Senior FP&A Analyst - R&D

The Team:

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team analyzes company financial data (revenue, customers, headcount, expenses, etc.) in order to support the business’ growth and success. 

The Opportunity:

As a part of the team tasked with supporting our R&D (research and development) org, this person will be key in supporting our product and engineering leadership team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, you will help create our annual budget and financial targets and work with operational leaders 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, in order to help ensure operational alignment and inform 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:

• Partner with senior business leaders to manage their departmental budgets on a regular basis, including but not limited to the company’s co-founder and CTO 
• Manage financial forecasts and analytics, which include data across revenue, customers, product, company expenses, and headcount / workforce.
• Help manage significant portions of the company’s spend, which may include hundreds-of-million-dollars cloud hosting expenses
• Work on trend, ROI, and profitability analyses on both product and customer levels to support data-driven decision making
• Work with finance management on quarterly Board materials, including coordination and consolidation across stakeholders
• 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
• Work on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives for senior management, which may include assessing potential acquisition opportunities and/or negotiations with strategic partners like cloud vendors

Who You Are:

• 3-5 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 

Bonus Points:

• 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.