People Analyst, Justworks
$109-119k
Business operations platform
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Business operations platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$109-119k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Justworks' mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum of 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- As a People Analyst, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following:
- 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
Our take
Justworks operates in an increasingly crowded space of all-in-one business operation suites, that include tools like human resources, payroll, employee management, benefits, and others that businesses critically need to operate as they scale.
Globally, human resource management has become an extremely fertile field, worth over $20 billion annually and predicted to grow to over $50 billion annually by 2030 - creating great opportunity for Justworks to continue to grow. The company is regarded as a market leader, but does see competition in the shape of Paychex Flex, Rippling, Paylocity, and TriNet, among others.
Solutions delivered by Justworks have proven to be extremely popular with SMEs, and this has not gone unnoticed by investors, with the company picking up exceptional amounts of funding. Justworks is known to have sights on going public, though action towards this end has been delayed until global mass-market conditions have settled from a period of volatility. However, the company's acquisition of
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Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2023
$16.9m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $159.9m
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer work.
- Paid parental leave.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus access to One Medical, Kindbody, and Teladoc.
- Premium access to Headspace, ClassPass stipends, and webinars to support your overall wellness on topics like nutrition, budgeting, mindfulness, and more.
- All Justworks offers include equity, and Justworkers can continue to earn more over time with promotions and tenure.
- Extensive learning & development opportunities through workshops, ExecOnline, Udemy, and BetterUp coaching.
- Engineering Apprenticeship program that supports internal movement and growth
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
Leadership
Isaac Oates
(Executive Chair)Experience as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon before founding Adtuitive and serving as COO for a year. Left this position to spend 3 years as a VP at Etsy, before founding Justworks.
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