The Compliance Specialist, EMEA is a subject matter expert who owns employment, labor, and statutory compliance across the region (primarily France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland and UK). This is an individual-contributor role where you will be the region's go-to authority on People compliance, partnering closely with People Operations, Legal, People Business Partners and regional stakeholders to build and maintain compliant people processes that enable Datadog's continued growth in EMEA. You'll join a growing team - currently a Compliance Coordinator and an incoming Apprentice joining in September - and will work closely with them, bringing a more experienced, hands-on perspective to help scale the team's compliance capabilities across the region. This is a hands-on, operational role suited to someone who enjoys working in the details, partnering cross-functionally, and building a strong foundation of People compliance across multiple countries. 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: Own ongoing compliance with employment laws and regulations across EMEA, including tracking regulatory updates Own compliance oversight for employment contracts, health and safety in our offices Manage accommodation requests end-to-end Partner with People Operations and Legal to resolve compliance questions and mitigate risk Own compliance with statutory medical requirements in EMEA (requirements differ by country) Own statutory compliance obligations related to hiring employees with disabilities, including reporting duties Lead work rule updates, Works Council coordination (France and Netherlands), and reporting Own mandatory training compliance tracking and timely submission of required government reports Design, maintain, and evolve People policies
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Our mission and customers: We are creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed by delivering Europe's leading finance workspace with banking at its core, augmented by financial tools. We are proud to be rated 4.8 on Trustpilot, based on 55,000+ reviews. Our culture puts customer satisfaction at the core of what we do, as proven by our Net Promoter Score of 75 (more about our culture here). Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre and Steve, Qonto has grown to 1,700 Qontoers serving over 750,000 customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started. Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process because the best teams are built on merit. AI at Qonto: AI is deeply embed
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He holds Master’s degrees from Sciences Po Lille and IAE Paris-Est and has taught banking regulation
Department · Finance, Legal, Risk & Compliance, People & Strat

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