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Legal Operations Analyst

DatadogNew York, New York, USAPosted Sep 21, 2026
Legal Operations ManagerJunior
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$70k–$93k
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Sep 21
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Job descriptionReq 8202086

Datadog is seeking a Legal Operations Analyst to join our Legal Operations subgroup. In this role you’ll work closely with individuals across the organization in support of various legal-related matters, with a primary focus on supporting the scalability of the global legal team. The Legal team supports Datadog's rapid growth by providing a wide range of legal services across a highly dynamic technology company, from driving new business via contracts and compliance efforts, to protecting Datadog's intellectual property. Datadog's Legal team collaborates with virtually every team across the organization, from engineering to product to marketing.

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:

  • Partner with legal and non-legal process owners to support process improvements, optimization and automations
  • Assist with technical teams to implement solutions and troubleshoot reported issues by the legal team
  • Maintain knowledge resources for all legal subgroups and collaborate with legal and non-legal colleagues on various projects as needed
  • Conduct vendor and customer sanction screenings to identify potential risks and inconsistencies and ensure compliance
  • Analyze and use data to drive initiatives and assist in planning
  • Support technology by becoming a superuser of systems utilized by the legal team
  • Serve as a point of contact for clients and stakeholders, addressing inquiries, concerns and providing timely updates on matters and escalating where appropriate
  • Handle ad hoc projects within the legal subgroups as they arise

Who You Are:

  • A Legal Operations Analyst with 2-3 years of experience with legal operations, contract management or project management experience
  • Proficiency with tools e.g. Google Workspace, Brightflag, Docusign, Salesforce, Coupa, Confluence, Jira and Office365
  • Passionate about exploring technology
  • Able to move forward in times of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge
  • An effective communicator and detail-oriented
  • Someone with high integrity and strong judgment
  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment where you’ll work on multiple projects at the same time, while meeting tight deadlines

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: 

  • Generous and competitive benefits package
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Continuous career development and pathing opportunities 
  • Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
    Best in breed onboarding
  • Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
  • 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.

 

#LI-Hybrid

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:
$70,000$93,000 USD

About Datadog: 

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. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment 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 protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. 

Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. 

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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.

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