People and risk process and data analyst

Company:Mercer

Description:

People & Risk Process, Data and Reporting Analyst

We are seeking a talented individual to join our People & Risk Process, Data & Reporting team at Mercer (a Marsh business). This role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid role that requires working at least three days a week in the office and is initially a 12‑month contract (full‑time).

Role overview

This role partners with HR, Risk, Reward, Finance, Technology and Data teams to design repeatable processes and controls that extract, transform, validate and report on people and risk data. You will deliver reconciled datasets, maintain data lineage and quality controls, and turn HR and risk information (risk surveys, performance, reward, KRIs) into timely executive reporting and insights.

Core requirements

• Hands‑on Workday reporting.
• Ability to combine Workday and GRC/risk data.
• Reporting/analytics for risk culture surveys and executive scorecards.

We will count on you to:

• Design, document and maintain end‑to‑end processes for extracting, transforming and loading HR and risk data into reporting environments.
• Combine data from Workday and GRC/risk systems to produce reconciled datasets and executive scorecards.
• Develop dashboards and analysis for risk culture surveys, performance, reward and KRIs to inform senior decision‑making.
• Build and run data quality checks (completeness, accuracy, timeliness) and resolve issues with source system owners.
• Maintain auditable data lineage, transformation logs and controls in line with governance and privacy requirements.
• Identify and deliver automation opportunities to improve efficiency (feeds, templates, validations) and project‑manage the annual risk culture survey.

What you need to have:

• Hands‑on Workday reporting experience and proven ability to extract and manipulate Workday datasets.
• Experience combining HRIS and GRC/risk data sources and producing reconciled outputs for reporting.
• Strong technical skills in data manipulation and visualization (Excel, SQL and/or BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau).
• 2–5+ years in data, reporting, business analyst or HR/risk analytics roles with a sound understanding of data privacy and sensitive employee data handling.

What makes you stand out:

• Demonstrated track record delivering reconciled, auditable HR and risk datasets and maintaining data lineage documentation.
• Hands‑on experience automating validation processes and improving data pipeline efficiency.
• Direct experience reporting on risk culture surveys and producing executive scorecards or senior stakeholder reporting.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well‑being.

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.