Datadog

GTM Strategy/Operations Associate - New York

Datadog$100K — $133K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years in sales strategy & operations, management consulting, or investment banking/equity research.
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • Proven ownership of outcomes across sales, marketing, and customer success functions.
  • Ability to develop actionable recommendations from data.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
  • Experience presenting to senior leadership.
  • Familiarity with BI tools like Tableau, or willingness to learn.
  • Background in SaaS or tech companies, particularly in GTM functions.

Responsibilities

  • Support Enterprise Strategy & Operations team in tackling strategic challenges.
  • Analyze business areas to provide insights for decision-making.
  • Design and execute regional programs like headcount planning and performance tracking.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive growth initiatives.
  • Support sales leadership in conducting key operational reviews.
  • Manage day-to-day operational processes including KPI oversight.
  • Lead project workstreams, ensuring timely execution and stakeholder coordination.

Benefits

  • Continuous training and career development opportunities.
  • Stock equity options and an employee stock purchase plan.
  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
  • Welcoming and inclusive company culture.
Full Job Description
The GTM Strategy & Operations Associate will join a global team driving Datadog's next phase of growth. We're interdisciplinary thinkers leveraging diverse business backgrounds in management consulting, investment banking, business development, and tech to accelerate Datadog's global growth. We work directly with Datadog's most senior leaders to set strategy, improve efficiency across the business, support data-driven decision-making, own complex operations, and more.

In this role, you will serve as the strategic partner for our Enterprise segment in the Americas region, identifying opportunities for revenue growth & sales force effectiveness, spearheading strategic initiatives across our go-to-market teams, and driving critical annual planning activities. This role offers the chance to make an immediate and significant impact as we continue to expand our Americas footprint.

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

What You'll Do:
  • Support the Enterprise Strategy & Operations team in addressing strategic and operational challenges faced by the Americas Enterprise sales leadership
  • Partner with senior team members to analyze key business areas and surface insights that inform decision-making
  • Support the design and execution of regional programs, including headcount planning, territory design, pipeline reviews, and business performance tracking
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Channels & Alliances, Marketing, and Customer Success to execute high-impact initiatives that drive growth and improve sales productivity
  • Support sales leadership in executing critical operating rhythms (e.g., QBRs, forecast reviews, leadership updates)
  • Drive day-to-day operational processes, including stakeholder support, KPI management, and process optimization
  • Own project workstreams, supporting problem-solving, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring execution against timelines
  • Take a hands-on approach to both analysis and execution, pivoting between strategy and operational detail as needed

Who You Are:
  • At least 2 - 4 years in sales strategy & operations, management consulting, investment banking / equity research, or equivalent
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to model complex operational questions and a high attention to detail
  • Strong sense of ownership, with a track record of driving and measuring outcomes across functions such as customer success, sales, marketing, and technical solutions
  • Proven ability to proactively develop actionable recommendations and process improvements from qualitative and quantitative data
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience presenting to senior stakeholders
  • Experience with BI Tools (Tableau, Metabase, etc) or a willingness to learn on the job
  • Experience working in SaaS or high-tech company
  • Prior work with GTM functions / growth strategy initiatives Comment end

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.

Benefits and Growth:
  • Continuous training and career growth
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Generous and competitive US benefits
  • Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$100,000-$133,000 USD

About Datadog

Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. The company was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc and is headquartered in New York City. Datadog's platform assists organizations in improving agility, increasing efficiency, and providing end-to-end visibility across dynamic or high-scale infrastructures. The company's SaaS-based data analytics platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of customers' entire technology stack. Datadog's customers include Airbnb, Twilio, and The Washington Post.
Learn more about Datadog
Size
3,200 employees
Market Cap
$22.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$24.5 million
Founded
2010
Revenue
$603.4 million
NASDAQ

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