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Salary: USD 121,000 - 161,000 / annual
Datadog is seeking a Manager of Global Entity Management to own the company's corporate entity portfolio across 35 countries and multiple jurisdictions. This role sits within Legal Operations and reports to the Senior Director of Legal Operations, with the Associate General Counsel for Corporate & Securities providing substantive oversight.
Core Responsibilities:
Global Entity Lifecycle: Manage entity formations, foreign qualifications, branch registrations, conversions, mergers, dissolutions, liquidations and deregistrations across US and international jurisdictions. Coordinate with outside service providers and local counsel in each jurisdiction.
Compliance & Good Standing: Maintain all entities in good standing, including annual reports, statutory filings, business licenses, registered agent records, and jurisdiction-specific compliance requirements. Own the global entity compliance calendar and flag deadlines proactively.
Government Relations: Deal directly with company registries, tax authorities, chambers of commerce and government bodies on filings, registrations, certificates and inquiries.
Corporate Records & Governance: Maintain minute books, statutory registers, organizational charts and entity records in physical and electronic form. Draft board and stockholder resolutions, written consents, minutes, articles, bylaws and operating agreements for attorney review. Process internal and external requests for certificates of good standing, certified copies, apostilles and legalizations.
KYC & Due Diligence: Respond to Know Your Customer, Ultimate Beneficial Ownership and related diligence requests from banks, financial partners and customers. Compile and maintain supporting entity documentation.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with Finance, Tax and People teams on tax-driven restructurings, statutory audits, bank account changes, new country openings and employer registrations. Serve as the reliable resource for questions about corporate structure across the company.
Systems & Process: Own Diligent Entities as the system of record, ensuring data integrity and configuration. Run periodic audits of entity records, fix data drift, and build trackers, workflows and standard operating procedures. Collaborate with Legal Operations on automation and AI opportunities for high-volume, rules-based work.
Securities Support (Learnable on the job): Prepare, file and track Section 16 Forms (3, 4, 5), Forms 144 and Rule 10b5-1 plan administration. Supply entity information for SEC filings including the subsidiary list in Form 10-K. Support board and committee matters as needed.
Team Leadership: Manage and develop one Corporate Paralegal, bringing them along on entity work as you standardize processes. Participate in Legal Operations as a shared services team, cross-training across other workstreams.
Requirements:
- Seven or more years of hands-on entity management experience with substantial multi-jurisdictional portfolio work (in-house at multinational, law firm, or corporate services provider)
- Practical experience with entity formation and maintenance in multiple countries, including foreign qualification, good standing, annual filings, registered agents and local statutory requirements
- Direct experience dealing with government agencies, company registries and regulators on corporate filings
- Track record of working with internal partners outside Legal (Finance, Tax, People)
- Proficiency with entity management platforms (Diligent Entities preferred; comparable systems acceptable)
- Strong document and spreadsheet skills (Word, Excel, Google Workspace)
- Drafting skills for corporate governance documents (resolutions, consents, certificates, minutes)
- Comfort with international portfolio mechanics (nominee arrangements, local director requirements, jurisdiction-specific filings)
- Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage high volume of concurrent deadlines
- Sound judgment on what to handle, flag and escalate
- Experience managing or mentoring junior colleagues
- Willingness to learn securities reporting side and hold those deadlines
- Willingness to be cross-trained across Legal Operations
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work with outside counsel, registered agents and service providers across multiple countries and time zones
- Bachelor's degree, associate degree, or paralegal certificate from ABA-approved program (or equivalent relevant experience)
Nice to Have:
- Exposure to Section 16, Forms 144, Rule 10b5-1 administration or public company reporting
- Experience implementing or migrating entity management systems or improving data quality
- Portfolio rationalization experience (consolidating or winding down dormant/acquired entities)
- Legal technology or AI tool evaluation and rollout
- Restricted party or sanctions screening support
- Multinational technology or SaaS company experience
- New York notary public commission or willingness to obtain
- NALA or NFPA paralegal certification
