Datadog is seeking a highly motivated Senior Procurement Analyst with strong contracts management experience to support and evolve our procure-to-pay (P2P) function.
This role sits at the intersection of procurement, legal, and finance, combining analytical rigor, contract expertise, and stakeholder influence to drive measurable business impact. You will not only execute procurement activities, but also shape strategies, mitigate risk, and optimize processes at scale in a fast-growing environment.
What You'll Do
- Draft, review, and redline a wide range of agreements including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, and vendor contracts
- Lead negotiations for new and renewal agreements, assessing risk and business value
- Identify and mitigate contractual, financial, and operational risks, escalating where appropriate
- Develop and maintain standardized contract templates, playbooks, and fallback positions
- Partner closely with Legal to ensure alignment on contract strategy and compliance
Stakeholder Partnership
- Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders on contract structure and procure-to-pay operations
- Influence purchasing decisions by driving best practices and risk awareness
- Translate business requirements into commercially sound procurement and contracting solutions
- Build strong relationships across departments to enable efficient and scalable procurement operations
Procurement Lifecycle Ownership
- Own the end-to-end contract and procurement lifecycle
- Manage and optimize vendor relationships and performance across key spend categories
- Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies while maintaining speed and flexibility for the business
- Maintain accurate and organized contract records within procurement systems
Analytics & Process Improvement
- Leverage data to analyze vendor performance and procurement trends
- Identify cost-saving opportunities, process inefficiencies, and risk areas
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to scale procurement operations and enhance user experience
- Contribute to the development of procurement KPIs, dashboards, and reporting frameworks
- Explore and implement AI tools to drive advanced analytics, process automation, and continuous improvement within procurement operations
Who You Are
- 3 - 6+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, contracts management, or related field
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor contracts
- Strong understanding of contract structures, commercial terms, and risk mitigation principles
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment
- Experience with procurement and CLM tools (e.g., Zip, Ironclad, Coupa, Ariba) preferred
- High attention to detail with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Benefits & Growth:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Employee-focused best in class onboarding
- Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
- 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.
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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.
About Datadog:
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
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Skills Required
- 3 - 6+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, contracts management, or related field
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor contracts
- Strong understanding of contract structures, commercial terms, and risk mitigation principles
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment
- Experience with procurement and CLM tools preferred
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Datadog Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with company-provided mental-health access and support for gender-affirming care. Fitness reimbursements in eligible locations further bolster wellbeing.
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Parental & Family Support — Fully paid, gender-neutral parental leave and extensive family-forming benefits (adoption, fertility, preservation, surrogacy) are highlighted. Childcare subsidies and pet-related support where eligible add practical family assistance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — New-hire RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan at a discount provide broad ownership opportunities. Feedback suggests these equity programs meaningfully complement cash compensation in many roles.
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What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
At Datadog, we learn from and celebrate each other daily - each win is a team win. Datadogs solve tough problems, innovate pragmatically, and grow together. We promote from within, provide mentorship and opportunities for career development, and support our colleagues in the process. Best of all? We truly love what we do.
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