Datadog is hiring an Engineering Operations Director to build and lead a new function responsible for how our engineering organization operates. This senior leadership role, reporting to the Chief of Staff to the CTO, will define the vision for Engineering Operations at scale, driving higher productivity, reducing friction, and enabling better decision-making.
What You'll Do
- Set the vision for Engineering Operations at scale, defining the approach, scope, and operating model.
- Establish a cohesive operating rhythm connecting budgeting, headcount planning, and productivity insights.
- Design scalable operating mechanisms and systems, improving processes through tooling, automation, data, and AI.
- Drive data-informed operational decisions by improving the quality and usability of engineering operational data.
- Oversee the Engineering Enablement team responsible for onboarding, learning infrastructure, internal events, and community-building.
- Build and lead a small, high-impact Engineering Operations team, defining capabilities, roles, and growth plans.
What We're Looking For
- A senior leader with strong operational savvy.
- Experience supporting large, complex, and rapidly scaling technical organizations.
- An excellent communicator with high standards for quality and polish.
- Highly data-oriented, seeking out relevant data before making decisions.
- Technically fluent and curious about emerging technologies, with a strong interest in AI and automation.
- Comfortable setting direction in ambiguous environments and building new operational capabilities from the ground up.
- A trusted thought partner to senior technical leaders, known for sound judgment and pragmatic problem-solving.
- Energized by Datadog’s culture of technical depth, fast iteration, and high-quality execution.
Team & Environment
You will join an engineering organization of nearly 4,000 engineers, designers, and product partners. Reporting to the Chief of Staff to the CTO, you will partner with senior leaders across Product, Finance, People, Legal, and Business Operations.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $260,000—$380,000 USD + equity: New hire stock equity (RSUs).
- Generous and competitive benefits package.
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program.
- Inclusive company culture and active Community Guilds (employee resource groups).
- Access to Inclusion Talks and internal panel discussions.
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+.
- Competitive global benefits.
- Healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits.
- 401(k) plan and match.
- Paid time off.
- Fitness reimbursements.
- Discounted employee stock purchase plan.
Work Mode
This is a global opportunity open to candidates in the US and EMEA regions.
Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law.
