Senior Technical Program Manager

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senior

$184k–$230k

H1B: yes

Datadog The Senior Technical Program Manager at Datadog drives complex, cross-functional engineering programs with a focus on AI-powered automation. This role builds systems to reduce coordination overhead and engineers program lifecycles end-to-end.

Responsibilities

See Across: Identify What No Single Team Can See
Own large cross-functional programs spanning multiple engineering orgs, product, and business functions
Proactively surface systemic risks, cross-pod dependencies, and organizational friction before they become escalations
Build and maintain SVP-level visibility through tracked KPIs on Datadog’s highest-priority initiatives
Uses technical credibility, trusted relationships, and product domain expertise to bridge the gaps between functions where misalignment is expensive
Engineer Away: Automate What Shouldn’t Require Humans
Identify repeatable program archetypes and engineer the lifecycle end-to-end with AI solutions; the goal is to make the program run itself
Build automation that reduces the need for coordination, eliminating program overhead so engineers and PMs spend time only on work requiring human judgment
Contribute to the TPM toolkit: AI-powered risk synthesis, dependency tracking, stakeholder mapping, and program templates
Drive the shift from manual coordination to self-executing program infrastructure
Drive Completion: Move The Company’s Most Complex Bets Forward
Lead programs across four archetypes: deep technical, large cross-functional, product delivery, and operational

Qualification

Demonstrated ability to drive largeStrong written and verbal communicationActive AI practitioner

Required

5+ years of technical program management at a high-growth technology company
Demonstrated ability to drive large, ambiguous, cross-functional programs to completion with minimal direction
Engineering credibility earned through hands-on experience with technically complex domains — observability, infrastructure, data platforms, or AI/ML systems including model training pipelines, ML infrastructure, and GPU compute. You can go deep on architecture and system design, push back on technical decisions, and hold your own in the room with staff engineers and senior ICs.
Track record of earning trust with senior engineering and product leadership - not through title, through judgment
Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable owning the narrative at VP+ levels
Active AI practitioner, you use AI tools in your daily work and can demonstrate how they’ve changed your leverage
You identified a systemic problem no one asked you to find and built the operating system to solve it
You automated a program lifecycle or workflow that previously required manual coordination
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.