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We are looking for a talented engineer to lead evaluation of startup acquisition opportunities in the AI, cloud and security space. You will drive product evaluations, prepare and manage technical architecture discussions with target groups in Product and Engineering and provide roadmap suggestions for M&A and investments for Datadog. You will be a key partner to Datadog’s C-level leadership and highly visible at the most senior levels of Datadog. The role is reporting into the Senior Director of Product Strategy and falls within the Product organization. We are looking for an innovative and strategic thinker who is passionate about the latest tech being developed by startups in the cloud, AI and security space. The ideal candidate enjoys researching and evaluating new technologies, works effectively with cross-functional teams, and communicates opinions concisely to our leadership team. Broad understanding of relevant Cloud Technologies and deep understanding of the full coverage of Datadogs current offerings is necessary. The Corporate Development team is small and values authentic, strong-willed individuals who think creatively and proactively. This role leads technical due diligence from a product and architecture perspective across our acquisition pipeline. You'll scope and stand up proof-of-concept and sandbox environments to stress-test candidate products, then give an honest, unvarnished view of their quality and depth - the kind of assessment that holds up regardless of deal momentum. You'll assess technical architecture, flag the risks and open questions that matter most early, and turn that into a clear post-acquisition integration path. Working closely with engineering, you'll keep the evaluation focused on what's actually decision-relevant, then translate the findings into strategic recommendations for leadership and help carry the integration through by partnering with the right people on the other side. What You’l

Our GTM Enablement team plays a critical role in helping Datadog’s Sales and Customer Success teams succeed by equipping them with the right skills, knowledge, and tools at the right time. We partner closely with teams across Sales, Customer Success, Product Marketing, Strategy & Operations and more to ensure enablement programs translate into real performance in the field. The Program Management team within Sales Enablement is a group of interdisciplinary thinkers leveraging diverse business backgrounds in engineering, education, management consulting, business operations (and more!) to define, manage and measure Datadog’s global go to market motion. We solve complex, systemic challenges that impact go-to-market effectiveness by diagnosing root causes, whether behavioral, skills-based, or structural, and shaping the strategic solutions that resolve them. We partner closely with our Sales Enablement stakeholders across Curriculum, Field Enablement, Operations, and more to deliver on measurable results and operate as one unified enablement team. As a Senior Program Manager on the Sales Enablement Program Management team, you will design, plan, and execute complex, global, cross-functional programs that change how our Go-to-Market (GTM) teams operate at a systems level. You will own the end-to-end enablement process for the programs and stakeholder relationships you’re responsible for: diagnosing the gap, gathering field evidence, building a multi-faceted strategy (not just a content solution), partnering across teams to deliver the experience, and reporting business impact to Sales and Customer Success leadership. This is a high-ownership role for someone who moves quickly, thinks strategically and creatively, and is equally comfortable analyzing hard data and reading what’s happening on the ground. You’ll drive adoption at scale with limited guidance, influence senior stakeholders without positional authority, and help shape how the Program Management function o

We are looking for a Program Manager to join our People Team, reporting to the Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer. In this role, you will drive large-scale, high-impact, and cross-functional programs that shape and evolve our People products and infrastructure. You will operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering across the People Team, and with business and functional stakeholders across Finance, Legal, IT, and business leadership to deliver transformative initiatives that support Datadog’s growth. This is a highly visible role requiring strong program management, systems thinking, and the ability to connect initiatives across the organization while improving operational effectiveness and employee experience. 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. What You’ll Do: Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional People programs, from ideation through execution and iteration Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to define program goals, success metrics, and roadmaps Deliver People products through scalable processes and frameworks that improve employee experience and organizational effectiveness Identify dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs across initiatives, proactively driving alignment and decision-making Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, ensuring clear communication and accountability across teams Establish program governance, reporting, and operating rhythms to track progress and outcomes Synthesize insights across multiple workstreams to inform executive-level updates and recommendations Continuously improve program management practices within the People Team Who You Are: 5+ years of experience in program management, operations, consulting, or a related field, preferably

