Senior Employment Counsel – Legal (EMEA)

<p>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 works with virtually every team across the organization, from engineering to product to marketing.</p> <p>Datadog is looking for an employment attorney to join our growing Global Employment Team and act as a trusted partner and advisor to the People Team, the business, and other key stakeholders across the company on all matters impacting our workforce and culture.  This role will focus on supporting the EMEA region and will provide support for global initiatives and projects as needed.</p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You'll Do: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the lead employment lawyer for Datadog’s EMEA region by providing advice and day-to-day support for the People Team and key business stakeholders in all areas of employment law including recruiting and hiring, performance management, leaves of absences, accommodations, terminations, compensation, harassment, discrimination, internal investigations, restrictive covenants, and wage and hour issues</li> <li>Keep current on developments in employment laws in region and assist in implementing compliance in partnership with the People Team and other business stakeholders</li> <li>Support the development and rollout of templates, employment policies and procedures to ensure best practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations </li> <li>Create customized trainings in various subject matters</li> <li>Draft, revise, and advise on employee related documents including employment agreements and separation agreements</li> <li>Actively support mergers and acquisitions activity and international expansion in region </li> <li>Identify areas of risk and opportunity in the employment space and work in partnership with the People Team and other key stakeholders to establish policies and procedures to help drive compliance and manage risk</li> <li>Collaborate with other teams within Legal and across Datadog to support the successful execution of global projects and initiatives as needed</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Who You Are: </strong></p> <ul> <li>A qualified lawyer in Dublin, Ireland with at least 6 years post-qualification experience practicing employment law with expertise in multiple EMEA jurisdictions (in-house experience at a multinational corporation strongly preferred) </li> <li>An excellent communicator and able to partner well with colleagues in Legal and HR as well as business stakeholders</li> <li>Able to provide practical solutions and business-oriented advice on a wide array of complex employment law issues </li> <li>Passionate about employment law and keep up to date on developments</li> <li>Interested in working for a dynamic and agile technology business and excited to be part of a growing team</li> <li>Organized and efficient with your time and tasks</li> <li>Someone with a good sense of humor who enjoys collaborating with colleagues and working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Benefits and Growth </strong></p> <ul> <li>Generous and competitive <a href="https://www.datadoghq.com/global-benefits/">global</a> and <a href="https://www.datadoghq.com/us-benefits/">US benefits</a></li> <li>New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan</li> <li>Continuous career development and pathing opportunities </li> <li>Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space</li> <li>Best in breed onboarding</li> <li>Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program</li> <li>Friendly and inclusive workplace culture</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em>Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.</em></p> <p>RECRUITER TAG GOES HERE</p> <p><strong>About Datadog: </strong></p> <p>Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professi