The opportunity
At Datadog, People Operations is more than just human resources—it’s a data-driven team dedicated to constantly improving the way we hire, develop, and support our most valuable asset: our people. Our People Operations team are strategic problem solvers who work closely with…
What you'll do
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for your pod's systems and: processes—from gathering requirements and designing solutions through testing, delivery, and adoption.
Serve as the Workday subject matter expert for your domain, advising: stakeholders on configuration best practices, optimization opportunities, and governance.
Assess when Workday is the right tool and when a specialized third-party: platform better serves the business. You'll partner with stakeholders on those decisions and own the requirements that follow.
Understand integration concepts well enough to make informed build-vs-buy: decisions and clearly define requirements for our integrations team—you won't be building integrations, but you'll know why they're needed and what they need to do.
Design, build, and maintain custom Workday reports, dashboards, and: calculated fields to surface the right data to the right people at the right time.
Partner cross-functionally with IT, Finance, Business Operations, and global: People teams to align on requirements, recommend solutions, and drive delivery.
What they're looking for
- Identify and drive AI and automation opportunities within your: domain—reducing manual work and increasing the intelligence of your systems.
- Manage testing and quality assurance, including regression testing for system: updates, new configurations, and third-party changes.
- Create and maintain system documentation, change management materials, and: training resources that drive adoption across the People team and the broader organization.
- Manage projects independently—scoping, communicating, and delivering with: sound judgment about when to escalate.
