The Talent team at Datadog designs and delivers programmes that strengthen performance, develop leaders, and ensure we have the capabilities needed to grow and scale. We work closely with People Business Partners, business leaders, and other People teams to tackle the most complex talent challenges facing the company. The Senior Talent Partner role is a senior individual contributor position focused on driving strategic, high-impact talent initiatives for Datadog’s Engineering org.
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.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the design and delivery of complex talent programs for a major business division such as Engineering
- Work on topics such as leadership capability, career architecture, performance and talent review evolution, internal mobility, and succession for critical roles.
- Partner with PBPs to frame problems, build alignment amongst senior leaders, and agree program goals, design principles, and success measures.
- Personally drive programs from concept through implementation, adoption, and iteration, remaining hands-on throughout delivery.
- Work closely with Enablement, Learning, People Analytics, and People Systems to ensure programs are scalable, measurable, and embedded into core people processes.
- Enable and support People Business Partners with clear frameworks, practical tools, and executive-ready narratives to support adoption in the business.
- Navigate complex, ambiguous, and sometimes sensitive environments, influencing without formal authority and maintaining strong relationships across teams.
- Evaluate programme effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative data, and continuously refine approaches based on business impact and feedback.
Who You Are:
- An experienced Talent or People leader with significant experience designing and delivering complex talent programmes in a fast-growing, global organisation.
- Comfortable operating at Senior Manager level, with the judgement, presence, and influence expected at Director threshold.
- Experienced partnering directly with executives and senior leadership teams on strategic people and organisational topics.
- Equally comfortable setting direction and getting into detail, able to move from strategy to execution without handing work off prematurely.
- Strong Data fluency: comfortable using qualitative and quantitative information to shape decisions, build business cases and assess impact.
- Pragmatic, structured, and outcome-focused, with a strong bias towards delivery and follow-through.
- Able to operate effectively in ambiguous environments with competing priorities and incomplete information.
A trusted advisor who can build consensus, challenge constructively, and maintain credibility across differing perspectives.
Clear, precise communicator, able to tailor messages for senior leaders, PBPs, and delivery teams.
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 - Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, with access to Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks
- Free, global mental 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.
#LI-Hybrid
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.
About Datadog:
Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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