Datadog is seeking a Team Lead for Strategic Sourcing to join the Procurement team in New York. This hybrid role focuses on leading strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT hardware/software categories, owning net-new purchases and high-spend renewals through a structured, collaborative process, with forward-looking renewal and demand planning.

What You'll Do: - Lead strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT categories, owning net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals through a documented evaluation process with action plans built well before renewal dates. - Own software license and subscription strategy, right-size entitlements, minimize shelfware, and replace last-minute buying with forward-looking renewal planning. - Lead the IT hardware procurement team responsible for laptops, peripherals, networking, and office AV, balancing demand with headcount and multi-region growth while leveraging OEM/distributor relationships and buying scale. - Transform IT procurement from transactional to strategic by standardizing processes, introducing supplier-management discipline, and establishing operational metrics and KPIs. - Develop strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and collaborate on strategizing the purchase plan, negotiating pricing and terms with vendors for net-new purchases and high-spend renewals, partnering across Procurement Operations, Legal, Security, IT, and Office Operations to ensure compliant, scalable execution. - Create pricing models based on vendor proposals to quantify various buying scenarios for future growth and current demand

Datadog is seeking a Team Lead for Strategic Sourcing to join the Procurement team in New York. This hybrid role focuses on leading strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT hardware/software categories, owning net-new purchases and high-spend renewals through a structured, collaborative process, with forward-looking renewal and demand planning.

What You'll Do: - Lead strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT categories, owning net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals through a documented evaluation process with action plans built well before renewal dates. - Own software license and subscription strategy, right-size entitlements, minimize shelfware, and replace last-minute buying with forward-looking renewal planning. - Lead the IT hardware procurement team responsible for laptops, peripherals, networking, and office AV, balancing demand with headcount and multi-region growth while leveraging OEM/distributor relationships and buying scale. - Transform IT procurement from transactional to strategic by standardizing processes, introducing supplier-management discipline, and establishing operational metrics and KPIs. - Develop strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and collaborate on strategizing the purchase plan, negotiating pricing and terms with vendors for net-new purchases and high-spend renewals, partnering across Procurement Operations, Legal, Security, IT, and Office Operations to ensure compliant, scalable execution. - Create pricing models based on vendor proposals to quantify various buying scenarios for future growth and current demand