Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DraftKings is a technology company that uses AI and data to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and support smarter decisions. The Lead Analyst, People Analytics will drive predictive and actionable insights across the employee lifecycle, advise senior People leaders, develop analytics initiatives and dashboards, and mentor other analysts.
Responsibilities
- Act as a strategic partner to senior People leaders, translating complex data into clear, actionable insights that shape workforce decisions and drive confident, actionable recommendations
- Lead exploratory and predictive analyses to anticipate talent trends, uncover emerging risks, and inform forward-looking strategies
- Equip leaders to navigate tradeoffs, assess risks, and understand likely outcomes to drive confident, data-backed decisions
- Design, evolve, and maintain decision-oriented dashboards that highlight key people metrics used across the business
- Collaborate with People Tech and data teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and usability of people data across systems like Workday, survey platforms, and planning tools
- Shape AI-enabled insights that elevate the usability and impact of our analytics platforms
- Own end-to-end analytics initiatives by embedding success metrics, developing hypotheses, and presenting outcomes that clearly demonstrate impact
- Mentor other analysts and embed measurable success metrics into people programs to evaluate outcomes and foster a culture of analytical excellence
Skills
- At least 6 years of experience in people analytics, data analytics, or a related field
- Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Economics
- Advanced SQL and Excel skills; proficiency in Tableau or similar visualization tools
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor insights to executive and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and shape strategy through data storytelling and insight framing
- Comfort working in ambiguity and guiding stakeholders through tradeoffs and risk evaluation
- Experience working cross-functionally in fast-paced, data-rich environments
- Experience with Python or R is a plus
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits as applicable
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