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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Talent Data Analyst - **Company:** Harris Williams & Co. - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $85,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Decision Support Systems, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), HR Analytics, Data Analytics, Real Time Data, Data Management, Tools for Reporting - **Published:** June 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c1479cc6d002dcc2 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Stakeholder management?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Experience: 0-3 years in FP&A, People Analytics, Business Operations, or similar analytical role * Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Analytics, HR, or related field * Technical Skills: + Advanced Excel skills (required) + Experience with HRIS, analytics tools, or Visier (preferred) * Finance Acumen: Understanding of budgeting, labor costs, and how workforce decisions impact financial outcomes * AI Literacy: Comfort using AI tools to analyze data and generate insights * Core Traits: + Strong critical thinking and sound judgment + Intellectual curiosity and attention to detail + Proactive communication and stakeholder awareness + Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset Our Culture & Growth When you join Harris Williams, you step into a highly collaborative, high-expectations environment where individuals are empowered to take ownership and make a visible impact. We value curiosity, accountability, and a strong team-first mindset. This is an environment where you will be expected to lean in, contribute meaningfully, and grow quickly, working alongside passionate colleagues who are committed to excellence and continuous improvement. This role is designed to provide early-career exposure to senior stakeholders, offering a strong foundation for accelerated development in analytics, finance, and strategy., Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position. Preferred Skills Analytical Thinking, Business Intelligence (BI), Concept Development, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Integration, Market Research, Performance Metrics, Qualitative Research, Strategic Planning, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Business Analytics, Consulting, Decision Making and Critical Thinking, Effective Communications, Emerging Technologies, Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered., Bachelors ## Description Harris Williams will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position., This role represents a strategic evolution of HR analytics, functioning as a "People FP&A" hybrid. You will move beyond traditional reporting to own and support human capital budgeting, workforce planning, and forecasting, ensuring talent strategy aligns tightly with financial and operational goals. Driven by increasing demand for deeper insights and the expansion of our Visier analytics platform, this role is critical to scaling the firm's ability to understand and manage headcount, spend, and organizational performance. You will partner closely with the Talent Data Manager and serve as a key bridge between Talent, Finance, Recruiting, and business leadership, enabling data-driven decision-making across the firm. Your work will directly support senior leadership conversations and help build the next generation of talent analytics infrastructure. Why This Role is Unique: * Operate as a "People FP&A" leader, combining financial rigor with talent strategy * Play a central role in building human capital budgeting and cost center infrastructure from the ground up * Gain direct exposure to senior leadership, including C-suite and group heads * Help scale a modern talent analytics platform (Visier) with evolving AI capabilities * Work in a highly entrepreneurial environment where you can identify problems and independently drive solutions * Join a role with significant scope expansion and visibility early in your career Core Responsibilities: Workforce Planning & Budgeting * Support and help evolve the firm's human capital budgeting process, including salary, taxes, and total compensation spend * Align headcount planning with financial forecasts, ensuring talent decisions are grounded in cost data * Partner with Finance to support annual budgeting cycles and ongoing workforce forecasts Analytics Infrastructure & Platform Development * Build and maintain analytics and reporting within Visier, enabling leaders to self-serve insights into headcount, budget, and workforce trends * Support development of cost center frameworks, improving visibility into spend by department vs. location * Contribute to the continued evolution of the firm's talent analytics ecosystem, including AI-enabled insights * Help evolve the firm's analytics capabilities from descriptive reporting to predictive and decision-oriented insights, enabling more proactive, data-driven leadership decisions Execution, Tracking & Variance Analysis * Monitor workforce plans against real-time data and adjust as business needs evolve * Perform Actuals vs. Forecast analysis to identify variances in headcount and spend * Maintain the master workforce plan, incorporating hiring, attrition, and internal mobility dynamics Executive Reporting & Storytelling * Produce Quarterly Business Review (QBR) materials and other leadership reporting * Translate complex workforce data into clear, actionable business insights and narratives * Support senior leadership conversations by connecting talent metrics to firm performance Cross-Functional Partnership * Collaborate with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and cost management * Partner with Talent and Recruiting to track hiring performance and capacity metrics * Work with business leaders and operations teams to model workforce needs and future-state scenarios, * Location: Primarily in-office to support onboarding, team integration, and collaboration, with flexibility introduced over time * Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship * This description reflects the core responsibilities of the role but is not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities and focus areas may evolve based on business needs. Disclaimer: Harris Williams will not accept unsolicited resumes from contingency recruiters. Any such resumes received will not be considered as legitimate submissions, and Harris Williams will not pay for the placement of a candidate resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Furthermore, Harris Williams strictly forbids any contingency recruiter from representing the firm in the market without prior consent Base Salary: $70,000 - $85,000 * Salaries may vary within the range based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. * Role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance. * Application Window: Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for 48 business hours from 06/02/2026, although longer with business discretion. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Gut Feelings: The Rise of Data-Driven HR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1326-beyond-gut-feelings-the-rise-of-data-driven-hr) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Would You Buy Your Own HR? 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