Data Analyst 3, People Analytics

Nordstrom

People Data Analyst 3 at Nordstrom working on employee data and analytics for HR. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights and enhance workforce strategies.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $89,000 - $170,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to intake, catalog, prioritize, and deliver enhancements to metrics, reports, dashboards, discovery boards, and analytical tools.
Develop a strong understanding of enterprise people initiatives and business priorities to connect insights across multiple workstreams and domains.
Proactively manage analytical projects end‑to‑end, maintaining a consistent cadence of communication, alignment, and updates with stakeholders.
Analyze complex, enterprise‑wide business questions and deliver insights related to workforce health, operational effectiveness, and employee experience.
Collaborate with analytics teammates and business partners to deliver high‑quality, scalable solutions and recommendations.
Bring data to life through clear storytelling, tailoring insights for audiences with varying levels of technical expertise, including senior leaders.
Balance and reconcile competing stakeholder needs in a fast‑paced environment, prioritizing work based on enterprise impact and strategic value.
Provide KPI definitions, analytical interpretation, and insight development to support leadership and executive‑level presentations.
Leverage large, complex data sets to define and refine metrics that meaningfully track outcomes across the employee lifecycle.
Continuously assess the effectiveness of the analytics tool stack, monitor data quality, and partner with stakeholders to drive adoption and usability.
Serve as a subject-matter expert in Workday Reporting & Prism, Looker, and Google Cloud Platform, ensuring data is accurate, efficient, and decision ready.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional experience analyzing complex datasets, drawing conclusions, and making business focused recommendations.
3+ years of experience extracting and manipulating large datasets using SQL.
Hands‑on experience with Workday reporting, Workday Prism pipelines, discovery boards, Looker, and people analytics datasets.
Proficiency in at least one statistical or programming language (Python or R preferred) to independently analyze and summarize data.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
Understanding of HR, workforce, or people related data domains; exposure to broader business or operational analytics is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, statistics, economics, or a related field preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonRdata analysisdata manipulationKPI definitionanalytical interpretationmetrics developmentdata storytellingdata quality assessment

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationstakeholder managementproject managementinfluenceprioritizationadaptabilityproblem-solvingcritical thinkingalignment