One of our direct client is urgently looking for a Data Specilalist @ Bentonville ARTITLE: Data Specilalist LOCATION: Bentonville, ARDuration: 6 to 12+ Months Rate: DOE Description: This position will be responsible for supporting the Sam's Club People Team including Specialist Partners, by providing insights and informing decision making related to people and people actions.Key Responsibilities:• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence (i.e. Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion, and Talent Management etc.) to tell a consistent and holistic human capital story• Create, maintain, and deliver a standard view of human capital metrics and analytics used by HR Business/Talent Partner colleagues which helps them drive accountability, decision making, and understanding regarding people issues in the businesses they support• Develop management routines to ensure analytics are consistently leveraged and evolve to meet the needs of HR and business objectives• Present deliverables with emphasis on translating data and results into actionable insights and recommendations• Working with the data team, design and continuously improve global HR metrics/analytics dashboards and reports that are “one source of truth” which are aligned with the HR and business strategies, using benchmarking and best practices as guiding standards• Act as internal consultant for HR leadership and key organization stakeholders and apply analytical data expertise to develop and articulate strategic recommendations to address client challenges• Lead key analytics projects and initiatives as required, providing consultation, analyses, data interpretation, and overall project management• Utilize benchmarking and best practice to design and continuously improve actionable, proactive metrics and HR key performance indicators (KPI) metrics that drive forecasting and predictive capabilities to facilitate strategic insights• Partner with IT and HR Operations teams to manage automation of recurring queries and reports as well as other HR leadersQualifications• 3- 5 years of relevant experience working with workforce data and designing workforce metrics/algorithms using advanced analytics techniques, including but not limited to multiple regression modeling, machine learning and artificial intelligence• Strong business and HR acumen, with proven ability in data analysis and interpretation, statistical application, and workforce modeling• 3+years of analytics and reporting experience supporting a Human Resource Function• 5+ years of experience in creating analytics report with visualization tool such as MS Offices, Power BI, Tableau, etc and presenting complex analytics findings to stakeholders from various business units• Outstanding consultative, critical thinking and analytic skills with ability to operate strategically and build effective partnerships across multiple stakeholder groups• Excellent planning, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to successfully handle multiple concurrent priorities simultaneously; attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy; ability to thrive in dynamic, fast paced environment• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate analytics and analytical insights to a non-technical audienceEducation• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a field that emphasizes analyzing, displaying, or reporting on data with 5+ years of experience in a field emphasizing people research in organizations (e.g., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Labor Economics, Management, Policy Analysis, etc.).• Master Science or MBA preferred