Senior Compliance Specialist

The role

The Compliance Specialist, EMEA owns employment, labor, and statutory compliance across the region. This individual-contributor role partners with People Operations, Legal, and regional stakeholders to build and maintain compliant people processes.

What you will do

• Own ongoing compliance with employment laws and regulations across EMEA
• Own compliance oversight for employment contracts and office health and safety
• 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
• Own statutory compliance obligations related to hiring employees with disabilities
• Lead work rule updates, Works Council coordination, and reporting
• Own mandatory training compliance tracking and government report submission
• Design, maintain, and evolve People policies and procedures
• Build and maintain a regional compliance calendar and audit cadence

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in People Operations, HR compliance, or employment administration in an EMEA regional role
• AI-savvy with interest in using AI tools to streamline compliance processes
• Detail-oriented and comfortable with complex, multi-jurisdiction regulatory requirements
• Organized and reliable to manage recurring tasks and deadlines without close oversight
• Self-starter with solid business acumen and sound judgment
• Collaborative partner who communicates clearly with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experienced with building or running compliance calendars, risk registers, or internal/external audit programs

Benefits

• Generous and competitive benefits package
• New hire stock equity (RSUs)
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
• Product training
• Best in breed onboarding
• Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally

About the company

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack. It is trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders.