Senior Technical Program Manager, Data Platform

Technical Program Managers (TPMs) are responsible for our most crucial and complex programs that span technical teams, domains, and products at Datadog. As a TPM, you’ll lead execution of large scale projects, coordinate cross-organizational dependencies, and help teams deliver and become more efficient. Datadog continues to grow rapidly and you will have an opportunity to solve deeply technical problems and impact our products at scale. You will demonstrate your leadership abilities by driving decisions and building strong relationships across the organization through the effective execution of technical programs. The TPM team focuses on maintaining lightweight processes and continual improvements while optimizing and accelerating execution. Clear communication, metrics, and visibility are building blocks of our values. 

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:

• Manage large-scale, cross-organization programs, integrations, and migration efforts
• Work with teams to clarify goals and deliverables; bring data to planning and prioritization
• Partner with engineering stakeholders to break down projects into component parts, identifying and tracking dependencies and opportunities for optimization
• Proactively identify problems and recommend solutions before they become blockers
• Create and refine processes when necessary; maintain focus on reliability,continual improvements, as well as, automation and scaling
• Identify KPIs and success metrics, collect and analyze data; make information visible
• Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact to teams and stakeholders; flex your ability to adapt technical program communications to any level

Who You Are:

• You have a solid technical background with educational experience in computer science, an engineering discipline, mathematics, information systems, or equivalent work experience and you enjoy learning new technologies 
• You have at least 5+ years of experience in technical program management in a dynamic and highly technical environment, with a strong track record in managing complex cross-functional programs in a cloud/SaaS environment
• You have experience working collaboratively across organizations; strong leadership and interpersonal skills, experience building and fostering effective working relationships
• You have strong communication skills, attention to detail and enjoy working in an innovative environment
• You take a data-driven approach to program management; building tools (workflows, custom work intake processes, estimation models), collecting and analyzing data, and driving stakeholder buy-in
• You have experience influencing without direct authority at senior levels internal and external to the organization

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
• Assigned TPM mentor and engineering buddy program for learning and relationship building
• An inclusive company culture, active Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups), in-person team summits, local office programming
• Competitive global benefits; free, mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.