Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
People Analytics is becoming a core capability in mature SaaS organizations, where product velocity and global go to market scale create constant pressure to make workforce decisions with the same rigor applied to revenue and usage data. This Director role sits at that intersection, with a mandate to shape an enterprise people analytics strategy and connect it to business outcomes, signaling a company operating at meaningful scale and complexity.
For a SaaS career, the long-term value here is the chance to build a function that blends governance, experimentation, predictive modeling, and executive decision support. The remit spans sentiment, retention, DEI, and workforce planning, which are recurring themes across subscription businesses as teams grow internationally and roles specialize. Experience partnering with a CDAO and influencing C-suite stakeholders is also highly portable across data-driven SaaS environments.
This role suits a leader who prefers ambiguous problems over fixed reporting queues, and who can translate quantitative work into operational choices that HR and business leaders will actually adopt. It aligns with someone comfortable building teams and frameworks, and with handling sensitive data responsibly while driving measurable change through analytics.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Snowflake is seeking a visionary and innovative leader to serve as Director of People Analytics, responsible for building and leading a highly strategic and business-oriented people analytics function. Reporting to the Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO), this role will be pivotal in shaping the future of workforce strategy and enhancing business outcomes through data-driven insights.
This leader will collaborate with HR and cross-functional teams to drive a human capital analytics strategy that not only informs organizational decisions but also creates sustainable, transformative change. They will operate at the intersection of people, technology, and business, delivering actionable insights that improve employee experiences, influence executive decisions, and support Snowflake’s growth and innovation.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in analytics with strong strategic thinking, a passion for innovation, and the ability to influence at the highest levels of the organization.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Leadership & Innovation:
Develop and execute a global people analytics strategy that aligns with Snowflake’s business objectives and positions the company as a leader in data-driven decision-making.
Champion the integration of people analytics into organizational strategies, serving as a trusted partner to the CHRO, C-suite, and senior leaders.
Lead the design and execution of innovative solutions, leveraging cutting-edge technology and data science to address strategic workforce challenges such as employee engagement, retention, DEI, and workforce planning.
Shape and drive digital innovations in people analytics, ensuring the function remains agile, scalable, and impactful.
Business Alignment & Value Creation:
Partner closely with HR and business leaders to connect people data with business outcomes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and delivering measurable impact.
Apply design thinking principles to develop and scale people analytics programs that improve both employee and business experiences.
Build frameworks and processes to translate data and insights into meaningful actions, enabling leaders to make informed, strategic decisions at pace.
Data & Analytics Expertise:
Own the end-to-end people analytics lifecycle, including data governance, reporting, employee sentiment analysis, predictive modeling, and experimentation.
Leverage Snowflake’s advanced data platform to develop scalable solutions that integrate people analytics with enterprise-wide analytics efforts.
Evaluate and implement leading-edge tools and technologies to advance Snowflake’s People analytics capabilities.
Leadership & Collaboration:
Build and lead a high-performing people analytics team, fostering a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and innovation.
Collaborate with global teams to address challenges in emerging markets, delivering insights that drive international growth and success.
Serve as a strategic partner and relationship-builder, inspiring trust and confidence across the organization and aligning analytics efforts with broader business goals.
Operational Excellence & Change Leadership:
Drive business process improvement and operational excellence by developing scalable processes and workflows that support Snowflake’s growth.
Lead change management initiatives to embed a culture of data fluency and analytics across HR and the broader organization.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., data science, statistics, business analytics) or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
10+ years of progressive experience in people analytics, data science, or management consulting, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive strategic outcomes.
Proven experience leading analytics functions in high-growth, global organizations, with an emphasis on scaling programs and delivering measurable business value.
Leadership & Strategic Thinking:
Exceptional systems thinker with a proven ability to develop and deliver innovative, holistic solutions to complex business challenges.
Strong executive presence, with a track record of influencing C-suite leaders and aligning analytics initiatives with organizational strategy.
Growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning, embracing challenges, and fostering creativity in problem-solving.
Technical Expertise:
Expertise in advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and data visualization tools, with strong proficiency in SQL.
Experience working with HR systems and integrating large datasets into scalable, actionable insights.
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
