About the team The OpenAI for Government team partners with federal, state, local, defense, national security, and international public-sector organizations to securely and responsibly adopt frontier AI, strengthen public services, and deliver meaningful mission impact. About the role OpenAI is seeking a strategic and deeply technical leader to serve as the Head of Government Technical Success. This leader will oversee the technical functions across the government customer lifecycle, spanning pre-sales engagement, prototype-to-production delivery, and post-sales adoption and value realization. You will define and operate a unified technical success strategy across federal civilian, defense and national security, state and local, international public sector, and industry partners. Your mission is to help customers identify the highest value applications of OpenAI’s technology, navigate the technical and organizational requirements of government environments, move those applications into production, and scale adoption in ways that deliver measurable mission impact. This role combines organizational leadership, technical judgment, executive customer engagement, operating rigor, and product influence. You will partner closely with Government Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, Security, Legal, Global Affairs and Policy, and other teams to ensure a seamless customer experience for governments in the United States and around the world. This role is based in Washington, DC. We offer relocation support to new employees. In this role, you will Set and continuously refine the strategy, operating model, and priorities for Government Technical Success, aligning the organization to OpenAI’s broader objectives and the distinct needs of government customers. Build and lead an organization of technical success personnel, including hiring, organizational design, manager development, career growth, and high standards for technical and customer-facing excellence. Create a seamless
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At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta, you'll combine hands-on operational ownership with strategic problem solving to help shape the future of our Partner business. The GTM Strategy & Operations team partners with Sales and Channel leadership to design the processes, systems, governance, and insights that enable predictable, scalable revenue growth. We're building the operational infrastructure that helps our go-to-market teams move faster today while positioning the business to scale tomorrow. In this role, you'll start by owning key day-to-day Channel Operations to develop a deep understanding of the business. From there, you'll partner closely with Channel leadership and GTM Operations to identify opportunities, lead cross-functional initiatives, and build scalable solutions that improve the partner experience, simplify how we operate, and support Vanta's long-term growth. What you’ll do as a Senior GTM Strategy & Operations Manager at Vanta: Become the operational backbone for Vanta's Partner business by owning core day-to-day Channel Operations while developing a deep understanding of our GTM motion, systems, and partner ecosystem. Partner closely with Channel leadership, GTM Operations, Business Systems, Finance, and Marketing to evolve Vanta's long-term Channel operating model and operational strategy. Lead high-impact strategic initiatives across the partner ecosystem, including partner programs, deal registration, partner attribution, Rules of Engagement, pricing strategy, territory and account governance, and partner lifecycle management. Design and implement scalable processes, governanc
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As Vanta continues its push into the enterprise, the Upmarket Account Executive team is at the center of that growth, and this role is the dedicated enablement partner making that motion faster, sharper, and more scalable. As a Sr. Revenue Enablement Manager supporting our Upmarket AE organization, you'll operate as a true strategic thought partner to AE leadership, helping design and build the enablement infrastructure needed to win in complex, enterprise sales environments. This is a high-autonomy role that shapes how Vanta's most strategic sellers learn, grow, and perform. What you’ll do as a Sr. Revenue Enablement Manager at Vanta: Serve as a dedicated strategic partner to Upmarket AE leadership, including directors and frontline managers, to deeply understand the upmarket GTM motion and proactively identify where enablement can drive measurable impact on pipeline and revenue. Build and maintain a suite of high-quality enablement resources, including playbooks, deal strategy frameworks, account planning tools, and competitive positioning guides, that equip AEs to engage and win at the enterprise level. Design and deliver enterprise-grade sales methodology programs, such as MEDDPICC and Command of the Message, and embed them into the day-to-day practices of the Upmarket AE team. Conduct continuous needs assessments, drawing on data from Gong, Salesforce, and direct field observation, to identify capability gaps and prioritize the enablement roadmap accordingly. Partner cross-functionally with Revenue Operations, Product Marketing, Product Management, and Solutions Engineering to ensure Upmarket AEs have timely, high-quality
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. This role requires an in-office hybrid schedule, with 3 days per week in the SF or NY office with preference for NY. We are seeking an experienced Director of Sales Development (Upmarket) to drive pipeline generation and new business acquisition across our Commercial, Enterprise and Strategic segments . This leader will be responsible for a significant portion of our quarterly new business. You’ll lead, develop, and scale a team of 3 Front Line Managers and over ~30 Sales Development Reps, consistently meeting monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets. In this role, you’ll have a direct impact on near term outcomes at a high-growth company, while influencing how we build and support our customers' future success. What you’ll do as a Director, Sales Development at Vanta: Build sales development organizations from the ground up: creating playbooks, processes, and outbound motions rather than only inheriting and running existing ones Define and communicate a clear vision for the SDR organization, developing multi-year outbound and pipeline generation strategy aligned to GTM objectives, and evolving the motion as the market shifts Design, document, and operationalize repeatable sales development playbooks; continuously test, measure, and iterate on messaging, sequencing, territories, and workflows Build AI-powered workflows that automate research, prioritization, outreach, coaching, and administrative work, leveraging tools like Nooks, Clay, 6sense, Gong, Outreach, or similar, and thinking in terms of agent orchestration rather than just adding headcount Own ongoing hiring, mentoring, and development of SDR Managers and SDRs,
