Datadog

Product Strategy and Corporate Development Lead, AI

New York, New York, USA

Sponsorship not specified$170k-$250kDetected 14 days ago

DatadogAccessibilityProduct StrategyNegotiationFinancial ModelingForecastingValuationCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Support Datadog's AI product strategy by analyzing emerging technologies, market opportunities, and competitive dynamics.
Source high-potential AI startups for acquisition, investment, or partnership, and build a strong presence across the founder and VC ecosystem through meetups, conferences, and events.
Drive workstreams across diligence, valuation, financial modeling, strategic assessment, and internal recommendations.
Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to evaluate build/buy/partner opportunities aligned with Datadog's AI roadmap.
Support negotiation processes, including term sheets and partnership structures, and collaborate on integration planning with cross-functional partners after deals close.
Excited about building and maintaining a strong network across founders, VCs, and the broader AI ecosystem.
Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for developing negotiation capabilities.

Demonstrated technical knowledge through past experience (software engineering, product management, VC, etc.) or a degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).
Some experience with financial modeling, forecasting, or analysis (willingness to learn
Excellent prioritization and ability to operate across multiple complex stakeholders and projects.

The ideal candidate is passionate about AI and developer tools, comfortable rolling up their sleeves, and excited to operate in a fluid, technically demanding environment.
This role is ideal for someone who is hungry for increased responsibility, operates with authenticity and creativity, and prioritizes the company's interests.

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation.
Generous global benefits
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
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Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale.
It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers.

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