Datadog
FP&A Analyst, Cloud Finance
New York, New York, USA · Mid
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$18,686 more — $117,686 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $117,686 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Financial and Investment Analysts" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Financial and Investment Analysts (13-2051) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- As the first dedicated analyst hire supporting Datadog's hosting cost and cloud margin function, you will own key components of the recurring reporting, close, and forecasting processes that provide visibility into one of Datadog's largest and most strategically important cost areas.
- You'll partner closely with Engineering, FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Vendor Management through a financial lens, with a clear growth path into broader cloud finance and FinOps scope as you build fluency in the space.
Responsibilities
- Partner with FP&A leadership to manage recurring forecast updates, review cycles, and board-ready materials.
- Help manage portions of the recurring hosting close, including savings reporting, cost allocation, and key operational drivers.
- Partner with Controllership on accounting support for monthly hosting close files.
- Become proficient with financial planning, cost monitoring, and BI tools, including Pigment, Snowflake, Metabase, and Datadog's own Cloud Cost Management (CCM) product.
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or a Cloud Finance/FinOps-adjacent role.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or economics
- Exposure to SQL, not required on day one, but a skill you're motivated to build
- Experience with or interest in Pigment or similar FP&A planning tools
- Hands-on experience with BI/reporting tools such as Tableau or Metabase
Compensation
- $99,000 - $132,000 USD
Benefits
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Participate in recurring review cadences with FinOps and Engineering partners to align on capacity planning, savings plan coverage, and cost allocation decisions.
- Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Company info
- The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team analyzes company financial data (revenue, customers, headcount, expenses, etc.) in order to support the business's growth and success.
- Within FP&A, the R&D Finance team enables the financial strategy behind Datadog's Engineering and Product organizations.
- This role sits specifically within hosting cost and cloud margin reporting, reporting directly to the FP&A Manager who owns hosting cost analysis, cloud gross margin modeling, and forecasting.
- The Opportunity:
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
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
This listing is sourced directly from Datadog's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.