Manager, Strategic Sourcing, AI Infrastructure & Services

DataDog
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 128,000 - 187,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive communication","Negotiation","Business case development","Stakeholder management","Process improvement"]

Lead Datadog’s AI infrastructure and services strategic sourcing, owning the AI spend category end-to-end across foundation models, AI APIs, and AI-enabled SaaS. Drive vendor negotiations, build seat- and consumption-based pricing models, and apply FinOps discipline to uncover savings. Partner with Engineering and Finance to translate technical trade-offs into business cases, track KPIs, and collaborate with Legal and Security for compliant execution in a hybrid environment.

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Manager, Strategic Sourcing, AI Infrastructure & Services

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Job Summary

Lead Datadog’s AI infrastructure and services strategic sourcing, owning the AI spend category end-to-end across foundation models, AI APIs, and AI-enabled SaaS. Drive vendor negotiations, build seat- and consumption-based pricing models, and apply FinOps discipline to uncover savings. Partner with Engineering and Finance to translate technical trade-offs into business cases, track KPIs, and collaborate with Legal and Security for compliant execution in a hybrid environment.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the AI spend category end-to-end, developing and executing category strategies aligned to business objectives.
  • •Lead high-value AI vendor negotiations across foundation-model and API agreements, AI development/productivity tools, and AI SaaS pricing.
  • •Build pricing and consumption models and apply FinOps discipline to quantify scenarios and uncover savings.
  • •Partner with Engineering and Finance to turn architectural and consumption trade-offs into business cases, forecasts, and savings targets.
  • •Track category KPIs and market/vendor/pricing trends, then report outcomes and recommendations while coordinating with Legal and Security for compliant execution.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 128,000 - 187,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalParental Leave401kPaid LeaveGym MembershipEquity

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years supporting procurement through strategic sourcing with a track record of category ownership and negotiated savings.
  • •Experience across AI software/services, SaaS, and engineering tooling, with neocloud or compute experience a plus.
  • •Fluency in AI spend economics, including foundation-model and API pricing and seat- and consumption-based SaaS cost drivers.
  • •Ability to independently lead complex, high-spend negotiations and present clear business cases and savings outcomes to senior stakeholders and Finance.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in a related field, and ability to become an SME in sourcing/procurement systems such as Zip.
Experience:8+ yearsAI softwareSaaSEngineering toolingProcurement
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Executive communicationNegotiationBusiness case developmentStakeholder managementProcess improvement
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ClaudeChatGPTZipFinOpsGPU

Company Brief

DataDog
Provides a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform that unifies metrics, traces, logs, and security signals to help engineering, operations, and security teams monitor and troubleshoot modern applications and infrastructure.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2010
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