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About the role
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.
What You'll Do
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
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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
Who You Are:
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
Benefits and Growth:
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 an in-depth understanding of our product and space
Best in breed onboarding
Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
#LI-Hybrid
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $134,000—$179,000 USD
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About Datadog:
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
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Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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