Sr Analyst, People Analytics @ Avalara

What Youll Do

We are looking for Senior Analyst based in the Pune office. You will empower the HR team to harness the full potential of data, enabling them to make informed decisions that drive organizational success. Partnering with the engineering team, you will ensure seamless integration and availability of people data across various systems and tools. You will collaborate closely with both HR stakeholders and tech teams to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using tools such as Snowflake, dbt, and Fivetran, while implementing and optimizing ELT processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability.

Report to Lead Project Manager

On a daily basis, you will build and monitor data pipelines to ensure seamless data flow and availability for analysis.

You will troubleshoot and resolve any data-related issues, minimizing disruptions to HR operations.

You will partner with the engineering team to integrate people data across systems, ensuring it is handled securely, and in accordance with data governance standards, making it accessible for cross-functional use.

You will develop and maintain SQL queries and scripts to support data analysis and reporting needs, ensuring data integrity and security across all HR-related data systems. Additionally, you will document processes, provide technical support and training to HR Team members on tools and improve data infrastructure and processes to enhance performance and scalability.

• You have 6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• You possess documentation skills, ensuring models are understandable and maintainable by all stakeholders.
• You have strong proficiency in SQL and deep experience with modern data stack tools (Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, GitLab).
• You can translate business requirements into data models.
• You have experience with ELT processes and data pipeline development.
• You have knowledge of data security and privacy regulations and have implemented techniques such as row level security or data masking to keep data safe.
• You hold a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Highly desirable if you have experience with Workday reporting, calculated fields, RaaS.
• Plus if you have experience with ICIMS, Workramp, Gallup, Espresa, Adaptive, or Salesforce.
• Plus if you have experience with Power BI, particularly data marts within Power BI.
• Plus if you have experience using a scripting language such as Python to automate ELT processes.

#LI-Hybrid

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America

We re Avalara. We re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we re not slowing down until we ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company we don t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

• You have 6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• You possess documentation skills, ensuring models are understandable and maintainable by all stakeholders.
• You have strong proficiency in SQL and deep experience with modern data stack tools (Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, GitLab).
• You can translate business requirements into data models.
• You have experience with ELT processes and data pipeline development.
• You have knowledge of data security and privacy regulations and have implemented techniques such as row level security or data masking to keep data safe.
• You hold a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Highly desirable if you have experience with Workday reporting, calculated fields, RaaS.
• Plus if you have experience with ICIMS, Workramp, Gallup, Espresa, Adaptive, or Salesforce.
• Plus if you have experience with Power BI, particularly data marts within Power BI.
• Plus if you have experience using a scripting language such as Python to automate ELT processes.

#LI-Hybrid

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

On a daily basis, you will build and monitor data pipelines to ensure seamless data flow and availability for analysis.

You will troubleshoot and resolve any data-related issues, minimizing disruptions to HR operations.

You will partner with the engineering team to integrate people data across systems, ensuring it is handled securely, and in accordance with data governance standards, making it accessible for cross-functional use.

You will develop and maintain SQL queries and scripts to support data analysis and reporting needs, ensuring data integrity and security across all HR-related data systems. Additionally, you will document processes, provide technical support and training to HR Team members on tools and improve data infrastructure and processes to enhance performance and scalability.