Datadog’s AI-powered observability and security platform is evolving fast, and we’re seeking a seasoned design leader to continue shaping our products and define what’s next. Our products help engineering and security teams see, understand, and act on what’s happening across complex systems at scale. In this role you’ll lead the design direction for a suite of products, building the right relationships, talent, and culture to ship that direction effectively. As AI changes how our customers work, and as designers ship in code, you’ll help define what great design looks like and how our team gets there.
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. This role is based in New York.
What You’ll Do:
- Define a cohesive product vision and establish roadmaps, metrics, and goals with cross-functional peers.
- Champion product excellence and empower your team to deliver it.
- Build, develop, and lead a talented, diverse, global design team.
- Evolve how the team designs and builds with AI.
- Partner with Design peers to strengthen the design organization’s processes, tools, and capabilities.
Who You Are:
- 12+ years in product design, including 5+ years managing managers.
- A portfolio demonstrating design leadership, craft, end-to-end ownership, and product excellence.
- Strong customer advocacy, with design decisions grounded in data and business context.
- Experience building complex products, ideally B2B SaaS
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle and enthusiasm for guiding teams to prototype in code and ship with AI.
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
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Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About Datadog:
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience in product design
- 5+ years managing managers
- Portfolio demonstrating design leadership, craft, end-to-end ownership, and product excellence
- Strong customer advocacy, with design decisions grounded in data and business context
- Experience building complex products, ideally B2B SaaS
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle
- Enthusiasm for guiding teams to prototype in code and ship with AI
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Datadog Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside employer-supported mental-health resources offering multiple free sessions annually. HSA-compatible plans and fitness reimbursements further reinforce the breadth of support.
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Parental & Family Support — Fully paid, gender-neutral parental leave is available after three months of employment, with family-forming benefits such as fertility, adoption, preservation, and surrogacy support in eligible locations. Pet-adoption reimbursement and childcare-related supports extend the family focus where offered.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is accessible through new-hire RSUs in some roles and a discounted employee stock-purchase plan that broadens ownership. Retirement programs and financial-planning resources in eligible locations complement these equity pathways.
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What We Do
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers' entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another.
Why Work With Us
At Datadog, we learn from and celebrate each other daily - each win is a team win. Datadogs solve tough problems, innovate pragmatically, and grow together. We promote from within, provide mentorship and opportunities for career development, and support our colleagues in the process. Best of all? We truly love what we do.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them and their team.
