Compensation Program Manager
Overview:
In this role you will design and scale Datadog's compensation programs, aligning strategy with execution across finance, HRIS, payroll, and business leaders. You'll build dynamic models and run equity cycles to inform budgeting and workforce planning. You will own communications, enablement, and change management to ensure a smooth experience for managers and employees. This role blends strategic program design with hands-on analytics in a cross-functional, data-driven environment. You will help Datadog attract, retain, and reward its people while supporting scalable growth. Compensation / Benefitsgenerous and competitive global and US benefitsnew hire stock equity (RSUs)employee stock purchase plancontinuous career developmentmentor and buddy programinclusive workplace culture
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute scalable compensation programs and processes (cash and equity cycles, governance, timelines, tooling) with cross-functional partners
- Create dynamic compensation models and scenario analyses to support budgeting, workforce planning, and design
- Provide operational analysis, reporting, and insights on compensation programs, market data, and internal equity
- Oversee compensation data and tooling in systems; collaborate with HRIS and Analytics to enhance total rewards capabilities
- Lead communications and change management for compensation programs, including resources and training
- Partner across functions to drive complex compensation initiatives from design to implementation and improve processes and employee experience
Key requirements:
- Five to seven years or more of compensation or related experience
- Ability to operate across strategic design and hands-on analytics, data cleanup, and execution
- Experience managing compensation programs and annual cycles, including equity or other variable compensation
- Strong analytical rigor and experience building dynamic models and scenario analyses
- Experience using compensation benchmarking data, market pricing methodologies, reporting, and compensation technology
- Good understanding of RSUs and other equity offerings
- Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex concepts for leaders and employees
- Systems thinker focused on process improvement, scalability, and efficiency
- Advanced capabilities in ExcelStrong knowledge of Workday functionality and reporting
- Exceptional cross-functional communication and stakeholder management, including training and change-management materialscross-functional collaborationstakeholder managementstrong communication
- Excel (advanced)
- Workday functionality and reportingcompensation modeling