Indirect Tax Manager

<p>Datadog is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager to oversee U.S. sales and use tax compliance, support related audits, and coordinate VAT/GST obligations across our global entity portfolio. You will partner with external advisors and cross-functional teams to address evolving indirect tax requirements, strengthen controls, and embed tax considerations into business systems and processes. This role offers the opportunity to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional workstreams while helping scale a global indirect tax function. You will also expand your expertise across tax technology, e-invoicing, compliance operations, and international tax matters as Datadog continues to grow.</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><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Review U.S. multi-state sales and use tax filings prepared by the team, ensuring accuracy and alignment with established nexus and taxability positions</li> <li>Support U.S. sales and use tax audits, notices, and inquiries by coordinating documentation, technical analysis, external advisors, and communications with tax authorities</li> <li>Coordinate VAT/GST compliance and recovery activities across Datadog’s international entity portfolio, partnering with advisors across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM</li> <li>Monitor changes in nexus, taxability, VAT/GST, e-invoicing, and e-reporting requirements, and communicate relevant impacts to internal stakeholders</li> <li>Partner with Accounting, Revenue, Legal, Procurement, and Engineering to incorporate indirect tax requirements into billing systems, ERP configurations, controls, and new market or product initiatives</li> <li>Develop and maintain process documentation, audit-readiness materials, workstream tracking, and SOX-aligned controls that support a scalable indirect tax function</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experienced in progressive indirect tax roles within public accounting, an in-house tax function, or a combination of both</li> <li>Knowledgeable in U.S. multi-state sales and use tax, including nexus analysis, taxability, compliance, and audit support</li> <li>Familiar with international VAT/GST regimes and experienced coordinating compliance across multiple jurisdictions and external advisors</li> <li>Experienced using tax determination and ERP systems; experience with Avalara and NetSuite is preferred</li> <li>Able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, analyze detailed financial information, and maintain accuracy in a fast-moving environment</li> <li>A