Strong quantitative skills, a desire to grow your analytics capabilities, and the ability to pull meaningful stories from data. If this describes you, this role could be your perfect fit. You will:

• Make an impact -- your mission will be to help us reach the next level in data analysis, including data visualization, predictive analytics, dashboards for senior leaders and more.
• Join our HR Operational Excellence team and work closely with HR leaders to unlock insights through employee data. Quick question for you - click here
• Help drive continuous improvement by providing various groups with objective input regarding processes.
• Support large initiatives. For example, our merger with Luxottica has made us the world's largest player in the eyewear industry, and you will play a role in ongoing integration efforts in the U.S.
• Join an organization driven by a threefold mission: Improving lives by improving sight, Innovating for better vision, and Reaching the 2.7 billion underserved.

Improving Lives By Improving Sight. Essilor of America, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses in the United States, employs more than 10,000 people and operates the largest and most comprehensive optical laboratory network in the U.S. Essilor of America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International. Essilor manufactures optical lenses under the Varilux®, Crizal®, Transitions®, and other brands, and our products are worn by one billion people daily. Essilor has been on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Innovative Companies every year since 2010, and we ranked #62 out of 700 corporations awarded the title "Diversity Leader 2020" by the Financial Times.

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. In addition, to be a good fit for the Data Analyst opportunity, you will have:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Data Science, or Human Resources.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• A demonstrated ability to:
  • Draw, from the data, a story that offers business insight and suggests action.
  • Translate complex, technical information into language that is accessible to non-analytical people.
• Excellent quantitative skills, including data manipulation, statistical analysis, and visualization.
• Strong analytical, numerical and IT skills, including:
  • Advanced MS Excel skills. Quick question for you - click here
  • Familiarity with tools such as R and Tableau; advanced proficiency is a strong plus.
• Strong business acumen, including an understanding of basic business and financial concepts.
• Experience in the analytics spaces within the HR function is preferred.
• Previous experience of Workday is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience with continuous improvement is a plus.

Just as important will be the following competencies and characteristics:

• A solid ability to identify and solve problems.
• A desire to grow and refine your analytics capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence business stakeholders and drive change.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Natural curiosity and an inclination to think outside the box.

We are following stringent COVID-19 precautions and initially you will work from home. Once it is safe, we will implement a responsible return-to-work plan. We expect that it will involve flexibility, but at this time nothing is definite.

You will join our HR Operational Excellence team, which is responsible for reporting, continuous improvement, and more. Most of our data comes from Workday, our HRIS, but it is dispersed in several locations. We currently have basic data analyses processes in place, and your remit will be to take analytics to a new level. Quick question for you - click here

This will include developing data structures, analytics, and data visualizations that enable us to find insights and take action. You will partner with Essilor of America’s Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, HR Services, and Inclusion & Diversity Teams.

More specifically, you will:

• Partner closely with senior leadership, HR Business Partners, and HR colleagues in other COEs to identify key workforce issues impacting the business.
• Merge structured, semi-structured and unstructured data from several systems to highlight company trends related to recruiting, developing, engaging and retaining talent.
• Use consulting skills to determine and articulate internal customer business questions, develop the best approach for data analysis and turn data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Participate in HR analytics projects to investigate potential measures, correlations and causality connections for critical business issues.
• Develop hypotheses, document assumptions, and analyze results as they relate to key business initiatives.
• Explore and analyze the data creatively to identify HR analytics solutions that add value in the strategic decision-making process.
• Conduct prediction and trend analyses to anticipate the changes in the business, and to enable better decision making.
• Effectively communicate statistical analyses, results, and implications to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deliver high quality analysis, reports, and presentations using simple and effective visualizations that can be scaled for consumption by a larger audience.
• Create and maintain monthly and quarterly workforce dashboards. Develop processes to streamline the compilation of periodic reporting/analysis.
• Create advanced models in excel to combine data sources and steer business decisions.

Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Much more than pulling reports
We're looking for a professional who can bring a whole new level of analytical finesse to help us develop richer and more well-rounded data. The insights you present won't just support strategic decisions, they also should add value to the process.

Great time to join
There is a lot going on right now, such as the Essilor-Luxottica integration, and in this environment strong performers will have opportunities to stand out. Success in this role could set you up to take on additional responsibilities and advance in our organization.

Great environment
You will join a team that includes dedicated, sharp and mutually supportive professionals. Our culture is entrepreneurial and fresh, backed by 170 years of success. You'll also be part of the global talent organization.

Truly living our values
At Essilor, we believe everyone deserves to see life and all its detail with the best vision possible. That's why, in addition to designing, manufacturing and distributing quality vision care solutions worldwide, we invest in raising awareness of the importance of good vision, support eyecare professionals, invent new technologies and products, and support philanthropic initiatives. We also are committed to robust standards for environmental sustainability. These are just a couple of reasons we were one of the 52 companies named to Fortune magazine's 2019 Change the World list.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive salary and bonus potential, we offer an exceptional mix of first-rate benefits, including medical, dental and vision plans; a 401(k) plan with company match; tuition reimbursement; comprehensive training through Essilor University; lens and frame benefits for you and your family; an employee stock purchase plan with company match; and more.

Video: As part of the #DifferenceMakers campaign, Essilor chose four eyecare professionals and three Essilor employees to participate in a mission trip to Southeast Asia in March 2019.

We understand that there will be a learning curve, and you'll have support, but we'll also look to you to be proactive about getting up to speed quickly. The pace here is fast and change happens frequently. Those who excel at Essilor truly enjoy the dynamic environment, and remain agile and able to pivot. In addition to your analytical expertise, you also will need solid business savvy to put your insights into context.

You will be a change agent and that will require you to help people see the benefits of and embrace changes. You should take a customer service approach to the groups you support, but you also will need to use influencing skills and be willing to stand your ground. In addition, in order to be an outstanding Data Analyst, you will:

• Consistently display strong critical thinking skills, including identifying trends and patterns.
• Pay keen attention to detail, and also grasp the bigger picture and how the details fit together.
• Take the initiative to ask questions and find the information you need.
• Bring strong emotional intelligence -- including a ready sense of humor.