HR Systems & Analytics Leader: AI-Driven Insights

LaunchDarkly Group; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 122,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

LaunchDarkly is seeking a People Systems, Analytics, and AI Manager to lead HR systems, transform data into insights, and fuel decision-making with compelling dashboards. You will design scalable reports, partner with cross-functional leaders, and leverage AI to accelerate narratives and predictions.

You will own data standards, privacy, and self-service analytics, while coordinating with the Director and various teams on modules, migrations, and annual cycles.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in HR systems, People analytics, or HR ops.
• Expert-level knowledge of at least one major HRIS (e.g., Workday or Rippling).
• Strong proficiency with analytics/visualization tools (SQL, Tableau, Looker, Power BI) and advanced spreadsheets.
• Fluency with AI tooling to analyze data, generate insights, and build visualizations and narratives.
• Ability to translate business questions into metrics and communicate findings to non-technical leaders.
• Strong understanding of data privacy and confidentiality for employee data.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders independently and deliver on time.
• Curious, pragmatic problem solver with ability to simplify complex processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reports, dashboards, and analytics on headcount, hiring, retention, and workforce planning.
• Partner with People, Finance, and leaders to translate questions into metrics and actionable insights.
• Use AI tools to accelerate analysis and create data stories and executive-ready narratives.
• Establish and govern People data standards and a single source of truth across systems.
• Protect employee data with privacy, confidentiality, and access controls.
• Own intake, prioritization, and delivery of system/reporting requests with scalable self-service.
• Automate recurring reports and workflows to reduce effort and errors.
• Support system projects (new modules, integrations, migrations, annual cycles) with testing/training/documentation.
• Enable teams through training and clear guides to use data/tools confidently.
• Stay current on HR tech, analytics, and AI trends with practical recommendations.

Skills

HR analytics

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

AI tooling fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Analytics, Business, HR, or related field

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Looker

Power BI

Python

Job description

LaunchDarkly is seeking a People Systems, Analytics, and AI Manager to lead HR systems, transform data into insights, and fuel decision-making with compelling dashboards. You will design scalable reports, partner with cross-functional leaders, and leverage AI to accelerate narratives and predictions.

You will own data standards, privacy, and self-service analytics, while coordinating with the Director and various teams on modules, migrations, and annual cycles.