As a Security Sales Specialist, you'll partner with Enterprise Account Executives to drive adoption of Datadog’s Security platform across key accounts. This is a high-impact role focused on positioning our Security solutions (Cloud SIEM, Cloud Workload Security, CSPM, and more) into new and existing customers—expanding our footprint and helping customers modernize their security stack in the cloud. 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. What You’ll Do: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Datadog Security products across a targeted account patch Collaborate closely with Enterprise AEs to support net new logo acquisition and expansion in strategic accounts Own and drive the security sales cycle from discovery to technical close, working closely with Sales Engineers Evangelize Datadog’s security story to security leaders (CISO, Security Architects, SecOps) Work cross-functionally with Datadog's partner, channel, and alliance teams to drive joint go-to-market motions Co-sell effectively with AEs and partners, contributing to deal strategy, solution alignment, and stakeholder engagement Stay informed on security trends and competitive offerings to differentiate Datadog Who You Are: Proven success selling into security buyers (CISO, SecOps, GRC, etc.) Experience co-selling in a matrixed environment, supporting or partnering with AEs and cross-functional teams Strong understanding of the partner/channel sales model, including how to navigate and influence joint selling motions Familiarity with modern security solutions such as SIEM, CSPM, CWPP, container/Kubernetes security Ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, partners, and customer technical teams Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet al

As a Security Sales Specialist, you'll partner with Enterprise Account Executives to drive adoption of Datadog’s Security platform across key accounts. This is a high-impact role focused on positioning our Security solutions (Cloud SIEM, Cloud Workload Security, CSPM, and more) into new and existing customers—expanding our footprint and helping customers modernize their security stack in the cloud. 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. What You’ll Do: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for Datadog Security products across a targeted account patch Collaborate closely with Enterprise AEs to support net new logo acquisition and expansion in strategic accounts Own and drive the security sales cycle from discovery to technical close, working closely with Sales Engineers Evangelize Datadog’s security story to security leaders (CISO, Security Architects, SecOps) Work cross-functionally with Datadog's partner, channel, and alliance teams to drive joint go-to-market motions Co-sell effectively with AEs and partners, contributing to deal strategy, solution alignment, and stakeholder engagement Stay informed on security trends and competitive offerings to differentiate Datadog Who You Are: Proven success selling into security buyers (CISO, SecOps, GRC, etc.) Experience co-selling in a matrixed environment, supporting or partnering with AEs and cross-functional teams Strong understanding of the partner/channel sales model, including how to navigate and influence joint selling motions Familiarity with modern security solutions such as SIEM, CSPM, CWPP, container/Kubernetes security Ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, partners, and customer technical teams Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet al

Data Semantics is Datadog’s authority on semantic knowledge, providing shared infrastructure that powers both Datadog’s product experiences and AI capabilities. As Datadog continues its investment in OpenTelemetry-native observability, semantic interoperability, and AI-powered workflows, this team sits at the center of some of the company’s most strategic platform initiatives. As a Staff Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader for the team, balancing stewardship of critical production systems with the exploration of new platform capabilities that improve how telemetry is modeled, understood, and consumed across Datadog. You will work closely with engineering and product partners to define standards, drive technical direction, and deliver solutions that scale across Datadog’s observability platform. 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. What You’ll Do: Lead the technical direction of the Data Semantics team while remaining deeply hands-on in design, implementation, and delivery. Build and scale semantic infrastructure that bridges OpenTelemetry, Datadog-native telemetry, cloud-provider telemetry, and customer-defined data models. Drive platform initiatives focused on schema evolution, telemetry standardization, data insights, and semantic interoperability across Datadog products. Partner with engineering and product teams across the platform to define standards, align stakeholders, and deliver high-leverage platform capabilities. Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, operational excellence, and long-term career development. Participate in on-call rotations and lead investigation and resolution efforts for complex production incidents affecting critical platform services. Who You Are: You have significant experience designing, opera

