Senior Global Compensation Partner

About Us: 

Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS product is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stack, allowing for seamless collaboration and problem-solving among Dev, Ops and Security teams globally. Given the resilience of cloud technologies and importance placed today in digital operations and agility, Datadog continues to innovate and is well positioned for the long term. 

The Team: 

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 team are strategic problem solvers who work closely with leadership and employees to ensure that Datadog keeps scaling smoothly and remains a great place to work.

The Opportunity: 

We’re building the Compensation function within the People team to scale and support one of the fastest growing companies in tech. We're top 50 on Deloitte's Fast 500 list, experiencing tremendous growth worldwide, and you will be key to incentivizing and rewarding employees on this exciting path. 

You Will: 

•  Represent the compensation function as the advisor to our corporate and technical support groups
•  Manage a portfolio of global compensation projects including compensation planning cycles, market intelligence and benchmarking, and competitive analysis
•  Collaborate with People Business Partners (PBPs) and centers of expertise (CoE) to support and advise managers on compensation-related activities
•  Conduct market pricing activities including job matching, data analytics, and job pricing, including analysis of cash and long-term incentive compensation practices
•  Lead the development and distribution of effective communication materials for your groups to improve their understanding of Datadog’s compensation offerings

You Are: 

•  Eight years or more of compensation or related experience
•  Strong business acumen, attention to detail, and analytically driven
•  Experience leading efforts around market pricing, annual compensation cycles, compensation plan/structure design
•  Expertise in using Radford and other data sources for benchmarking compensation
•  A good understanding of RSUs and other equity offerings
•  A “Roll up your sleeves” mentality; this is a leadership position, but you will still be required to create files and work with data directly
•  The ability to consult and influence leaders and colleagues
•  Strong communication skills that enable you to take complex concepts and distill them into digestible information for leaders and employees

Bonus Points: 

•  Experience building and running compensation programs at a recent IPO company
•  Advanced capabilities in both Excel and Google Sheets
•  Workday experience

Why You Should Apply: 

•  Generous and competitive global and US benefits
•  New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
•  Continuous career development and pathing opportunities 
•  Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
•  Best in breed onboarding
•  Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
•  Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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