People Solutions Coordinator (NYC)

Datadog; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

RSUs and ESPP

Career development

Product training

Strong onboarding program

Mentor program

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an HR Onboarding & People Operations professional to support new hires and current employees. You will manage onboarding/offboarding, lifecycle data changes, and collaborate with Recruiting, IT, Payroll, and hiring managers to ensure a smooth employee experience.

The role emphasizes data accuracy, process improvements, and a strong emphasis on confidentiality and professionalism within a hybrid NYC environment.

Qualifications

• Curious about a career in human resources and excited to influence payroll, benefits and admin support.
• Comfortable processing confidential material.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• An expert in Excel with experience in Google for Enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions through the People Services Center.
• Own administrative execution of new hire onboarding and offboarding.
• Maintain employee changes and data across the full life cycle, including letters and audits.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with Recruiting, IT, Payroll, and managers.
• Organize and audit internal documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Develop and maintain internal knowledge base resources for self-directed employees.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regional regulations.
• Coordinate onboarding for new hires and support transitions.
• Assist with salary and stock administration.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Confidential handling

Multitasking

Tools

Google for Enterprise

Job description

Are you eager to explore a career in HR? Datadog is scaling, and we are committed to investing in our people. If you are looking to get a ground floor experience in supporting a high‑growth tech company as it scales, this is the place to be. You’ll be heavily involved in all things that make it possible for our employees to do great things here and contribute to our success. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow from great mentors and will provide front‑line support to drive the success of key People initiatives. You will be a trusted member of the global People Team and instrumental in driving efficiency and organization in your day‑to‑day support. 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

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions received through the People Services Center, triaging when necessary.
• Own the administrative execution of new hire onboarding and offboarding.
• Own all aspects of maintaining employee changes and data throughout the full employee life cycle, including employee changes in the system, organizational updates, job change letters, and audits.
• Champion collaborative cross‑functional relationships with Recruiting, IT, Payroll, and hiring managers to ensure a successful hiring process and engaging onboarding experience for new hires.
• Organize and maintain internal documentation and perform regular audits to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Develop and regularly maintain internal knowledge base resources to empower employees to be self‑directed and successful.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, local, state, and regional regulations.
• Coordinate and support new hires during the entire onboarding process, ensuring a smooth transition for each new hire.
• Assist with salary and stock administration.

Who You Are

• Curious about a career in human resources and eager to get involved and improve processes such as payroll, benefits, and administrative support.
• Comfortable processing confidential material.
• Someone who maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented, organized, and able to multitask in a fast‑paced environment.
• An expert in Excel with experience in Google for Enterprise.

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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $55,000 — $70,000 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.

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.