We are seeking a proactive and organized People Data Analyst to join our People Analytics team, with a specialized focus on providing data-driven insights to support our growing organization. This role will be crucial in analyzing talent trends, supporting headcount planning, enhancing performance management, and improving employee engagement within our engineering teams. In addition to strong analytical skills, this role will require project management capabilities to lead and coordinate People analytics initiatives, ensuring timely and effective delivery of projects.
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:
- Support our annual headcount planning process by providing ad-hoc data analysis and support throughout the process and maintaining the master source of truth from a data perspective.
- Partner with other People team functions to ensure data integrity and accuracy across all HR systems.
- Create visualizations and presentations to communicate data findings to engineering leadership.
- Analyze data to identify factors influencing engineering team performance and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Support the development and implementation of talent strategies.
- Collaborate with senior leadership and people business partners to understand their data needs and provide actionable insights.
- Provide data to help in decisions regarding training, and upskilling of our teams.
- Lead and manage HR analytics projects from initiation to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets.
- Develop project plans, define project scope, and establish project milestones.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure project alignment.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Communicate project status and updates to stakeholders regularly.
- Document project progress, and create final reports.
Who You Are:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Proven experience as an HR Data Analyst. A strong understanding of engineering teams and their unique needs is a nice plus.
- Strong proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
- Experience with HRIS systems and applicant tracking systems (ATS),
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on translating data into actionable insights.
- Strong understanding of engineering workflows, development methodologies, and technical terminology.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex data to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to understand and analyse data regarding software development metrics.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
- Proven project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous career development opportunities
- Product training to develop 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.
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:
$105,000—$140,000 USD
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 more. 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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