Program Manager, AI and Developer Community Content and Events

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

At the company we’re growing our investment in AI and Developer focused events. As we scale this program we’re looking to hire a Program Manager on our Community team to support our content and advocacy team efforts across these events.

The company Technical Advocacy team are focused on our local user communities, and bringing our technical content directly to our customers globally. You’ll be responsible for planning and execution to deliver AI and Developer events, working across multiple teams at the company to ensure our event is high quality and a positive experience for our customers.

At the company, 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:

• Growing the company’s 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 the company hosts or sponsors
• Supporting AI and developer focused content at larger global events such as DASH, the company’s 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

the company 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
• 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 the company.

#LI-Hybrid

the company 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, the company 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 the company is: $148,000—$179,000 USD

About the company:

the company 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, the company enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the company Learning Center.

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