Program Manager, AI and Developer Community Content and Events

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...

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.

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.  

 

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.