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# Compensation Specialist, Executive at Datadog

- **Company:** Datadog
- **Location:** Boston, MA / New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $116k–$155k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://careers.datadoghq.com/detail/8238444/?gh_jid=8238444

## Job description

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 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:

- Analyze complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers including PBPs, People Leadership, and other Senior Leadership at Datadog
- Support the design, administration, and governance of executive compensation programs, including executive benchmarking and compensation-related materials for senior leadership and the Compensation Committee
- Assist with annual executive compensation planning processes and the preparation and validation of compensation data used in public-company disclosures
- Support compensation planning for entry into new countries and markets, including market-pricing approaches, salary structures, statutory compensation requirements, pay practices, and implementation considerations
- Support compensation due diligence and integration for mergers and acquisitions, including employee census reviews, job and level mapping, compensation comparisons, incentive and equity analyses, retention planning, and compensation harmonization
- Partner closely with People Business Partners to provide relevant compensation analyses

Who you are:

- 4+ of compensation or related experience
- Attention to detail and analytically driven
- Experience leading efforts around market pricing, annual compensation cycles, compensation plan/structure design
- Experience in executive compensation and compensation committee preparation a strong plus
- A collaborative, self-starter mindset with the ability to flex and think critically
- Some understanding of RSUs and other equity offerings
- The ability to distill large and complex data sets into digestible, relevant points supporting recommendations
- A commitment to maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and utilizing appropriate tact and professionalism
- Awareness of global compensation principles and regulations
- Ability to balance multiple priorities
- Workday experience preferred

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:

- New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

#LI-Hybrid 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: $116,000—$155,000 USD

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](https://www.instagram.com/datadoghq/?hl=en), [LinkedIn,](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datadog) and [Datadog Learning Center.](https://learn.datadoghq.com/)

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is proud to offer [equal employment opportunity](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) 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](https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/candidate-legal-notices/) for your reference.

Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete [this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoJeduEZ2NdZF_65uZmWUrCM-zee7yADXX1s6Xr9zAGq8iKA/viewform). This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Privacy and AI Guidelines:

Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s [Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/applicant-candidate-privacy/). For information on our AI policy, please visit [Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines](https://www.datadoghq.com/legal/interviewing-at-datadog-ai-guidelines/).

## About Datadog

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Datadog provides a unified cloud monitoring and security platform for developers, IT operations, and business teams to gain end-to-end visibility across their entire technology stack.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: DDOG)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, United States
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Cloud monitoring, observability, application security, IT operations, DevOps
- **Target customers**: B2B – from SMBs to large enterprises, serving developers, IT operations, security teams, and business users
- **Mission/purpose**: “We are building the modern monitoring and security platform for developers, IT operations teams and business users in the cloud age.” [datadoghq.com](https://www.datadoghq.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Infrastructure Monitoring**: Metrics collection and visualization for servers, containers, cloud services, and hybrid environments.
- **APM (Application Performance Monitoring)**: Trace and optimize application performance end-to-end.
- **Log Management**: Centralized log ingestion, analysis, and exploration with sensitive data scanning and audit trail.
- **Security**: Unified security and observability – including Cloud SIEM, Application Security Management, and runtime detection to defend against AI-powered attacks. [datadoghq.com](https://www.datadoghq.com/product/security/)
- **Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)**: Synthetic monitoring (browser & API tests) and Real User Monitoring (RUM) for frontend performance.
- **Bits AI**: AI agents that chat, investigate, and remediate issues; includes Watchdog for proactive anomaly detection.
- **Network Monitoring**: Analyze network traffic patterns across cloud environments.
- **Service Management** and **Software Delivery**: Incident response, workflow automation, CI Visibility, DORA Metrics, and OpenTelemetry support.
- **Database Monitoring** and **Data Streams Monitoring**: Deep visibility into databases and streaming pipelines.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: ~$39.9 billion (as of mid-2026) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datadog)
- **Key Metric**: FY2025 annual revenue of $3.43 billion [jobsbyculture.com](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-datadog-2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Index Ventures (led Series C), with total funding of ~$1.67 billion including IPO proceeds. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datadog)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Recognized as a Leader in the **Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms** and for **Digital Experience Monitoring**; also named a Leader in **The Forrester Wave: AIOps Platforms, Q2 2025**. [datadoghq.com](https://www.datadoghq.com/)
  - Headcount grew to approximately **10,100 employees** by April 2026 (up from ~8,100+ reported earlier). [jobsbyculture.com](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-datadog-2026)
  - Maintains a strong Glassdoor rating of **4.2/5.0**, with ~80% of employees recommending to a friend. [jobsbyculture.com](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-datadog-2026)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified platform**: Combines infrastructure monitoring, APM, log management, and security in a single solution – reducing tool sprawl.
- **AI-native capabilities**: Bits AI agents and Watchdog provide automated root-cause analysis, remediation, and proactive insights.
- **Industry recognition**: Consistently placed as a Leader in multiple analyst quadrants (Gartner, Forrester), validating product quality and market presence.
- **Scale and ecosystem**: 700+ integrations, a rich marketplace, and broad support for OpenTelemetry and other open standards.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI and automation**: Deep investment in AI-driven features (Bits AI, Watchdog, automated remediation) to reduce toil and improve mean-time-to-resolution.
- **Security observability**: Extending the platform to unify security and observability – a key differentiator as threats become more complex.
- **Global expansion**: Growing employee presence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific (53 countries) to serve a widening customer base. [careers.datadoghq.com](https://careers.datadoghq.com/)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Transparent, inclusive, and engineering-driven. Diversity and inclusion are core values, with active Employee Resource Groups. [careers.datadoghq.com](https://careers.datadoghq.com/)
- **Flexibility**: Operates a flexible work environment supporting remote, hybrid, and office cultures – “Innovation happens everywhere”. [careers.datadoghq.com](https://careers.datadoghq.com/)
- **Benefits**: Generous benefits tailored by region, covering physical, mental, and financial wellness. [careers.datadoghq.com](https://careers.datadoghq.com/)
- **Growth**: 454 open positions globally (as of mid-2026) across engineering, sales, product, marketing, and technical solutions – with opportunities to work on cutting-edge observability and AI challenges. [jobsbyculture.com](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-datadog-2026)
- **Ratings**: CEO Olivier Pomel enjoys ~87% approval; overall Glassdoor rating is 4.2/5.0 (Work-Life 3.8, Compensation 3.9, Culture 4.0). [jobsbyculture.com](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-datadog-2026)

## Sources
1. [datadoghq.com](https://www.datadoghq.com/)
2. [careers.datadoghq.com](https://careers.datadoghq.com/)
3. [jobsbyculture.com](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-datadog-2026)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/datadog)

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