About the role

Role overview

Join Grafana Labs’ People Analytics team as a People Analytics Analyst. You’ll partner with business leaders and People Team stakeholders to translate complex people/workforce data into actionable insights—especially for Sales and Go-To-Market organizations.

You will report to the Director of People Analytics and help shape how people data is used to understand organizational health and guide strategy.

Key missions

Act as a business-facing People Analytics expert for People Team Business Partners, People leadership, and senior business leaders.
Deliver ongoing workforce analysis, QBRs, and ad hoc analytics to inform business decisions around performance, retention, hiring, and organizational effectiveness.
Lead data storytelling by translating complex people metrics into clear, compelling narratives and recommendations for executive audiences.

Requirements

Strong hands-on analytics with Excel and/or Google Sheets for modeling and quick-turn insights.
Ability to thrive in a growing, evolving analytics function (building, iterating, scaling).
Resilient and adaptable under pressure with strong attention to quality despite ambiguity.
SQL proficiency and regular use of complex, efficient queries (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar).
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to build trust with HR and business leaders.
Excellent presentation/storytelling skills for non-technical audiences.
Experience with data visualization/BI tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau, Looker). Grafana BI is a plus.
Familiarity with people data from HR systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, LMS platforms, or similar.
Background in people analytics, HR analytics, or workforce analytics with meaningful exposure to business-facing stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

Interest and skills in AI tools to improve analytical workflows; proactive validation and domain guidance.
Experience helping define analytics strategy, metrics, or reporting standards.
Experience with dbt or analytics engineering concepts.

About Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs builds open source observability software and related tooling used by engineering teams to monitor, understand, and improve system performance. The company operates in the analytics and developer tooling space, with a strong focus on data-driven products and community adoption.