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People Insights Analyst

New York, New York

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Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

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If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

In the Justworks People Team, we’re reshaping how decisions are shaped in our pursuit of creating amazing employee experiences. As a People Analyst, you sit at the cutting edge of our operating model, transforming HR and talent data into strategic, visionary insights that propel our business forward. You’re a creative problem-solver who merges analytical precision with human-centric thinking, crafting tailored solutions that anticipate organizational needs and elevate our approach to talent management, recruitment, and employee experience.

You thrive in the intersection of technology, people strategy, and innovation. Leveraging AI, predictive analytics, and advanced visualization tools, you enable People and Business leadership to see around corners and seize opportunities. Your work will support our ambitious FY26 strategic pillars: How We're Organized, How We Grow, How We Engage, and How We Communicate, directly impacting how we scale, develop talent, and drive sustained business success.

Reporting into the People & Workplace team, you'll become a vital connector across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, People Business Partners, and broader business functions. You are deeply proficient with enterprise systems: Workday and Greenhouse, and you excel at using innovative data visualization and storytelling tools (eg. Tableau, Looker, Power BI, etc.) to communicate complex insights clearly.

Above all, beyond just observing data - you actively harness it to unlock potential, remove friction, and inspire proactive, data-informed decision-making that positions Justworks as a benchmark in employee experience and organizational performance.

Your Success Profile What You Will Work On

• Visionary People Analytics:
• Create sophisticated, predictive workforce models to anticipate organizational shifts, inform workforce planning, and optimize talent strategies.
• Conduct deep analyses of recruitment funnels, talent pipelines, employee sentiment, retention patterns, and performance metrics, proactively surfacing insights that shape strategic decision-making.
• Cutting-Edge Visualization & Storytelling:
• Develop visually compelling, intuitive dashboards and narratives powered by advanced analytics and AI-driven insights to influence executive decision-making.
• Produce bespoke visualizations that align seamlessly with Justworks’ strategic priorities, fostering transparency, alignment, and action.
• People Analytics Leadership:
• Champion data fluency across the entire People team, cultivating a culture of informed decision-making through training, resources, and proactive insights.
• Serve as the go-to expert, empowering colleagues with best-in-class analytical tools and methodologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Forge deep partnerships with our Data teams in Technology, Finance, IT, Talent Acquisition, DEIB, and Operations to embed into strategic workforce planning and talent processes.
• Innovative Problem-Solving & Continuous Improvement:
• Lead proactive explorations of emerging analytics and AI capabilities, piloting new tools and methods to enhance Justworks’ People analytics maturity and operational agility.
• Innovate continuously, finding smarter, faster ways to deliver insight, streamline processes, and create breakthrough analytics solutions.
  
  

How You Will Do Your Work

• Strategically Anticipating Needs: Seeing beyond immediate challenges to identify future opportunities, translating data into strategic foresight.
• Communicating with Impact: Turning complex analytics into clear, compelling narratives that inspire action and clarity across the organization.
• Cultivating Strategic Partnerships: Becoming a trusted advisor across functions, seamlessly integrating analytics with Justworks’ overall business strategy.
• Leading with Curiosity and Innovation: Constantly pushing boundaries, experimenting, and adopting cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to maintain Justworks’ competitive edge.
  
  

Collaboration across the business: Working with the Data teams - and StratOps/data partners across the business to contextualize our People Data and aim higher, together.

• Modeling Our Values (COGIS): Consistently embodying Camaraderie, Openness, Grit, Integrity, and Simplicity in your work, influencing our culture positively through every interaction.
  
  

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive experience in People Analytics within high-growth, technology-driven environments.
• Advanced proficiency with Workday and Greenhouse.
• Exceptional skills in data visualization and storytelling, particularly with Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or equivalent tools.
• Demonstrated success in using AI and predictive analytics to solve complex organizational challenges (particularly within HR)
• Outstanding strategic thinking, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to influence and engage senior leaders with insightful, data-driven narratives.
• Passionate about using data as a lever for growth, innovation, and creating exceptional employee experiences.
  
  

Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks ( .

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.

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Job Tags

Full time, Casual work, Local area, Immediate start, Shift work,

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