Job Description
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team serves as a strategic partner to the business, analyzing key financial and operational drivers across the company, in order to support the business’ growth and success. As an analyst supporting the team, you will manage and refine key financial models and data, help create our annual budget and financial targets, and work directly with operational leaders across multiple functions to support execution against our goals. Your work will be highly cross-functional and play a pivotal role in connecting the dots across the organization through a financial lens, ensuring operational alignment and informing decision making.
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:
- Manage financial forecasts and analyses that may include revenue, ARR, bookings, attainment, customers, sales capacity, product, company expenses, headcount / workforce, and cash flow - translating insights into recommendations for senior leaders
- Partner with senior business leaders across various departments, such as go-to-market (GTM, including sales, pre- and post-sales), Product and Engineering, and G&A, to manage and shape their departmental budgets and track performance
- Work with finance management on quarterly Board materials, including coordination and consolidation across stakeholders
- Partner with the Accounting team for monthly / quarterly flux analysis and financial close items
- Assist in planning and budgeting cycles, ensuring consistency in tools, templates, and processes across the organization
- Become proficient with various financial planning and business intelligence (BI) tools, including but not limited to Pigment, Tableau, and Metabase
- Assist with ROI and profitability analyses on regional and sales channel levels to support data-driven decision making
- Work on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives for senior management, which may include assessing analyzing various business challenges / opportunities and proposing solutions
Who You Are:
3+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, or other related field
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or economics
Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint with proven experience in building financial models and managing complex data
You are a clear, concise communicator and team player with a humble mindset and ‘can-do’ attitude
MBA or CFA is a plus but not required;
Solid understanding of Workday Adaptive Planning or Pigment is a plus, but not required
Experience in or understanding of a consumption-based software business model
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That’s okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- 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
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$125,000—$150,000 USD
About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog 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 other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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