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. Customer expansion is one of Vanta's highest-priority growth levers, and this role sits at the center of it. As the Revenue Enablement Manager supporting Account Management, you'll operate as a strategic thought partner to AM leadership and the broader Revenue organization — designing and leading the programs that make Account Managers more effective, equip them to drive expansion, and help them operate as a unified front with the Account Executive team. This is a high-autonomy role that connects data, business priorities, and cross-functional expertise to directly influence AM performance and expansion outcomes, and you'll be the architect of a consistent, repeatable expansion motion that defines how Vanta shows up across the full customer lifecycle. What you’ll do as a Revenue Enablement Manager at Vanta: Serve as a strategic partner to the Head of Global Account Management and AM leaders, building a deep understanding of the global AM business and proactively identifying where enablement can drive measurable impact. Independently identify performance trends, capability gaps, and organizational priorities by combining data analysis with field insights and stakeholder input, conducting ongoing needs assessments with AM and AE leadership to surface whitespace opportunities and prioritize enablement investments. Shape and maintain the AM enablement strategy and roadmap — including playbooks, skill-based training, and certifications — in alignment with the broader Revenue organization's priorities, accelerating account growth and improving net revenue retention (NRR). Design, launch, and measure strategic enablement programs that
At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. 🚀 Overview We are looking for a strategic, hands-on leader to own ClickUp's organic growth engine at the forefront of the AI Search era. You will bring deep SEO fundamentals, but this is not a traditional Director role. The landscape has shifted, and this position is responsible for defining ClickUp's acquisition strategy across modern discovery systems, building the team and workflows to execute it, and setting the standard for how brands show up across AI-powered surfaces. Our goal is to lead in AI visibility, backed by real investment, executive buy-in, and the autonomy to move fast. You will own how ClickUp is discovered across Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and emerging answer engines. You'll translate market shifts into focused strategy, build AI-powered systems that multiply your team's output, and influence cross-functional partners across Engineering, Content, Product Marketing, and Analytics to rally behind organic growth. This role is equal parts strategist, operator, and pioneer. The Role Own ClickUp's organic acquisition strategy across Google Search, LLMs, communities, review platforms, and emerging discovery surfaces, evolving it for an agentic and LLM-first landscape. Build AI-powered workflows and agents to automate everything from content creation to complex analytical assessments, championing experimentation and AI-first ways of working. Build and manage strategic external partnerships (AI platforms, review ecosystems, third-party publishers) and guide internal teams across Reddit, G2, YouTube, etc. to maximize ClickUp's organic presence. Partner closely with Engineering, Performance Mar
$200K – $240K/yr
About Sentry Software runs the world and the pace is faster than ever. Sentry helps developers fix errors and performance issues before users notice, so teams can spend less time firefighting and more time building. Trusted by 200,000+ organizations, Sentry is today’s application monitoring standard and our team is building its AI-native future. About the role The Platform org at Sentry is the engine that everything else runs on, spanning developer platform, core infrastructure underpinning the product, SRE, security, and IT. It's a broad, technically complex, and deeply consequential organization. We're looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager who can operate at the intersection of technical depth and strategic execution: someone who thrives in complexity, builds trust with senior engineering leaders, and has a gift for turning ambiguity into clarity and momentum. You'll report to the Head of Technical Program Management and work closely with the VP of Platform Engineering, their staff, and partner teams across Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD). This is a high-visibility role with real influence. You'll work directly with the CTO and senior leaders, shape how the Platform org operates, and help Sentry scale through one of its most important chapters. In this role, you will: Drive strategic execution. Partner with the VP of Platform Engineering and senior EPD leaders to translate priorities into clear, measurable plans. Own sequencing, milestones, and key decisions, and make sure leadership always has reliable visibility into progress and tradeoffs. Build data-driven delivery health. Establish the metrics and dashboards that reflect delivery confidence, risk, and engineering health across the Platform org. Keep planning and reporting high-signal and lightweight, focused on outcomes rather than activity. Manage capacity, dependencies, and risk. Create visibility into resourcing, cross-team dependencies, and constraints so leaders can align investment to the
Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation. Replit is changing who gets to build software. As an agentic software creation platform, Replit enables anyone, from individual creators to teams inside the world’s largest companies, to turn natural language into applications, internal tools, dashboards, workflows, websites, and software that solves real problems. We are looking for a Director or VP of Communications to help lead Replit’s next chapter of storytelling, reputation building, and market awareness. This is a senior communications role for a creative, strategic, and hands-on leader who can help build and scale the communications function as Replit grows from a beloved developer platform into a defining company in AI, software creation, and enterprise transformation. This person will help own Replit’s external and internal communications strategy, including company narrative, media relations, analyst relations, executive communications, internal communications, crisis communications, customer storytelling, policy-related communications, and global awareness. The role requires someone who can push through the noise and make the Replit story heard and for it to be a part of the narrative at all times. The Director / VP of Communications will help develop a compelling narrative that evolves with the company, the product, and the market, and deliver that narrative to the audiences across media, policymakers, partners, customers, potential ones and employees.The role will also support Replit’s international awareness, with a focus on key markets in Europe and Asia. This person must be both strategic and execution-oriented. They should have been able to build a comms function at a fast-growing technology company or have been the second in command at one. But, this
