Senior Workforce Planning & Analytics Lead

Datadog, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Employee stock purchase plan

Career development

Product training

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an experienced Workforce Planning Analyst to build and maintain the data foundation behind headcount and capacity models, partnering with FP&A, Recruiting, and PBPs to keep workforce planning grounded in clean, trustworthy data.

We operate a hybrid workplace to support work-life harmony and collaboration. You will automate models, ensure data quality, and provide insights to guide hiring and staffing strategies, including benchmarking labor market data for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in workforce planning, people analytics, FP&A, or a related analytical role.

Responsibilities

• Automate and expand headcount-driven capacity modeling and data pipelines.
• Build and maintain data models covering headcount, positions, and hiring pacing.
• Own the position data audit process across the business.
• Support workforce forecasts by analyzing attrition, mobility, hiring, and promotion trends.
• Partner with HRIS and Recruiting Ops to shape the headcount management tech roadmap.
• Serve as a point of contact for stakeholder questions on workforce planning data.
• Improve data sourcing, modeling, and sharing for workforce planning maturity.
• Run external benchmarking analyses to inform headcount planning.

Skills

Workforce planning

People analytics

Tableau

Workday HRIS

Communication

AI tools familiarity

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Datadog is seeking an experienced Workforce Planning Analyst to build and maintain the data foundation behind headcount and capacity models, partnering with FP&A, Recruiting, and PBPs to keep workforce planning grounded in clean, trustworthy data.

We operate a hybrid workplace to support work-life harmony and collaboration. You will automate models, ensure data quality, and provide insights to guide hiring and staffing strategies, including benchmarking labor market data for stakeholders.