FP&A Analyst - Data Insights

About this role

<p>Datadog's Finance team collaborates with teams across the organization, providing commercial, operational and analytical support to ensure that Datadog's business continues to scale rapidly and efficiently.</p> <p>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. As an analyst supporting the team, you will play a key role in delivering insights through the management of essential data infrastructure, including our financial planning tool, Pigment. Your role will be highly cross-functional, leveraging systems and data to unlock analytical capabilities for both FP&A and business leaders. Your role is critical in synthesizing information from across the organization to foster operational alignment and support informed strategic decisions.</p> <p class="p1"><em>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.</em></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the team’s forecasting and reporting software, Pigment, supporting data-driven insights through the development of dashboards and KPIs, both for standard FP&A reports and ad hoc projects</li> <li>Work cross-functionally with FP&A leaders to improve existing datasets and models</li> <li>Ensure data and system best practices in processes across the organization, including during planning and reporting cycles</li> <li>Represent FP&A in the data & analytics community, collaborating with analytics partners across the organization to democratize data and share insights</li> <li>Work on strategic projects and initiatives for senior management, assessing various business opportunities and proposing solutions</li> <li>Support Datadog’s data-based decision making and continued efficient growth </li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>2+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Data Analytics, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, or other related field</li> <li>Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or computer science</li> <li>Interest in data analytics and experience using SQL, Python, R, or other data science tools</li> <li>Mastery of Excel and PowerPoint with proven experience in building financial models and managing complex data</li> <li>You are a clear, concise communicator and team player with a humble mindset and ‘can-do’ attitude </li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points:</strong></p> <ul> <li>MBA or CFA is a plus but not required; </li> <li>Solid understanding of Pigment or other FP&A software is a plus, but not required</li> <li>Experience in or understanding of a consumption-based software business model</li> </ul> <p class="p1"><em>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.</em></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p><strong>Benefits and Growth</strong>: </p> <ul> <li>Generous and competitive benefits package</li> <li>New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan</li> <li>Continuous career development and pathing opportunities </li> <li>Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space</li> <li>Friendly and inclusive workplace culture</li> </ul> <p class="p1"><em>Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.</em></p> <p style="color: white;">#LI-Hybrid</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>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.</p></div><div class="title">The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$99,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$145,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><hr> <p><strong>About Datadog: </strong></p> <p>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…