FP&A Analyst GTM

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.

This is an opportunity to help support our go-to-market (GTM) departments, including customer success and Sales as a part of our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. Supporting a Manager of GTM FP&A, you would be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting for some or all of these departments. You will par...

At Datadog, we place value on 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.

Be the Finance support to go-to-market (GTM) teams which could include Customer Success (CS) and Sales
Support annual planning for headcount, T&E, and discretionary spending for GTM
Meet regularly with the departments to understand budget vs. actual tracking and calibration
Build and maintain bookings forecasts and pipeline analyses for renewals and expansion, and flag risks and upside to leadership
Analyze CS performance, including ARR, net and gross revenue retention, churn, expansion attainment, CSM productivity, and book-of-business coverage
Partner with the Strategy team to ensure alignment of metrics and reporting
Be a strategic contributor (in partnership with Strategy) on decisions around CS account coverage models, account segmentation, compensation planning (and resulting expenses), and other strategic decisions
Work as a part of the broader FP&A team to understand the company’s financials, analytics, and help the organization scale thoughtfully

 

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
You are a clear, concise communicator and team player with a humble mindset and ‘can-do’ attitude

 
Solid understanding of Pigment is a plus, but not required
Experience in or understanding of a consumption-based software business model
Proficiency in use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude)

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.