Senior Corporate Development Lead, AI

TL;DR

Senior Corporate Development Lead (AI): Driving Datadog's AI product strategy by analyzing market opportunities, sourcing AI startups, and building relationships with founders and VCs with an accent on due diligence, valuation, and strategic assessment. Focus on helping Datadog become the preferred partner for early-stage AI companies and supporting high-impact initiatives like acquisitions and partnerships.

Location: New York, New York, USA; San Francisco, California, USA

Salary: $240,000—$284,000 USD

Company

Datadog is a global SaaS business delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability, focused on enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring.

What you will do

• Support Datadog’s AI product strategy by analyzing emerging technologies and market opportunities.
• Source high-potential AI startups for acquisition, investment, or partnership.
• Attend meetups, conferences, and ecosystem events to expand Datadog’s visibility.
• Drive workstreams across diligence, valuation, financial modeling, and strategic assessment.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to evaluate build/buy/partner opportunities.

Requirements

• 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.
• Excited about building and maintaining a strong network across founders, VCs, and the broader AI ecosystem.
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous, and technically challenging environments.
• Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for developing negotiation capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Best-in-breed onboarding.
• Generous global benefits.
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
• An inclusive company culture with Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks.
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).