Senior Manager, Developer Advocacy & Community

Devconnectplatform; United States; Remote; USD 212,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock equity (RSUs)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Professional development

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

401(k) plan and match

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 Ambassadors, Champions, and User Groups, and help customer engineers share expertise through writing, speaking, and content.

You will align strategy with product, engineering, and marketing, develop repeatable contributor journeys, measure program impact, and coach speakers for both Datadog events and third-party

Qualifications

• Must have led autonomous technical professionals and translated goals into plans.
• Experience delivering developer advocacy or community programs at scale.
• Experience coaching conference talks or technical content.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, marketing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Developer Advocates, setting expectations and coaching performance.
• Own strategy, goals, and roadmap for Community Advocacy and measurable outcomes.
• Guide Ambassador, Champion, and User Group programs with clear contributor journeys.
• Develop pipelines of customer stories and help shape authentic technical narratives.
• Oversee conference talks from idea to delivery for Datadog events and DASH.

Skills

People leadership

Developer advocacy

Public speaking

Content creation

Program strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

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 Ambassadors, Champions, and User Groups, and help customer engineers share expertise through writing, speaking, and content.

You will align strategy with product, engineering, and marketing, develop repeatable contributor journeys, measure program impact, and coach speakers for both Datadog events and third-party