People Analytics Analyst (Employee Listening)

About Us:

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people data and AI agents connect across email cloud and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortunelarge enterprises and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats prevent data loss and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work:

At Proofpoint youll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values:

Bold in how we dream and innovate

Responsive to feedback challenges and opportunities

Accountable for results and best in class outcomes

Visionary in future focused problem-solving

Exceptional in execution and impact

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Job Title:People Analytics Analyst (Employee Listening)

Job Summary

The Employee Listening & People Analyst is responsible for owning and advancing the organizations employee listening strategy while also providing analytics support to key People & Culture (P&C) stakeholders. This role will lead the design execution analysis and action planning associated with our listening strategy to ensure that employee feedback is translated into meaningful insights and organizational change.

In addition this role will serve as a consultative people analytics partnerdeveloping dashboards defining KPIs and supporting data-driven decision-making across P&C and the broader business. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and research skills with program management stakeholder influence and a passion for improving the employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Listening & Survey Programs

• Design manage and continuously improve employee listening programs.
• Partner with stakeholders to design effective surveys including question development methodology timing and sampling.
• Own end-to-end survey execution including project management communications data quality and vendor coordination.
• Analyze and interpret survey results with a focus on executive organizations and priority talent segments.
• Develop clear compelling insights and storytelling for leaders at all levels.
• Operationalize and support action planning efforts helping leaders translate insights into measurable and impactful actions at scale.
• Identify opportunities to evolve listening strategies tools and practices to increase impact and adoption across the organization.

People Analytics & Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a people analytics partner to select P&C stakeholders supporting strategic and operational initiatives.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports that surface key workforce trends metrics and outcomes.
• Consult with partners to define meaningful KPIs and success measures aligned to business and people strategies.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking to ambiguous questions turning data into actionable insights.
• Ensure analytics outputs are accurate scalable and accessible to non-technical audiences.

Data & Program Enablement

• Document and refine processes related to employee listening and people analytics including governance standards and use cases.
• Support data integrity compliance and ethical use of employee data in line with internal policies and external regulations.
• Contribute to training and enablement efforts that build data literacy and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Manage ad-hoc analytics and research requests while identifying opportunities for scalable self-service solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology People Analytics Data Analytics Statistics Behavioral Science Human Resources or a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in employee listening survey research people analytics or a related analytical role.
• Strong foundation in survey design measurement principles and quantitative and/or qualitative analysis.
• Experience designing and delivering dashboards using data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and comfort working with complex datasets.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills with the ability to partner effectively across functions and levels.
• Experience documenting processes and building scalable analytics or research practices.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of SQL or other querying tools is a plus.

Why Proofpoint

At Proofpoint we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons youll love working with us:

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits

• Career success on your terms

• Flexible work environment

• Annual wellness and community outreach days

• Always on recognition for your contributions

• Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Our Culture:

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging empower purpose and drive success-every day for everyone.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process please reach out to .

How to Apply

Interested Submit your application along with any supporting information- we cant wait to hear from you!

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge skills and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package including flexible time off a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

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