Analytics Consultant

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

As a People Analytics Consultant, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Human Resources and business leaders, leveraging workforce data to inform strategic talent decisions. You will transform data into actionable insights that help the organization attract, retain, develop, and engage talent while advancing key business priorities. Working across a broad range of people topics, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, employee listening, talent management, and culture and inclusion, you will combine analytical rigor, business acumen, and consulting skills to influence decisions and improve organizational outcomes.

• Serve as a strategic consultant and thought partner to HR stakeholders and business leaders, helping identify opportunities where data and analytics can inform workforce and talent decisions.
• Translate business questions and challenges into actionable analyses, dashboards, and insights that support decision-making and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Deliver executive-ready insights and recommendations through compelling data storytelling, presentations, and visualizations tailored to a variety of audiences.
• Lead and support employee listening initiatives by evaluating feedback strategies, identifying emerging themes, and recommending enhancements to strengthen the employee experience.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate workforce trends and provide recommendations that inform key talent initiatives, including recruiting, employee development, workforce planning, employee listening, culture and inclusion, and talent management.
• Respond to business, client, regulatory, benchmarking, and ad hoc analytics requests by developing data-driven insights, reports, presentations, and supporting materials.
• Partner with HR Technology and other teams to ensure workforce data is accessible, reliable, and structured to support analytical and reporting needs.
• Promote strong data governance, privacy, and responsible use of workforce data while ensuring compliance with applicable policies and regulations.
• Develop scalable reporting and self-service analytics solutions that increase efficiency, improve access to insights, and reduce manual reporting efforts.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Preferred fields of study include Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Analytics, Economics, Computer Science, Human Resources, or related disciplines.
• 6+ years of experience in People Analytics, Workforce Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, or a related analytical function.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience working with workforce and talent data preferred.
• Experience using analytical tools and technologies to support data analysis, reporting, and insight generation; familiarity with SQL, Python, and/or R preferred.
• Experience developing dashboards and data visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable business insights and recommendations that influence decision-making.
• Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to partner effectively…