New York NY
HR/Administrative/DEI/Operations

Systems & Data Analyst

CM Legal

A leading U.S. law firm is seeking a Systems & Data Analyst for its New York office. Reporting to the Business Systems Manager, this role develops, maintains, and enhances the firm’s HR systems infrastructure and other enterprise business applications, with a central role in the firm’s new Workday HRIS implementation.

Working with Human Resources, Finance, and leadership, the analyst will support data migration, validation, testing, and the build-out of reports and dashboards for deployment and ongoing optimization. The role gathers and analyzes business requirements from cross-functional teams and turns them into scalable reporting solutions. It also leads efforts to improve Workday data quality, workflows, and system performance in line with data governance standards. Additional responsibilities include designing and maintaining data pipelines and integrations, supporting non-Workday systems such as Aderant Sierra and DealCloud, upholding data privacy and security protocols, maintaining process documentation, and running ad hoc analyses for leadership.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and 4–6 years of experience in HR, business analytics, HR systems management, or a related field. Workday experience is required, along with strong Excel skills. Experience with API authentication, encryption, certificates, SFTP data exchange, legal financial systems such as 3E or Aderant, and Power BI is expected. The salary range for New York City is $120,000–$140,000.

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