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: As a Compensation Program Manager, you will combine compensation expertise, program management, analytics, systems thinking, and stakeholder management to help build and scale our compensation programs. You will own critical compensation processes from strategy and design through execution, communications, enablement, and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both strategic problem solving and hands-on program execution, can translate complex compensation concepts into simple experiences for managers and employees, and thrives in a highly cross-functional environment. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Develop and execute scalable compensation programs and processes, including compensation and equity cycles, governance, timelines, and tools, in partnership with People, Finance, HRIS, Payroll, Legal, and business leaders Build dynamic compensation models and scenario analyses to support budgeting, workforce planning, and compensation design for cash/equity Provide operational analysis, reporting, and insights related to compensation programs, trends, market data, and internal equity Oversee compensation functionality and data in our systems and partner with HRIS and Analytics to continually enhance compensation and total rewards tooling Lead communications and change management for compensation programs a
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We’re hiring a Compensation Specialist to join the compensation team as we continue to grow! Compensation at Datadog is a data-driven team dedicated to constantly improving the way we hire, develop, and support our most valuable asset: our people. In this role, you will support core compensation programs while developing particular expertise in executive compensation, compensation planning for new-market entry, and mergers and acquisitions. You will partner with stakeholders across the People team, Finance, Legal, Tax, Payroll, and other business functions to analyze complex compensation questions and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations. Whether you're looking to learn from the best or be the best, the People team is dedicated to furthering personal development and team success. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration
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We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements
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Datadog
We tackle some of the hardest technical problems while delivering a product that "just works" for our customers. And we are backed by some of the best VCs in NYC and the world. Do you want to make a difference? Are you exceptional at your job, and intrinsically motivated by it? Do you eat hard problems for breakfast and find them beautifully simple solutions by lunchtime? Do you ever wish you were there in the early days of these startups everyone is talking about? If so, we want to hear from you.
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