AI & Dev Community Programs Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock equity (RSUs) and ESPP

Professional development and training

Mentor and buddy program

Inclusive culture and Community Guilds

Inclusion Talks

Job summary

Datadog in San Francisco is hiring a Program Manager on our Community team to support AI and Developer event content and advocacy efforts. You'll plan and execute events, collaborating with multiple teams to deliver high-quality experiences for customers.

The role emphasizes hybrid work, travel up to 20%, and building scalable processes. You will own onsite speaker experience, coordinate rehearsals, and drive improvements across our event program.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in program management leading large conferences in a technical, B2B SaaS environment.
• Collaborates across cross-functional teams and builds effective working relationships.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and process-building skills.
• Uses data to drive planning; creates workflows, estimation models, and analyzes data.
• Influences senior leaders without direct authority.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Grow presence at AI events and identify meetups, hands-on learning, and sponsored events.
• Plan technical programming for AI or developer events the company hosts or sponsors.
• Support AI and developer content at global events such as DASH.
• Track deadlines and deliverables for assets; work with vendors and procurement as needed.
• Identify and resolve risks and blockers for the event program.
• Maintain internal tools and public website for event agenda and speaker content.
• Own onsite speaker experience for internal and customer speakers.
• Manage onsite programming, rehearsals, staffing, and operations.
• Collaborate with Community teams, external stakeholders, and the VP of Community.
• Create and refine processes; focus on automation and scaling.
• Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact across teams.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Data-driven approach

Influencing without authority

Travel up to 20%

Job description

Datadog in San Francisco is hiring a Program Manager on our Community team to support AI and Developer event content and advocacy efforts. You'll plan and execute events, collaborating with multiple teams to deliver high-quality experiences for customers.

The role emphasizes hybrid work, travel up to 20%, and building scalable processes. You will own onsite speaker experience, coordinate rehearsals, and drive improvements across our event program.