Senior Analyst, People Analytics & Workday Reporting

The Aspen Group (TAG) is one of the largest and most trusted retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S., supporting over 23,000 healthcare professionals and team members at more than 1,150 locations across 48 states. Our five supported healthcare practices operate under the brands Aspen Dental, ClearChoice, WellNow, Chapter Aesthetic Studio, and Lovet. We’re committed to enabling healthcare professionals to focus on patient care while we handle the business operations that support them.

Job Summary

This is a dual-focus role built for someone who is genuinely excellent at Workday reporting and is ready to grow into a well-rounded people analytics practitioner. You will own the Workday Report Writer function for TAG’s enterprise instance while also contributing to broader analytics work — building dashboards, partnering on workforce metrics, and helping us expand what our data can do.

The Workday side is the anchor of this role. You’ll be the organization’s go-to expert for Report Writer, calculated fields, matrix and composite reports, and RaaS configuration. But you’ll also be expected to stretch: writing SQL for cross-system validation, contributing to Python-based workflows, adapting to Claude Code, and supporting the team’s broader analytics output.

Stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Brand HR, Compensation & Benefits, and the broader employee population depend on the accuracy of what you produce. This is a high-trust, high-ownership role where validation, proactive communication, and a genuine service orientation are non-negotiable.

Essential Responsibilities

Workday Reporting (Primary Focus)

• Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert for Workday Report Writer — including advanced calculated fields and conditional logic, matrix and composite reports, and RaaS configuration for downstream consumption
• Build and maintain complex custom reports by navigating intricate business object relationships and data source dependencies
• Develop derived metrics and cross-functional calculated fields that support compensation, headcount, attrition, compliance, and field HR use cases
• Triage and manage a concurrent queue of reporting requests — assessing complexity, feasibility, and data availability before committing to timelines
• Troubleshoot reporting issues at the data model level, understanding how Workday configurations, security roles, and business object relationships affect output
• Validate every report output before delivery; errors caught by stakeholders are avoidable and not acceptable

People Analytics (Growth Area)

• Contribute to workforce reporting and metrics including headcount, attrition, tenure, diversity, and compensation analytics
• Build and maintain dashboards and visualizations that communicate workforce trends to HR leadership and business partners
• Use Python to automate repetitive data tasks, support report delivery workflows, and assist with data preparation for downstream analytics
• Write SQL for ad-hoc data extraction, cross-system validation, and supporting analytics pipelines
• Use AI Tools (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, etc.) to support and augment analytics development processes
• Partner with the broader People Analytics team on projects that require combining Workday data with other HR and business data sources

Reporting Governance & Data Quality

• Own the organization and health of TAG’s Workday HCM report library — naming conventions, folder structure, categorization, and access
• Audit existing reports regularly to identify duplicates, outdated outputs, and consolidation opportunities
• Document data lineage, transformation logic, and known nuances in our Workday instance
• Partner with HRIS to align governance standards and ensure all new reports are built and catalogued consistently
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies in partnership with HRIS and downstream data consumers

How We Work

Our team is small, direct, and holds a high bar for accuracy — because the data we produce supports decisions about real people. We work collaboratively with HRIS and HR partners across the organization, and we’re trusted to own our work end-to-end.

• Validation is part of the job. Every output is checked before it leaves. Errors caught by stakeholders are avoidable — we don’t let them happen.
• Proactive communication is the standard. Stakeholders don’t chase us. We keep them informed before they need to ask.
• The report library is a product. A well-organized, consistently named report environment is part of what we deliver — not an afterthought.
• We use AI-assisted development tools to work more efficiently. Comfort with experimentation and new tools fits well with how we operate.

Qualifications

Required

• 4–6 years of experience in HR analytics, HRIS reporting, or a closely related technical role
• Workday Pro Certification in Reporting or Workday Consulting Certification
• Expert-level Workday Report Writer skills, including:
• Advanced calculated fields and conditional logic
• Matrix and composite reports
• Complex data source navigation and business object relationships
• RaaS configuration and exposure for downstream consumption
• Experience with Workday Report writing in the following functional areas: Core HCM, Recruiting, Absence, Payroll
• Deep understanding of Workday data architecture — how data flows through the system, how configurations affect output, and how to troubleshoot when reports don’t behave as expected
• Strong track record of delivering accurate, validated outputs — with errors caught before delivery
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, complex formulas)
• Foundational-to-working SQL skills for ad-hoc extraction and cross-system validation
• Ability to manage a concurrent queue of requests with clear prioritization and proactive communication
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

• Experience with Python for data analysis, automation, or AI-assisted development workflows
• Experience with Workday Composite Reporting & Workday Discovery Boards
• Background in HR, People Analytics, or workforce data domains (headcount, attrition, compensation, DEI)
• Familiarity with BigQuery or other cloud data warehouse platforms
• Exposure to data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, or similar)

*This role is onsite 4 days/week in our Chicago office (Fulton Market District)A generous benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, vision, and 401(k) savings plan with match