Director, Product Design

New York, New York, USA
Product Design

About the Role

At Datadog in the Technology space, Observe, Secure, and Optimize Modern Cloud Infrastructure at Scale.

<p>Datadog’s AI-powered observability and security platform is evolving fast, and we’re seeking a seasoned design leader to continue shaping our products and define what’s next. Our products help engineering and security teams see, understand, and act on what’s happening across complex systems at scale. In this role you’ll lead the design direction for a suite of products, building the right relationships, talent, and culture to ship that direction effectively. As AI changes how our customers work, and as designers ship in code, you’ll help define what great design looks like and how our team gets there.</p>

<p><br><em>At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. This role is based in New York.</em></p>

<p><strong><br></strong><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p>

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<li>Define a cohesive product vision and establish roadmaps, metrics, and goals with cross-functional peers.</li>

<li>Champion product excellence and empower your team to deliver it.</li>

<li>Build, develop, and lead a talented, diverse, global design team.</li>

<li>Evolve how the team designs and builds with AI.</li>

<li>Partner with Design peers to strengthen the design organization’s processes, tools, and capabilities.</li>

</ul>

<p><br><strong>Who You Are:</strong></p>

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<li>12+ years in product design, including 5+ years managing managers.</li>

<li>A portfolio demonstrating design leadership, craft, end-to-end ownership, and product excellence.</li>

<li>Strong customer advocacy, with design decisions grounded in data and business context.</li>

<li>Experience buildin

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Frequently Asked Questions About Working at Datadog

Common questions candidates ask about this role and Datadog's workplace

Datadog is a leading Cloud company that provides monitoring and analytics solutions. The company operates a global presence with headquarters in New York serving as the primary operational base for key executive leadership and corporate functions including engineering, product, sales, and executive leadership. Datadog maintains additional offices across the Americas in Boston, Denver, San Francisco, and throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, and South America.

Please review the specific job listing or contact Datadog's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Datadog is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Financial Benefits, Health & Wellness, Work-Life Balance, Community & Growth. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Collaborative Problem-Solving and Ownership Mentality and Continuous Learning Culture.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Empower Ownership and Accountability and Champion Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging.

Datadog has a supportive and collaborative culture, recognized as a loved place to work by its team members.

Datadog currently has 401 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Finance, Dev Eng, Engineering Interns. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/datadog/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Datadog's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.

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