HR Analyst (People Analytics & Reporting)

HR Data Analyst – People Analytics & Reporting Leander, TX Schedule: Standard Office Hours, Monday–Friday Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite Duration: 6-Month Contract Pay: $43–52/hr W2 Our client is a leading aerospace and space technology company developing launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital spacecraft. They are seeking an HR Data Analyst – People Analytics & Reporting to support both the HR and Recruiting organizations. This is a highly hands-on analytics role focused on transforming raw, often messy workforce data into clean, accurate, and actionable reporting. The ideal candidate is a strong data analyst with deep Power BI experience who can work directly with Excel-based data, identify inconsistencies, clean and structure information, build visualizations from scratch, and translate complex workforce data into clear stories for business and executive audiences. Essential Functions and Responsibilities • Serve as a shared analytics resource supporting HR and Recruiting teams. • Work with primarily Excel-based workforce and recruiting data from multiple sources. • Clean, sanitize, standardize, and transform raw or inconsistent datasets for analysis and reporting. • Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and visualizations from scratch. • Develop clear, accurate, and executive-ready reporting to support business decision-making. • Analyze workforce data and identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas requiring further investigation. • Track and report on key people and workforce metrics, which may include headcount, turnover, retention, recruiting activity, time-to-fill, compensation, and other business metrics. • Translate data into clear narratives and actionable insights for HR, Recruiting, Finance, and executive stakeholders. • Develop recurring reporting packages for monthly, quarterly, and other business reviews. • Partner with stakeholders to understand reporting needs and determine the most meaningful metrics and visualizations. • Validate data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across reporting outputs. • Support data preparation and standardization efforts related to Firefly's transition toward Workday. • Work independently while managing multiple data and reporting requests. Required Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in HR data analytics, People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, Recruiting Analytics, or a similar data-focused role. • Deep, hands-on experience with Microsoft Power BI, including building dashboards and visualizations from scratch. • Strong Excel skills and experience working with large, complex, or inconsistent datasets. • Demonstrated experience cleaning, sanitizing, transforming, and organizing raw data for reporting and visualization. • Ability to interpret data and communicate the story behind the numbers to non-technical stakeholders. • Experience creating executive-ready dashboards, reports, or presentations. • Strong attention to detail and ability to independently manage work with minimal supervision. Preferred Qualifications • Experience working with HR, workforce, recruiting, or people-related data. • Experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, or other complex operational environment. • Experience with Workday or another HRIS/ERP system. • Experience supporting data migration, system implementation, or data standardization initiatives. • Experience with Power Query, SQL, Tableau, or other data transformation and visualization tools. • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.