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Senior Compliance Specialist

Datadog· EMEA Compliance / People Operations
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Paris, Francefull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

The Compliance Specialist, EMEA is a subject matter expert who owns employment, labor, and statutory compliance across the region (primarily France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Ireland and UK). This is an individual-contributor role focused on building and maintaining compliant people processes to enable Datadog's growth in EMEA, partnering with People Operations, Legal, and regional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Own ongoing compliance with employment laws and regulations across EMEA, including tracking regulatory updates
  • Own compliance oversight for employment contracts, health and safety in our offices
  • Manage accommodation requests end-to-end
  • Partner with People Operations and Legal to resolve compliance questions and mitigate risk
  • Own compliance with statutory medical requirements in EMEA (country variations)
  • Own statutory compliance obligations related to hiring employees with disabilities, including reporting duties
  • Lead work rule updates, Works Council coordination (France and Netherlands), and reporting
  • Own mandatory training compliance tracking and timely submission of required government reports
  • Design, maintain, and evolve People policies and procedures to reflect current employment law across the region
  • Build and maintain a regional compliance calendar and audit cadence
  • Lead or support internal and external audits, and manage responses to regulator inquiries and government requests for information
  • Contribute to building scalable compliance processes within People Operations
  • Coordinate with counterparts in the Americas and APAC regions to share best practices and harmonize policies and processes where practicable

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR compliance, or employment administration in an EMEA regional role
  • AI-savvy, with a genuine interest in identifying where AI tools can streamline compliance processes and drive efficiency gains
  • Detail-oriented and comfortable working with complex, multi-jurisdiction regulatory requirements
  • Organized and reliable, with the ability to manage recurring compliance tasks and deadlines without close oversight
  • A self-starter with solid business acumen and sound judgment; able to distinguish material compliance risk from lower-priority administrative gaps
  • Collaborative partner who communicates clearly with cross-functional stakeholders across People Operations, Legal, Payroll, Benefits, PBPs, Security and Office Ops
  • Experienced with building or running compliance calendars, risk registers, or internal/external audit programs

Skills

Required:Employment law across EMEA

Benefits

  • 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
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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