Jessica Almanza

Experience

1. People Analytics Business Partner

   Adobe

   Oct 2018 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   People analytics and business intelligence professional who has moved across teams and roles, gaining broad experience and increasing leadership responsibility while delivering business‑critical insights.APJ People Analytics Business Partner | Dec 2024 – PresentStrategic analytics partner to regional leadership. Led shift from manual, custom reporting to standardized dashboards, improving accuracy, efficiency, and scalability for workforce insights.Manager, Reporting Queue Analysts (Contractors)| July 2024 – August 2025Led a team of contract analysts supporting analytics requests. Owned prioritization and delivery quality, while strengthening and clarifying existing support processes to better handle competing demands. Improved customer experience by reinforcing service expectations, coordinating team coverage during peak periods, and documenting recommendations for a more scalable operating model.People Analytics Platform – Insights Lead | 2022 – June 2024Led initiative to build in‑house people analytics dashboards and transition off an external reporting vendor, delivering ~$0.5M+ in annual cost savings. Served as key liaison between business and technical teams, translating needs into effective analytics solutions.Owned all dashboard workstreams end‑to‑end—setting priorities, removing blockers, and raising risks to senior leadership.

Education

• San José State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology

• San José State University

  Master's degree, Industrial and Organizational Psychology