelling: Expertise in Tableau, with a focus on good visualization practices and end user experience
• Consulting Execution: Experience in leading consulting engagements, including stakeholder alignment, scoping, delivery, and follow-up.
• Ad-Hoc Reporting: Ability to quickly respond to unplanned data requests and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations.
• Workday: Thorough knowledge of workday processes and reporting.

Desired Time Allocation:

40% Consulting: Building and executing consulting strategy

Building out consulting framework, roadmap Regular Pro-Active engagements with Business HR to define needs and manage expectations Responding to Ad-Hoc Requests Providing regular catered insights Performing analyses

25% Dashboards: Build, maintain and enhance dashboards

Determine needs for new dashboards and assess time vs value to prioritize Develop and continuously learn best practices Build out dashboards with good design principles Maintain dashboards Pro-actively and reactively respond to enhancements Think through our dashboard suite

20% Reporting: Respond and delegate workday reporting requests

Create and amend ad-hoc reports

Upskill and synchronize with People Ops on Reporting 

Lead workday reporting governance 

Think of continuous enhancements to the reporting experience

15% Surveys

Help with annual engagement survey project parts Execute on OnDemand Survey asks Provide guidance and advice on survey strategy Think through potential improvements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Psychology, HR, Statistics, or a related field

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in people analytics, HR reporting, or workforce analytics.
• Ability to clearly communicate analytical insights to non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining Workday reports or similar HRIS platform, including advanced and matrix reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in people analytics consultant role or other consulting role.
• Familiarity with employee listening platforms (e.g., Perceptyx, Qualtrics, Culture Amp, Glint).
• Experience in data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, or equivalent).
• Comfort presenting to senior leaders and facilitating insight-to-action discussions.
• Working knowledge of statistical and machine learning concepts sufficient to interpret analyses, ask the right questions, and guide business applications without requiring hands-on model development.

What Success Looks Like In This Role:

• HR Partners trust and actively use reporting and analytics to guide decisions and actions.
• There is a clear consulting strategy that signals how people analytics interacts and consistently creates values for our partners.
• Reporting is easily accessible to our HR partners and reporting is scalable, repeatable and delivered accurately and on time.
• Successful data governance for workday reporting.

What You Can Expect From Us:

• Base salary of $90,000 - $123,000 based on experience

• Opportunity for an annual bonus

• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One   

• 5% matching 401k   

• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more

Why IDEXX?

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people. 

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement. 
  
Let’s pursue what matters together.  

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.  

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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