Program Manager, AI and Developer Community Content and Events

Datadog; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Program Manager to join the Community team, focusing on AI and Developer events and content advocacy. You will plan and execute events, coordinate across teams, and ensure high-quality experiences for customers.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in program management for technical, B2B SaaS settings, with strong cross-functional leadership, data-driven processes, and travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of program management experience leading large-scale conferences or technical programs.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and building relationships.
• Data-driven approach to program management with ability to build workflows and estimation models.

Responsibilities

• Grow Datadog's presence at AI and Developer events and identify opportunities for meetups and sponsorships.
• Plan technical programming for AI or developer events Datadog hosts or sponsors.
• Support AI and developer content at global events such as DASH and the annual conference.
• Track deadlines and deliverables for content and events, coordinating 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.
• Coordinate rehearsals, staffing, and onsite operations.
• Collaborate closely with Community teams, external stakeholders, and leadership.
• Create and refine processes; focus on continual improvements and automation.
• Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact across teams.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Process building

Data-driven

Influencing without authority

Travel willingness

Tools

Workflows

Custom intake processes

Estimation models

Job description

At Datadog we9re growing our investment in AI and Developer focused events. As we scale this program were looking to hire a Program Manager on our Community team to support our content and advocacy team efforts across these events. The Datadog Technical Advocacy team are focused on our local user communities, and bringing our technical content directly to our customers globally. Youll be responsible for planning and execution to deliver AI and Developer events, working across multiple teams at Datadog to ensure our event is high quality and a positive experience for our customers. The Datadog Technical Advocacy team are focused on our local user communities, and bringing our technical content directly to our customers globally. Youll be responsible for planning and execution to deliver AI and Developer events, working across multiple teams at Datadog to ensure our event is high quality and a positive experience for our customers.
The Datadog Technical Advocacy team are focused on our local user communities, and bringing our technical content directly to our customers globally. Youll be responsible for planning and execution to deliver AI and Developer events, working across multiple teams at Datadog to ensure our event is high quality and a positive experience for our customers.

What Youll Do:

• Growing Datadogs presence at AI events and identifying opportunities for meetups, hands-on learning, and sponsored events, with a focus on AI or Developer events
• Planning technical programming for AI or developer events that Datadog hosts or sponsors
• Supporting AI and developer focused content at larger global events such as DASH, Datadogs annual conference
• Tracking deadlines and deliverables for our content and events, including digital and physical assets, and working with vendors and procurement teams as needed to ensure event success
• Identifying and resolving risks and blockers for our event programing
• Maintaining our internal tools and public website for event agenda and speaker content
• Owning our onsite speaker experience for both internal and customer speakers
• Managing event programming onsite, coordinating rehearsals, staffing, and ensuring smooth onsite operations
• Collaborate closely with our Community teams, external stakeholders, and the VP of Community
• Create and refine processes; maintain focus on continual improvements, automation and scaling
• Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact to teams and stakeholders ensuring alignment and visibility of information across teams.

Who You Are:

• You have approximately 2-5 years of experience in program management, leading similar initiatives such as large scale conferences and related programs within a similar technical environment (B2B SaaS company), partnering closely with technical stakeholders
• You have experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams; strong leadership and interpersonal skills, experience building and fostering effective working relationships
• You have strong communication skills, attention to detail and enjoy building processes
• 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
• Able to travel via train or air, domestically and internationally, up to 20% of the time

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 youre 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
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, with the ability to join our Community Guilds
• Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
• Free, global Spring 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. 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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$148,000—$179,000 USD

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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