HR Analyst

Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. For this critical role, we are looking for the candidate to be based in Mumbai. You may choose to work from home in Mumbai; however, you will be required to travel to our Andheri East office once a week for business requirements, meetings, or company/team events, or on short notice as needed.

We’re looking for a passionate HR analyst with advanced excel skills and excellent comprehension to join us!

As an HR analyst, you will be the custodian of HR data. You will be responsible for gathering, cleaning, collating and converting data into various accurate reports and dashboards for leaders and stakeholders within the organization. You will play a pivotal role as the reports and dashboards you create will enable leaders to make informed & data-driven decisions that will shape the future of Human Resources at CACTUS! You will report to the Director, HR Operations & Administration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand the problem statement or objective.
• Gather relevant data from various sources, databases, internal systems and combine data from multiple sources to a cohesive dataset using MS Excel.
• Clean the data by removing any duplicates, correcting errors, handling missing values to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Ask the right questions, comprehend and use advanced excel techniques such as pivots, validation automation, formula, macros among others to analyze & interpret the data.
• Create various reports and dashboards such as headcount & attrition report, people cost reports, hiring & ad-hoc data reports etc.
• Work closely with the Director, HR Operations & Administration to learn to draw meaningful conclusions from the analysis and summarize key insights & recommendations.
  
  

Qualifications And Prerequisites

• Bachelors in any discipline; bachelor’s in engineering or mathematics, statistics is preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in using advanced excel techniques.
• Passionate about data with an affinity for numbers and metrics.
• At least 1-2 years of experience with creating reports from scratch and analyzing HR related data.
• Excellent comprehension skills & ability to ask the right questions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good communication skills & has a learning mindset.
• Self-motivated and takes initiative
  
  

Application Process

Before applying, please ensure you meet the role requirements listed above and have legal authorization to work in the country where this role is advertised. Our selection process typically involves an initial screening by a recruiter, a technical assessment, and two to three interview rounds. For this role, you will have to work on an assessment followed by a virtual interview and lastly an in-person interview at our Andheri East office.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.
  
  

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.