Remote Leader, Developer Advocacy & Community Programs

Kenyan Edu; California; Hybrid; USD 212,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

ESPP

Career pathing

Mentor program

Inclusion initiatives

Mental health benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Manager II, Developer Advocacy to lead our Community Advocacy functions. You will manage a team of Developer Advocates responsible for global programs such as Datadog Ambassadors, Champions, and User Groups, and guide customer engineers in shaping authentic technical narratives through talks and content.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Events, and Customer Success to scale participation and measure program impact, balancing strategic leadership with

Qualifications

• Experienced people manager with a track record leading autonomous technical professionals.
• Proven ability to define and deliver developer advocacy or related programs.
• Experience enabling external practitioners to participate, contribute, and lead communities at scale.
• Ability to coach conference speakers and develop technically credible talks/content.
• Technical depth from software engineering, SRE, or equivalent with judgment to assess accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Developer Advocates, setting expectations and coaching performance.
• Own strategy, goals, and roadmap for Community Advocacy with measurable outcomes.
• Guide Ambassador, Champion, and User Group programs and contributor journeys.
• Build systems enabling customer engineers to contribute knowledge and content.
• Develop a pipeline of customer stories and authentic narratives.

Skills

People management

Developer advocacy

Developer relations

Technical community

Public speaking

Content creation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Datadog is seeking a Manager II, Developer Advocacy to lead our Community Advocacy functions. You will manage a team of Developer Advocates responsible for global programs such as Datadog Ambassadors, Champions, and User Groups, and guide customer engineers in shaping authentic technical narratives through talks and content.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Events, and Customer Success to scale participation and measure program impact, balancing strategic leadership with