Senior Contracts Manager

New York, New York, USA

Legal Operations

About the Role

At Datadog in the Technology space, Observe, Secure, and Optimize Modern Cloud Infrastructure at Scale.

Your Role:

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Datadog is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager based in our New York City office to review and negotiate vendor agreements, including those with non-standard terms and moderate complexity. This role will primarily support vendor transactions across the Americas while collaborating with global Procurement, Legal, and business teams on cross-regional matters. You will advise Procurement and internal stakeholders on contractual, commercial, operational, and compliance risks. You will also help improve contracting processes and support other members of the contracts team.

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What You’ll Do:

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<li>Serve as a primary point of contact for Procurement and business leaders on supplier and service provider engagements across the Americas. Manage matters across the contract lifecycle, from intake through renewal or termination, and support global or cross-regional transactions as needed.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Review and negotiate vendor agreements, with an emphasis on SaaS and technology-related vendor transactions. Handle moderately complex agreements independently and take on high-complexity agreements and novel issues with attorney or management support. Typical intake includes agreements for software, cloud services, AI tools, privacy, professional services and consulting, marketing and advertising, equipment purchase and rental (including maintenance), office operations and facilities, and benefits.</li>

<li>Partner with Product, Privacy, Security, and Procurement to assess risk and recommend practical positions. Advise stakeholders on gaps between proposed contract terms and the business’s technical and compliance requirements, balancing legal protection with operational and commercial goals. Use negotiation and influencing skills with senior stakeholders t

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Datadog is a leading Cloud company that provides monitoring and analytics solutions. The company operates a global presence with headquarters in New York serving as the primary operational base for key executive leadership and corporate functions including engineering, product, sales, and executive leadership. Datadog maintains additional offices across the Americas in Boston, Denver, San Francisco, and throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, and South America.

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Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Datadog is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Financial Benefits, Health & Wellness, Work-Life Balance, Community & Growth. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Collaborative Problem-Solving and Ownership Mentality and Continuous Learning Culture.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Empower Ownership and Accountability and Champion Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

Datadog has a supportive and collaborative culture, recognized as a loved place to work by its team members.

Datadog currently has 433 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Finance, Dev Eng, Engineering Interns. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/datadog/jobs.

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