We are looking for a talented engineer to lead evaluation of startup acquisition opportunities in the AI, cloud and security space. You will drive product evaluations, prepare and manage technical architecture discussions with target groups in Product and Engineering and provide roadmap suggestions for M&A and investments for Datadog. You will be a key partner to Datadog’s C-level leadership and highly visible at the most senior levels of Datadog. The role is reporting into the Senior Director of Product Strategy and falls within the Product organization. We are looking for an innovative and strategic thinker who is passionate about the latest tech being developed by startups in the cloud, AI and security space. The ideal candidate enjoys researching and evaluating new technologies, works effectively with cross-functional teams, and communicates opinions concisely to our leadership team. Broad understanding of relevant Cloud Technologies and deep understanding of the full coverage of Datadogs current offerings is necessary. The Corporate Development team is small and values authentic, strong-willed individuals who think creatively and proactively. This role leads technical due diligence from a product and architecture perspective across our acquisition pipeline. You'll scope and stand up proof-of-concept and sandbox environments to stress-test candidate products, then give an honest, unvarnished view of their quality and depth - the kind of assessment that holds up regardless of deal momentum. You'll assess technical architecture, flag the risks and open questions that matter most early, and turn that into a clear post-acquisition integration path. Working closely with engineering, you'll keep the evaluation focused on what's actually decision-relevant, then translate the findings into strategic recommendations for leadership and help carry the integration through by partnering with the right people on the other side. What You’l

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager to join our security product marketing team and help bring Datadog’s rapidly growing security offerings to market. In this high-impact role, you’ll collaborate closely with Product, Sales, Sales Engineering, and Enablement to translate complex technical capabilities into compelling narratives that drive awareness, adoption, and differentiation. As the first hire in this space, you'll own key go-to-market efforts, lead technical positioning for strategic initiatives, and mentor others on content strategy and enablement best practices. This is a unique opportunity to shape how Datadog tells its security story to a global market. 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. What You’ll Do: Define and execute the technical marketing plan for Datadog’s security product line, from launches to scaled adoption. Partner cross-functionally with Product, PMM, Sales Engineering, and Enablement to craft differentiated messaging, inform roadmap decisions, and build cross-product solution narratives. Create and deliver high-impact sales tools including battlecards, investigation flows, objection handling guides, and competitive workshops. Lead competitive strategy by synthesizing market insights and producing content that positions Datadog as a differentiated leader in cloud-native security. Act as a technical subject matter expert and trusted advisor — coaching field teams, reviewing enablement content, and influencing internal strategy. Represent Datadog in customer briefings, industry events, and webinars, serving as a go-to voice on observability and security. Who You Are: 8+ years of experience in technical product marketing, developer relations, product management, solutions engineering, or related roles in

We are Datadog's in-house product experts. The Technical Solutions (TS) team enables Datadog's worldwide growth by educating potential clients and ensuring that existing customers are happy and successful. Field CTOs are part of the broader Product Solutions Architecture (PSA) organization, serving as technical multipliers and trusted advisors to our customers' most senior decision makers and key executive stakeholders. They align customer ambitions with Datadog’s technology roadmap, enabling digital transformation while driving sustained growth for both our customers and Datadog. As Datadog continues to scale, we are creating a Field CTO role to lead our GTM technical strategy for the entire Japan region - establishing thought leadership, building the long-term strategic case for Datadog, and expanding our footprint in the market. 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. What You’ll Do: C-Level : Strategically guide CIO/CTO/CEO/CISO-level customer and prospect executives in rationalizing their adoption journey, investment and operationalizing of observability. GTM : Identifies industry specific trends and their impact and potential during Customers engagements, feeding the top-of-funnel for Product, GTM, BVA and Architecture teams. Co-create industry solutions via collaboration with Product SAs and Product Management. Leadership : Demonstrate Datadog's platform as well as thought leadership in Observability and Security, emphasizing our advanced solutions, industry best practices, and dedication to providing organizations with superior visibility and management of their at scale environments. Advisory : Be a trusted advisor to Sales leaders as well as customer and prospect executives on ROI, value realization and white-space analysis. Assist with opp

