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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026

FP&A Analyst R&D

Datadog New York, New York Hybrid mid full-time

Salary

$99,000-$132,000 USD per year

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Description

As a part of the R&D Finance team at Datadog, you will support the product and engineering leadership team.

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team analyzes company financial data to support business growth and success. Within FP&A, the R&D Finance team enables the financial strategy behind Datadog's Engineering and Product organizations.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Partnering with senior business leaders to manage departmental budgets
  • Managing financial forecasts and analytics across revenue, customers, product, company expenses, and headcount
  • Helping manage significant portions of the company's spend, including AI and GPU spend
  • Working on trend, ROI, and profitability analyses to support data-driven decision making
  • Assisting in planning and budgeting cycles, ensuring consistency in tools, templates, and processes
  • Working on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives for senior management
  • Becoming proficient with various financial planning and business intelligence tools, including Pigment, Tableau, and Metabase

Requirements:

  • 2+ years of professional experience in FP&A / Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, and/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
  • Clear, concise communication and teamwork skills

Nice to have:

  • Solid understanding of Pigment
  • Experience in or understanding of a consumption-based software business model
  • Proficiency in use of AI tools

We offer a competitive salary and equity package, which may include variable compensation. The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is $99,000-$132,000 USD.

Benefits include:

  • Generous and competitive benefits package
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
  • Product training
  • Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

Skills

Nice to have

  • Pigment
  • AI tools
  • consumption-based software business model

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/datadog/jobs/8204554

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