Datadog · 1 day ago
Manager, People Analytics Data Platform
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
6+ years expDatadog is a global SaaS business focused on enabling digital transformation and cloud migration. As the Manager of the People Analytics Data Platform, you will lead a team to build scalable tools for people data, ensuring accuracy and usability while driving the data platform roadmap.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Manage and develop a team of technical people analysts (e.g., Analytics Engineers, Data Platform Analysts), setting clear expectations, coaching for performance, and building technical depth across the team
Define and drive the data platform roadmap spanning reporting tooling, data modeling, governance, pipeline automation, access/security, and AI-enabled analytics
Own the architecture and development of data pipelines and models in tools such as dbt and Snowflake, powering analytics across the employee lifecycle (e.g., recruiting, performance, employee surveys, learning and development)
Lead the migration to a unified people analytics reporting and dashboarding environment—including vendor evaluation, row-based security testing, and integration of AI capabilities into the reporting stack
Oversee data governance practices including data quality monitoring and alerting, metric standardization, cataloging, and documentation, and data access policies and security (role-based or row/column-level permissions) for sensitive data
Lead the development of secure AI-powered people analytics tools, natural-language querying interfaces, and scalable self-service data products for People and business leaders
Partner with People Leadership & Business Partners, People Tech, Recruiting, Finance, and central analytics teams to ensure the people data ecosystem supports business needs
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in analytics engineering, data engineering, data platform management, or similar fields, including 2+ years leading or mentoring technical teams
2-5 years experience managing technical analysts, coaching their performance, guiding their career journey, and breaking work into achievable projects and tasks
Expertise in SQL and modern data stack tooling (dbt, Snowflake, cloud data warehouses, ingestion/orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or Airbyte)
Understanding of HR data domains (HRIS, ATS, LMS, performance, talent, recruiting) and the metrics used in people analytics
Experience designing secure and compliant data access architectures (row/column-level permissions, governance frameworks, privacy-preserving models)
Experience with managing and building dashboards in BI/reporting tools; familiarity with Tableau, Metabase, Looker, or similar platforms
Strong stakeholder manager who can translate business needs into technical strategy and clear priorities for a team
Benefits
Best-in-breed onboarding
Generous global benefits
Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks
Healthcare
Dental
Parental planning
Mental health benefits
A 401(k) plan and match
Paid time off
Fitness reimbursements
A discounted employee stock purchase plan
Company
Datadog
Datadog is an observability and security platform that offers infrastructure, applications, software development, and monitoring services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthIndex VenturesOpenView
2024-12-09Post Ipo Debt· $870M
2020-05-28Post Ipo Debt
2019-09-19IPO
Leadership Team
Olivier Pomel
Co-founder, CEO
Alexis Le-Quoc
Co-founder & CTO
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