Corporate Development Lead - EMEA

Datadog is seeking an extremely talented professional to drive product strategy, source, manage, and execute acquisitions, source venture investments. You will be a key partner to Datadog’s founders and startup founders and highly visible at the most senior levels of Datadog. The group reports directly to the CEO.

 

We are looking for an innovative and strategic thinker who is passionate about Datadog and the future of cloud services. The ideal candidate enjoys driving new product development ideas, likes to “roll up sleeves and get hands dirty”, is hungry for more responsibility, and puts the company’s interests first. Superb negotiation skills (or willingness to develop them) are essential. This role includes managing relationships that may be unconventional in nature and have broad implications across Datadog. The team is small and values authentic, strong-willed individuals who think creatively and proactively.

 

The ideal candidate will research and generate ideas for new markets to enter, prioritize objectives and plan internal activity, drive due diligence and valuation analysis, spearhead term sheet and contract negotiations, create and present strategic documents and recommendations, and support integration by partnering with key leaders.

 

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:

• Develop a deep understanding of Datadog’s products and potential new markets for further expansion

• Identify opportunities for M&A and Datadog Ventures through direct engagement with senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists

• Work closely with senior product and engineering leaders to assess potential acquisitions and investments

• Partner with business and product teams to comprehensively assess e...