From $1.6M/yr
For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is seeking a Principal Customer Success Manager who will focus on building high-value, strategic relationships with large, global customers. The role requires extensive experience in SaaS Customer Success, strong business acumen and exceptional communication skills. The Principal Customer Success Manager is expected to provide thought leadership and mentorship, as well as lead and/or contribute to special programs and projects (minimum of 10% per working week). For the right candidate, this is a career-defining opportunity to join the market leader in Collaborative Work Management (CWM) and help influence the future of Customer Success as a vocation. This role reports to a Sr. Manager of Sr. Customer Success and has flexibility to work remotely from the West Coast. You Will: Manage a diverse book of business at scale, with a focus and engagement, enablement and adoption. Understand your customer’s business model, go to market strategy and organizational structure. Create and execute internal territory engagement plans and/or external joint customer enablement plans that focus on tailored, customer-specific strategy, proactive risk mitigation, value realization and expansion. Use data to gain insights, provide guidance, increase customer adoption and identify opportunities for expansion. Lead or influence renewals, partnering with internal teams to form a cohesive approach to mitigate churn and support expansion. Positively impact revenue via early risk identification and mitigation strategies
From $131K/yr
At Datadog, People Operations is more than just human resources—it’s a data-driven team dedicated to constantly improving the way we hire, develop, and support our most valuable asset: our people. Our People Operations team are strategic problem solvers who work closely with leadership and employees to ensure that Datadog keeps scaling smoothly and remains a great place to work. Datadog is seeking a HRIS Manager who will be responsible for managing and supporting projects within People Technology. This hands-on technical role demands excellent knowledge of HR business processes and methodologies along with a strong analytical and reporting background. A successful candidate will have a solid understanding of Workday and the ability to focus on one or more of the functional areas in People Operations. This will include the ability to assess systems and business processes, coordinate with peers, project managers, and management on impacts to other Datadog systems or business processes. You will play a critical role in the continued deployment of new functionality, developing solutions and enabling the continued growth of Datadog. 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: Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for your pod's systems and processes—from gathering requirements and designing solutions through testing, delivery, and adoption. Serve as the Workday subject matter expert for your domain, advising stakeholders on configuration best practices, optimization opportunities, and governance. Assess when Workday is the right tool and when a specialized third-party platform better serves the business. You'll partner with stakeholders on those decisions and own the requirements that follow. Understand integration concepts
From $99K/yr
Datadog's Finance team collaborates with teams across the organization, providing commercial, operational and analytical support to ensure that Datadog's business continues to scale rapidly and efficiently. The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team analyzes company financial data (revenue, customers, headcount, expenses, etc.) in order to support the business’ growth and success. As an analyst supporting the team, you will play a key role in delivering insights through the management of essential data infrastructure, including our financial planning tool, Pigment. Your role will be highly cross-functional, leveraging systems and data to unlock analytical capabilities for both FP&A and business leaders. Your role is critical in synthesizing information from across the organization to foster operational alignment and support informed strategic decisions. 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: Own the team’s forecasting and reporting software, Pigment, supporting data-driven insights through the development of dashboards and KPIs, both for standard FP&A reports and ad hoc projects Work cross-functionally with FP&A leaders to improve existing datasets and models Ensure data and system best practices in processes across the organization, including during planning and reporting cycles Represent FP&A in the data & analytics community, collaborating with analytics partners across the organization to democratize data and share insights Work on strategic projects and initiatives for senior management, assessing various business opportunities and proposing solutions Support Datadog’s data-based decision making and continued efficient growth Who You Are: 2+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Data Analy
From $170K/yr
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
From $113K/yr
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
From $113K/yr
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 an Engineering Manager II at Datadog, you will own a significant portion of the Logs business — one of Datadog's largest and most strategic products, with major growth opportunities still ahead. Sitting at the table where strategy is defined, you will drive execution across a ~30-person engineering org at an exciting moment of product evolution where AI is pushing us to rethink how we handle observability data. This is a high-scope role for someone energized by hard problems, eager to grow at the intersection of business and engineering excellence, and driven to build a product that radically transforms how engineering teams around the world operate and resolve incidents. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Own the success of the Logs business for your scope — co-define the Logs technical roadmap and product vision with Product, Design, and peer leadership. You will blend an understanding of customers, markets, and revenue drivers with deep engineering rigor to deliver our core vision Act as a key collaborator across Datadog, building strong partnerships with platform and infrastructure teams to ensure a highly reliable, scalable and performant product. Invest in the next generation of engineering leaders — growing your managers, expanding their impact, and building a high-performing engineering organization where people continuously develop and thrive. Foster a culture of ambition and resilience — where people lean into hard problems
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