Senior Contracts Manager

Your Role:

 

Datadog is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager based in our New York City office to review and negotiate vendor agreements, including those with non-standard terms and moderate complexity. This role will primarily support vendor transactions across the Americas while collaborating with global Procurement, Legal, and business teams on cross-regional matters. You will advise Procurement and internal stakeholders on contractual, commercial, operational, and compliance risks. You will also help improve contracting processes and support other members of the contracts team.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Procurement and business leaders on supplier and service provider engagements across the Americas. Manage matters across the contract lifecycle, from intake through renewal or termination, and support global or cross-regional transactions as needed. 
• Review and negotiate vendor agreements, with an emphasis on SaaS and technology-related vendor transactions. Handle moderately complex agreements independently and take on high-complexity agreements and novel issues with attorney or management support. Typical intake includes agreements for software, cloud services, AI tools, privacy, professional services and consulting, marketi