Senior Talent Planning Analyst

Datadog•Boston, MA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The People Analytics Team at Datadog uses data to help our growing organization make better people decisions. We're expanding our workforce planning capabilities to support how we grow and structure our teams. In this role, you'll help build and maintain the data foundation behind our headcount and capacity models, partnering with FP&A, Recruiting, and PBPs to keep workforce planning grounded in clean, trustworthy data. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture – the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

Requirements

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: you maintain a healthy paranoia around the numbers and will proactively catch inconsistencies
Clear communicator who can explain data and findings to challenging, non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT) to speed up analysis, automate repetitive workflows, and surface insights

Responsibilities

Automate and expand Datadog’s headcount-driven capacity modeling, improving the underlying data pipelines and insights that they surface
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 our People Tech teams (HRIS, Recruiting Ops, developers) to shape the headcount management tech roadmap, driving for 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