Senior People Analytics Lead | Data-Driven HR Insights

DraftKings; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 126,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

DraftKings is seeking a Lead Analyst on the People Analytics team to shape data-driven talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. You’ll partner with People leaders and cross-functional teams to drive predictive insights and guide workforce strategies in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll build decision-oriented dashboards, ensure data quality across Workday and survey platforms, mentor analysts, and embed measurable success metrics into people programs to elevate analytics across global

Qualifications

• 6+ years in people analytics or data analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Economics.
• Advanced SQL and Excel; Tableau or similar visualization tools; Python or R is a plus.
• Strong communication skills for executive and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to influence decisions through data storytelling and insight framing.
• Experience working cross-functionally in fast-paced, data-rich environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to senior People leaders, translating data into clear, actionable insights that shape workforce decisions and drive confident, actionable recommendations.
• Lead exploratory and predictive analyses to anticipate talent trends, uncover emerging risks, and inform forward-looking strategies.
• Equip leaders to navigate tradeoffs, assess risks, and understand likely outcomes to drive confident, data-backed decisions.
• Design, evolve, and maintain decision-oriented dashboards that highlight key people metrics used across the business.
• Collaborate with People Tech and data teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and usability of people data across systems like Workday, survey platforms, and planning tools.
• Shape AI-enabled insights that elevate the usability and impact of our analytics platforms.
• Own end-to-end analytics initiatives by embedding success metrics, developing hypotheses, and presenting outcomes that clearly demonstrate impact.
• Mentor other analysts and embed measurable success metrics into people programs to evaluate outcomes and foster a culture of analytical excellence.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Excel

Tableau

Python/R

Data storytelling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Workday

Survey platforms

Planning tools

Job description

DraftKings is seeking a Lead Analyst on the People Analytics team to shape data-driven talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. You’ll partner with People leaders and cross-functional teams to drive predictive insights and guide workforce strategies in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll build decision-oriented dashboards, ensure data quality across Workday and survey platforms, mentor analysts, and embed measurable success metrics into people programs to elevate analytics across global