Talent Planning Manager - NYC
Talent Planning Manager - NYC
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Job Description
The Talent Planning team at Datadog builds programs that help our people grow develop and thrive. Were expanding our workforce planning capabilities to support how we grow and structure our this role youll partner with FP&A Recruiting and PBPs to integrate internal mobility promotion and attrition insights into headcount planning helping ensure we align workforce decisions with both business goals and internal talent flows. This is a new role reporting to the Director of Talent Management.
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 Youll Do:
- Build workforce forecasts by analyzing attrition mobility hiring and promotion trends in collaboration with FP&A and Recruiting
- Partner with PBPs to identify and address headcount gaps especially in teams with internal growth or development potential
- Integrate internal mobility and promotion data into workforce plans to prioritize building talent from within
- Maintain alignment between planned vs. actual headcount surfacing risks or mismatches for business leaders
- Collaborate with HRIS and Recruiting Operations to improve position management data and approval workflows in Workday
Work with Talent Campus and L&D teams to surface where new or expanded talent programs could close gaps
Partner with Analytics and People Systems to ensure accurate real-time visibility of filled and open roles across the business
Contribute to the overall maturity of workforce planning at Datadog driving scalable and strategic practices
Who You Are:
- 8 years of experience in workforce planning talent operations or HR strategy roles
- Strong background working with FP&A or Recruiting teams on headcount and forecasting
- Proficient in building and interpreting models in Google Sheets or Excel; Tableau familiarity a plus
- Deep understanding of position management ideally in Workday or a comparable HRIS
- Able to connect internal talent insights (mobility promotion trends) to workforce planning decisions
- Collaborative structured thinker with a bias for action and strong follow-through
- Skilled at driving clarity in ambiguous or cross-functional environments
- Ability to manage complex cross-functional projects and influence senior stakeholders.
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. Thats okay. If youre passionate about technology and want to grow your skills we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- 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
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
