Director, Head of Global Benefits

Were seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Global Benefits to lead the design implementation and scaling of our benefits programs across 20 countries and growing. This role will ensure our global benefits strategy is competitive compliant and aligned with our people and business goals supporting a diverse and distributed workforce.

You will play a critical role in shaping how we support employees globallyensuring our benefits programs are inclusive competitive and scalable as we continue to grow across new markets.

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 Youll Do

• Define and lead the global benefits strategy across all regions ensuring alignment with company growth and talent priorities

• Design implement and scale benefits programs (health wellness retirement time off and perks) that are locally relevant and globally consistent

• Oversee global benefits operations including vendor selection broker management renewals and program administration

• Ensure compliance with country-specific regulations tax requirements and reporting obligations across all markets

• Partner with Finance and People teams to manage benefits budgets forecasting and cost optimization

• Evaluate and benchmark programs to ensure competitiveness in each market while maintaining internal equity

• Lead leave programs internationally ensuring seamless employee experiences across regions

• Leverage data and employee insights to continuously improve program effectiveness and utilization

• Communicate benefits offerings clearly and effectively to employees and leaders worldwide

• Build and lead a high-performing global benefits team and manage external partners

Who You Are

• 1015 years of experience in global benefits including leadership of multi-country programs

• Deep knowledge of international benefits design compliance and regional nuances (EMEA APAC AMER)

• Experience scaling benefits in high-growth global organizations

• Strong vendor and broker management experience across multiple geographies

• Proven ability to balance global consistency with local market needs

• Strong analytical and financial acumen including budgeting and cost management

• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills

• Nice to Have:

  • Experience in the technology sector or a fast-growing distributed workforce

  • Familiarity with global benefits platforms and HRIS systems (e.g. Workday)

  • Experience supporting M&A new country expansions or entity setup

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. Thats okay. If youre passionate about technology and want to grow your skills we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

• Continuous professional development product training and career pathing

• An inclusive company culture ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)

• Competitive global benefits

• Giving programs

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

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