Program Manager, AI and Developer Community Content and Events

Datadog · San Francisco, California, USA · Engineering

Posted 2026-07-29

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At Datadog 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 Datadog 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 Datadog to ensure our event is high quality and a positive experience for our customers.

At Datadog, 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 Datadog’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 Datadog hosts or sponsors

Supporting AI and developer focused content at larger global events such as DASH, Datadog’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

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 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 Datadog.

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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

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