Datadog
Staff Software Engineer - Corporate Development
New York, New York, USA · Staff+
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About the role
- The role is reporting into the Senior Director of Product Strategy and falls within the Product organization.
- The ideal candidate enjoys researching and evaluating new technologies, works effectively with cross-functional teams, and communicates opinions concisely to our leadership team.
Responsibilities
- Identify compelling opportunities that support Datadog's strategic priorities through primary engagement with senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists
- Partner with product teams to comprehensively assess expansion opportunities and build internal and external consensus
- Lead all pre-transaction tech-diligence efforts
- Create or find suitable test-loads if needed, and set up trial environments that can help to test claims and identify values of the startups we evaluate.
- Act as main contact point for startups and cross-functional groups within Datadog, including Product, Engineering, Security in all questions related to integration, value (what we get from the acquisition and what we should build) and architecture of active M&A deals
- Able to build and maintain a network of relationships to facilitate deal flow
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
Requirements
- You have a BS /MS/PhD in a STEM field or equivalent experience.
Skills
- Broad understanding of relevant Cloud Technologies and deep understanding of the full coverage of Datadogs current offerings is necessary.
Compensation
- $200,000 - $250,000 USD
Company info
- We are looking for an innovative and strategic thinker who is passionate about the latest tech being developed by startups in the cloud, AI and security space.
- It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers.
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- t opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics
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