Global Safety & Security Manager

Datadog, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

ESPP

Professional development

Global health benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an experienced leader to manage global safety and security operations across APAC, with potential coverage in EMEA and AMER. You will develop programs, oversee investigations, and drive crisis management, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure safety across Datadog offices and co-working spaces.

The role requires strong executive communication, program development skills, and a track record of scaling security programs in fast-paced tech environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of corporate physical security and safety experience in a global environment.
• 5+ years as a full-time people manager is essential.
• Experience building and scaling regional/global safety programs in APAC.
• Strong ability to brief executives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day global safety and security operations for APAC regional offices.
• Oversee investigations, health and safety compliance, risk management, travel safety, and crisis management.
• Manage budgeting, emergency response, and security system administration.
• Develop regional policies, safety protocols, and liaison with local authorities.
• Collaborate with Office Ops, Real Estate, IT, Legal, and People teams; ensure training on emergency plans.
• Plan tabletop exercises and strategic initiatives; secure resources and executive alignment.

Skills

Leadership

Security operations

Program development

Incident response

Crisis management

Vendor management

Communication

Tools

Security monitoring systems

Job description

The Global Safety & Security Team falls under the Operations Team that runs many day-to-day operational functions that help keep our employees safe, happy and productive. We work closely with leadership and employees to ensure that Datadog continues to scale rapidly, yet smoothly and remains a fantastic place to work.

We're seeking an experienced team member to join our growing global team and play a critical role in keeping Datadogs and its assets safe and secure. You will work directly with the Global Head of Global Safety & Security and cross-functional teams to support safety and security operations across the enterprise. Ideal candidates will be passionate about leadership, security operations, building programs, workplace health and safety, project management, customer service and collaboration. This position is based in our Sydney or Singapore office and will require domestic and international travel. The role will focus particularly on developing our safety compliance, security program development and maturity, incident, investigations and crisis management programs.

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:

• Manage day-to-day global safety and security operations for Datadog's regional offices in APAC, including its co-working locations and assist with global safety and security initiatives.
• Providing ad-hoc coverage for the EMEA and AMER region may be required at the discretion of the Global Head of Global Safety & Security.
• Oversee a variety of responsibilities, including investigations, health and safety compliance, security risk management, travel safety, event security, budgeting, crisis management, emergency response, property loss management and global safety and security system management. Enforce Datadog's security policies and regulations regionally.
• Document and disseminate security protocols under the guidance of the Head of Global Safety & Security. Develop regional policies, technical security solutions, safety protocols, emergency preparedness training and liaise with local law enforcement in individual offices.
• Collaborate with various teams, including Office Operations, Real Estate, IT, Legal, Events and People. Maintain regular communication with stakeholders to ensure alignment on global safety and security initiatives and ensure all teams are trained on emergency plans and incident response protocols.
• Execute daily operations and strategic initiatives for workplace safety and security, contract security personnel management, and response to incidents in Datadog offices.
• Identify long-term needs in terms of organizational structure, policies/procedures and capital enhancements. Develop strategic plans to obtain executive approval, define objectives, secure resources and execute key milestones.
• Provide assessments and briefings to leadership, ensuring understanding of corrective actions, their impact and urgency.
• Facilitate tabletop exercises for regional offices focused on emergency preparedness, crisis management and resilience.

Who You Are:

• Experienced in managing safety and security operations, ideally within a fast-paced technology environment, with a focus on developing security and safety programs and incident response plans.
• Skilled in managing all aspects of a physical security program, including but not limited to Executive Protection, Event Security and Travel Security.
• Experienced in building and growing regional and global safety and security programs to scale with organizational needs.
• Knowledgeable about global technical security monitoring systems, with experience reviewing architectural plans and planning physical security design.
• Familiarity with enterprise physical security risk management principles, including conducting security and safety risk assessments and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey security information across all levels of the organization with specific focus to executives.
• Strong vendor management capabilities, with a track record of managing and coordinating with external security vendors.
• 8+ years of experience in corporate physical security and safety roles within a global security environment, with specific expertise in Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.
• 5+ years as a full-time people manager is essential

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:

• High income earning opportunities based on individual performance
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
• 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 Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
• Competitive global benefits
• Giving programs

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.

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