Principal Data Analyst

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.

Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow - all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

SVP of People Operations

Boston, MA office (hybrid)

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal People Data Analytics Analyst to lead advanced people analytics and workforce insights, with Workday serving as the backbone of our people data ecosystem
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This role will be responsible for turning Workday data into strategic insights that inform workforce planning, talent management, organizational effectiveness, employee retention, compensation, and broader People strategy. In this role, you will partner closely with the People Leadership Team, HR Technology, Finance, business leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure that Workday data is trusted, well-governed, accessible, and translated into meaningful business intelligence.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in People Analytics and Workday data with strong analytical, technical, and consulting capabilities. This individual will operate as a subject‑matter expert, establish analytical standards and best practices, and serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders.

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert for Workday people data, including the underlying data structures, business processes, organizational hierarchies, worker data, job and position data, compensation, recruiting, talent, and other adjacent technologies.
• Use Workday as the primary source and foundation for enterprise people analytics, ensuring that workforce insights are grounded in consistent and trusted data.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated analytical datasets, metrics, dashboards, and reporting solutions leveraging Workday data.
• Partner with HR Technology and HRIS teams to understand and optimize Workday configuration, data structures, integrations, and reporting capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve Workday data quality, consistency, completeness, and usability for analytics.
• Establish standardized definitions and methodologies for critical workforce metrics, using Workday as the system of record whenever appropriate.
• Evaluate data flows between Workday and downstream data warehouses, business intelligence platforms, and other enterprise systems.

• Lead high-impact analytics initiatives addressing complex workforce and business questions.
• Analyze workforce data to identify trends, drivers, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle.
• Develop predictive and advanced analytics to support workforce planning, retention, talent management, organizational effectiveness, and employee experience.
• Connect people metrics to business outcomes to help leaders understand the organizational implications of workforce trends.
• Develop executive‑level dashboards and data solutions that provide clear, actionable visibility into the workforce.
• Translate complex analytical findings into compelling recommendations for senior People leaders and executives.

• Serve as a trusted analytics advisor to senior People leaders, HR Business Partners, Finance, and business executives.
• Partner with HR Technology, HRIS, Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Finance, and other teams to develop integrated workforce insights.
• Proactively identify important…