Datadog Principal Partner Manager - Technology Alliances As a Principal Partner Manager, Global Technology Alliances, you will grow high-priority ISV go-to-market (GTM) partnerships globally in close partnership with the Datadog Product team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving joint GTM initiatives, developing and executing GTM partner plans, and maximizing revenue opportunities through sales motions. This position requires a highly strategic and execution-focused leader with a deep understanding of the ISV ecosystem, cloud technologies, and GTM strategy. What You’ll Do: Own & scale strategic ISV GTM partnerships: lead Datadog’s GTM strategy with the ISV partners, managing key partner alliance and field relationships. Product team alignment: work closely with Datadog Product on their co-build / co-innovation priorities and then own driving revenue for net new solutions, helping them land successfully in the sales field. Build and drive the GTM plan. Work closely with Datadog Channels & Alliances team members globally to drive an effective global but local plan. Drive Revenue Growth: Identify and execute joint business opportunities, including Power of 3 campaigns with reseller/SI partners. Ensure Datadog fully leverages ISV GTM partner programs and GTM funding opportunities. Create new routes to market, including joint product listings on Cloud Marketplaces. Develop Sales Playbooks and messaging with internal Product and Marketing teams. Field & Partner Enablement: Train and support Datadog’s global Channels & Alliances and field sales teams on partnership benefits, co-sell motions, and offerings. Measure & Optimize: track partnership GTM performance using key metrics (pipeline, revenue, incentives), present to leadership regularly, and continuously refine strategy to maximize impact. Who You Are: Experienced in 10+ years of partner-facing business development, strategi

The APJ Sales Enablement Team empowers our Sales and Customer Success teams with the right information, skills, and tools throughout their tenure at Datadog in order to maximise their ability to land, expand, and drive Datadog’s next phase of growth across the region. We act as strategic partners to the APJ Leadership Team, ensuring they have the support they need to achieve their goals. We need a player-coach to deliver key Sales Enablement programs and lead our team of regional Sales Field Enablement Managers. This role reports to the Director of GTM Enablement & Business Value, APJ. 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. What You’ll Do Build, lead, and empower a high-performing team of Sales Field Enablement Managers as they deliver world-class enablement programs to the field Regularly shadow, provide feedback to, and coach your team to ensure training effectiveness Hold frequent career and development conversations with your direct reports to help them reach their potential Deliver live and virtual sales onboarding and ongoing training programs that equip sellers and sales leaders with the essential knowledge and skills required to be successful in their role Partner with the global Sales Field Enablement team to evolve our field listening methodology—contributing an APJ lens to how it's designed, documented, and connected to data—and coach the APJ team to apply it consistently and well, ensuring regional insights flow back into global strategic initiatives Partner with Strategic Operations to synthesise field listening and performance data into a consolidated view of what is driving or inhibiting Sales performance across APJ in order to shape regional and global enablement strategy Provide on-the-spot training and coaching, and curate workshops for se

Senior Product Manager - Search Datadog’s Search team helps users – both human and agents – find answers to their questions. Search is a critical function in Datadog, and touches many product surfaces: the query editors in product homepages and dashboards, search bars for finding relevant assets, the global cmd+k navigation search, and the MCP tools that our Bits AI agent uses to respond to natural language prompts. Search is a full-stack team: owning user-facing search components, backend search ranking systems, and machine learning models to produce recommendations. The Search team is relatively new, and still growing. We have recently built out agentic search tools, and we are looking for a leader to help us expand to ambitious orchestration systems that deliver accurate results, and proactive recommendations across both keyword and semantic search. Beyond this, you’ll have room to influence how Datadog thinks about Search as a strategic surface. What you’ll do: Define and deliver how Datadog's AI agents discover the right context and tools to answer natural-language questions accurately and at scale Stay on top of industry trends in UI and agentic search experiences and capabilities Collaborate with Applied AI teams to integrate ranking, personalization, and recommendation models that scale across both human and agentic users Define and monitor KPIs for search quality, adoption, and downstream impact on user productivity; use them to drive data-informed decision making Engage directly with customers and internal product teams to deeply understand search journeys across query editors, global navigation, and natural-language agent interfaces Who you are: You have experience with search, ranking, or recommendation systems You are familiar with or very interested in MCP servers and differences between human and agentic UX You have a sharp eye for design and strong opinions on the micro-interactions — keyboard navigation, autocomplete behavior, loading

