People Analytics Senior Analyst - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

What to expect

For business professionals, our environment is highly collaborative with value being placed on diversity of ideas, skills and mindsets. Not least yours. It’s energetic, fast-moving and there’s always something new to get involved in. You will get exposure across geographies and the firm as a whole. The future is a place of opportunity. Focusing on your success and for what’s next, will ensure you thrive too.

The International Operations Team

International Operations is fundamental to the success of our organisation, with teams working internationally to provide critical business expertise for our lawyers and our business alike. We offer fulfilling careers across all areas including Finance, IT, Marketing, HR, Compliance and many more areas. These teams are at the core of our organisation and are key to Eversheds Sutherland’s continued success as a top 10 global law firm. Whether you’re starting your career or an established professional we offer a variety of opportunities that allow you to grow in your chosen career. 
 
We are proud of our culture and the values that guide our behaviour: Collaborative, Creative, Professional, Inclusive, Open. These key five values underpin everything we do they sit at the heart of our culture, define how we behave, individually and collectively, as we work to deliver on our purpose.  We support the learning and development of all our people at Eversheds Sutherland, engaging you at every stage of your career. Complimented by on the job learning, our formal courses support our people to excel in their role. Our firm continues to grow creating exciting, challenging and diverse career opportunities.  

The Role

People Analytics is critical to the success of the HR function at ESI, ensuring we can support the firm in making evidence based and data-driven decisions about our partners and employees. We want to centralise analytics work across HR to drive efficiency, accuracy, capability and risk compliance. It enables us to align to and support our People Strategy, and underpins the role of HR Business Partners in their conversations with the business. This role consolidates a number of Reward facing activities within the team as well as providing exciting opportunities to get involved in broader analysis.

Key Responsibilities

•    Providing pay modelling for partners and employees.
•    Assisting in the management of the annual pay review process within SuccessFactors Compensation, including Compensation Statements, reporting and analysis.
•    Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting.
•    Preparing for EU Pay Transparency Directive Reporting.
•    Maintaining the accuracy of reward-related data within the HR system.
•    Conducting ad-hoc analysis and data modelling to support HR and business initiatives.
•    Partnering with HR and functional teams to gather requirements for new reports and dashboards, and design solutions that meet their needs
•    Acting as an internal consultant owning the design, build and delivery of impactful and insightful dashboards, visualisations and reports
•    Identifying and troubleshooting data discrepancies and pro-actively work with HR and functional teams to resolve issues.

Skills and experience

•    Strong analytical skills are crucial for pay/scenario modelling, conducting ad-hoc analysis, and data modelling. This includes the ability to interpret complex data sets and derive meaningful insights.
•    Maintaining the accuracy of data within the HR system and identifying data discrepancies require a keen eye for detail to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
•    Proficiency in HR systems like SuccessFactors Compensation would be beneficial for managing the annual pay review process.
•    Familiarity with Power BI and other Microsoft 365 applications is important for creating dashboards, visualisations, and reports.
•    Effective communication skills are needed to partner with HR and functional teams and act as an internal consultant. This includes the ability to clearly convey complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
•    Partnering with HR and functional teams requires strong collaboration and teamwork skills to ensure that solutions meet the needs of various stakeholders.
•    Passion for data and continuous learning.

What’s in it for you?

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

• We’re fair, transparent and equitable
• We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
• We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
• We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
• We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
• We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
• We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
• We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
• We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.