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Senior Talent Planning Analyst

Datadog· People Analytics
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Hybrid (Boston, MA; New York, NY)$134k - $179kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

The People Analytics Team at Datadog uses data to help the organization make better people decisions. Expanding workforce planning capabilities to support growth and team structure. Build and maintain data foundation behind headcount and capacity models, partnering with FP&A, Recruiting, and PBPs to ensure clean, trustworthy data.

Responsibilities

  • Automate and expand Datadog’s headcount-driven capacity modeling, improving underlying data pipelines and insights
  • Build and maintain data models covering headcount, positions, and hiring pacing, keeping them accurate as business context changes
  • Own the position data audit process, establishing and maintaining a source of truth for open, filled, and planned positions across the business
  • Support workforce forecasts by analyzing attrition, mobility, hiring, and promotion trends in partnership with the broader People Analytics Insights team
  • Partner with People Tech teams (HRIS, Recruiting Ops, developers) to shape the headcount management tech roadmap, driving infrastructure and tooling that reduces friction and unlocks better data
  • Serve as a point of contact for stakeholder questions on workforce planning data, handling day-to-day communications and support requests
  • Contribute to the overall maturity of workforce planning at Datadog by improving how data is sourced, modeled, and shared
  • Run external benchmarking analyses to inform headcount planning by researching labor market data, translating it into internal-ready insights, and publishing findings for stakeholders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in workforce planning, people analytics, FP&A, or a related analytical role
  • Experience building or maintaining financial/headcount forecasting models, translating trends into forward-looking projections for capacity planning
  • Proficiency in SQL and other data analysis tools, as well as dashboarding and standard BI tools such as Tableau
  • Familiarity with position management concepts, ideally in Workday or a comparable HRIS
  • Strong attention to data quality and detail; proactive in catching inconsistencies
  • Clear communicator who can explain data and findings to non-technical stakeholders
  • Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT) to speed up analysis, automate repetitive workflows, and surface insights

Skills

Required:SQLData modelingBI tools (Tableau)Stakeholder communication
Nice to have:Workday / HRIS knowledgeAI-assisted analysis

Benefits

  • Generous and competitive benefits package
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
  • Product training to develop in-depth product understanding
  • Best in breed onboarding
  • Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
  • Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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