As a Finance Systems Analyst, you will play a key role in modernizing Datadog's finance organization through process automation, data analytics, and financial systems optimization. Working within the Finance Systems team, you will partner closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, and other finance stakeholders to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial processes and reporting. You will leverage technologies such as AI tools, SQL, Python, Tableau, and financial systems to analyze data, automate workflows, and deliver actionable insights. This role offers an opportunity to help shape how emerging technologies, including AI, transform finance operations while contributing to strategic decision-making across the business. 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. What You'll Do: Partner with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, and other Finance stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into scalable reporting and analytics solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including IT, Business Systems, Sales Systems, and Analytics to drive data and automation initiatives. Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools that monitor financial and operational performance and support evolving business priorities. Automate recurring finance processes and enhance data workflows using AI tools, data visualization platforms, and custom solutions. Support financial system implementations and upgrades through data migration, mapping, reporting integration, testing, and validation activities. Deliver analytical insights and maintain documentation that enables self-service reporting and informed decision-making across Finance. Who You Are: Have 1-5 years of experience in data analytics, financial systems, finance operations, or a rel

We’re looking for a Senior Manager of Enterprise Customer Success to manage, recruit, onboard and train a team of Enterprise Customer Success Managers. Your team is responsible for proactively driving adoption across our existing customer base through on-boarding and customer education. The team advocates for the customer internally and focuses on a positive customer experience. This is an opportunity to join a company that’s a leader in the space, and contribute impactful work. Check out some of our customer stories here . 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. What You’ll Do: As a Senior Manager, Enterprise Customer Success (Japan), you will lead a high‑performing team of Enterprise Customer Success Managers responsible for driving strategic value, adoption, and expansion across Datadog’s largest customers in Japan. You will combine strong people leadership, deep enterprise customer success expertise, and nuanced understanding of the Japanese market to build long‑term partnerships with C‑level stakeholders and accelerate Datadog’s growth in the region. Lead, grow, and develop a team of Enterprise Customer Success Managers supporting Datadog’s strategic and global accounts in Japan, including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and ongoing coaching. Define and operationalize a repeatable customer success motion tailored to the Japanese enterprise market, ensuring proactive adoption, value realization, and renewal across complex, multi‑product deployments. Guide your team in building trusted advisor relationships with senior and executive stakeholders (CIO, CTO, Heads of Infrastructure/DevOps, Security leaders) at Fortune 1000 companies and leading Japanese enterprises, aligning Datadog to their business and technology priorities. Oversee the

We are looking for an experienced Senior Partner Manager to lead and scale Datadog's alliances with major Indian Global Systems Integrators (GSIs), including - Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and Cognizant. This is a high-impact role responsible for driving partner-sourced pipeline, co-sell motions, and joint go-to-market initiatives in a global capacity. You will own the strategy and day-to-day execution of these strategic relationships, working closely with regional sales, marketing, and legal teams to unlock new revenue and expand Datadog's footprint through the Indian GSI ecosystem. 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. What You’ll Do: Build and execute strategic plans to maximise customer success, partnership growth, and revenue opportunities across targeted Global Indian Systems Integrator partners. Drive joint solution development, go-to-market initiatives, pipeline generation, and delivery excellence with partners. Build strong relationships with Datadog leaders and partner executives, securing alignment, influence, and commitment to shared priorities. Partner closely with Regional Partner Sales Managers responsible for GSI relationships, as well as cross-functional teams including Partner Solution Architecture, Marketing, Legal, and Deal Desk. Negotiate and manage partnership agreements, order language, and contractual terms, including MSP addendums and pass-through obligations, in coordination with Legal and Deal Desk. Generate partner-sourced net-new pipeline and revenue, while identifying and recruiting additional practice areas or business units within existing GSI partners to expand the scope of the partnership. Who You Are: 7+ years of partner-facing, quota-carrying business development experience, with a track record of building strategic relations