This role will lead recruiting teams to drive hiring strategies and to partner and plan with HR teams and leaders. As an action-oriented strategic partner to business stakeholders, this role will carry the recruiting subject matter expertise for the global orgs, and will build, scale, and structure the recruiting teams for success and future growth.
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:
- Hire and develop high performing teams, while establishing and executing objectives, and leading teams to reach quarterly hiring goals and OKR’s
- Coach teams to prioritize creating diverse talent pipelines, while fostering high touch relationships with active and passive candidates
- Work across strategic or leadership level roles when needed
- Stay on top of the latest recruiting strategies and market movements, while facilitating training sessions with recruiters and leaders as it pertains to sourcing, interviewing, profile identification, process workflow, etc.
- Contribute to growing IC’s, in-team leaders, as well as other leaders throughout the organization through coaching, mentoring, and setting the bar for organizational and principled leadership
- Use funnel metrics which impact the business to drive actions and change management to address resource and operational challenges, while ensuring the recruiting process is fast, efficient, and human at all stages
Who You Are:
- Experienced in 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting with 4+ years leading recruiting teams
- An experienced people manager who has managed mid-sized teams and seeks out opportunities to mentor and develop others in their careers.
- Excellent cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management
- Superior at selling value proposition, negotiating and closing great candidates
- Skilled at operating with a sense of urgency in all stages of the recruiting cycle
- Able to successfully navigate and pivot to changing business needs while using data to identify and drive change
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:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
- Best in breed onboarding
- Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
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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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
- 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience
- 4+ years leading recruiting teams
- Experience managing mid-sized teams
- People management, mentoring, and team development experience
- Cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to sell value propositions, negotiate, and close candidates
- Ability to operate with urgency throughout the recruiting cycle
- Ability to adapt to changing business needs and use data to drive change
Datadog Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is characterized as comprehensive and well-regarded, with robust medical, dental, and vision plans alongside accessible mental-health support for employees and dependents. Plan affordability and company contributions are noted as practical strengths.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is presented as fully paid and gender-neutral, complemented by family-forming benefits such as fertility, adoption, preservation, and surrogacy in eligible locations. Additional elements like childcare assistance and pet-related perks broaden the family support offering.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is readily available through new-hire RSUs and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. This ownership pathway is paired with financial wellness resources that reinforce long-term value.
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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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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.


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