Senior Talent Planning Analyst
Boston · New York · USD 134,000-179,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Boston · New York
- Salary
- USD 134,000-179,000 / year · OTE
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.
About the role
- The People Analytics Team at Datadog uses data to help the organization make better people decisions.
- The role expands workforce planning capabilities to support how teams grow and structure.
- The position helps build and maintain the data foundation behind headcount and capacity models.
Responsibilities
- Automate and expand Datadog's headcount-driven capacity modeling, improving underlying data pipelines and insights
- Build and maintain data models covering headcount, positions, and hiring pacing
- Own the position data audit process, establishing and maintaining a source of truth for open, filled, and planned positions
- Support workforce forecasts by analyzing attrition, mobility, hiring, and promotion trends
- Partner with People Tech teams to shape the headcount management tech roadmap
- Serve as a point of contact for stakeholder questions on workforce planning data
- Contribute to the overall maturity of workforce planning by improving how data is sourced, modeled, and shared
- Run external benchmarking analyses to inform headcount planning by researching labor market data
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
- 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
- Clear communicator who can explain data and findings to non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable using AI tools to speed up analysis, automate repetitive workflows, and surface insights
Benefits
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs)
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Product training
- Best in breed onboarding
- Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
- Healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits
- 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements
Workplace
- The company places value in office culture, relationships, collaboration, and creativity.
- Operates as a hybrid workplace.
Skills
- SQL
- Tableau
- Workday
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- HRIS
