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DatadogManager II, Developer Advocacy
Datadog is hiring a Manager II, Developer Advocacy for a remote position. The offering includes a yearly salary between USD 212,000 and 265,000. Datadog operates as…
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Datadog is hiring a Manager II, Developer Advocacy for a remote position. The offering includes a yearly salary between USD 212,000 and 265,000. Datadog operates as an observability and security platform for the AI era, delivering unified visibility over technology stacks to handle complexity at scale. In this leadership role, the selected candidate will oversee Community Advocacy functions and direct a team of Developer Advocates. Responsibilities involve managing worldwide initiatives…
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Datadog is hiring a Manager II, Developer Advocacy for a remote position. The offering includes a yearly salary between USD 212,000 and 265,000. Datadog operates as an observability and security platform for the AI era, delivering unified visibility over technology stacks to handle complexity at scale.
In this leadership role, the selected candidate will oversee Community Advocacy functions and direct a team of Developer Advocates. Responsibilities involve managing worldwide initiatives such as user groups, champions, and ambassadors, while helping customer engineers share their knowledge through public speaking and technical writing. This position merges people leadership, technical judgment, program strategy, and cross-functional coordination.
The ideal candidate is an experienced people manager with a background in developer advocacy, developer relations, or technical community management. This person should possess technical depth as a former software developer, SRE, or equivalent practitioner, alongside the capability to scale external contributor programs and coach conference speakers.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of Developer Advocates by setting expectations, coaching performance, and supporting career growth
- Define strategy, goals, and roadmaps for Community Advocacy initiatives
- Manage global programs including User Groups, Champions, and Ambassadors
- Build systems enabling customer engineers to contribute technical knowledge and create content
- Develop practitioner pipelines for customer stories and authentic narratives
- Oversee coaching and support for customer conference talks at Datadog events like DASH and industry conferences
- Track success metrics using qualitative and quantitative insights regarding program health and engagement
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Events, and Customer Success teams
- Channel community insights back to internal teams to bridge connections between customers and products
- Balance strategic leadership with hands-on tasks like content review and speaker coaching
Requirements
- Experience managing autonomous technical professionals and coaching performance
- Background in developer advocacy, developer relations, technical communities, or related functions
- Experience building programs enabling external practitioners to contribute or lead communities at scale
- Experience helping technical practitioners develop narratives and coach conference speakers
- Technical depth as a former software developer, SRE, or equivalent practitioner to assess technical accuracy
- Cross-functional leadership skills to build alignment across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Events
- Ability to use data and community insights to evaluate program effectiveness
Core Skills
Benefits
- New hire stock equity and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous professional development, training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program
- Access to Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks
- Free global mental health benefits for employees and dependents aged 6 and older
- Comprehensive healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits
- 401(k) plan and match
- Paid time off and fitness reimbursements
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What is the salary for the Manager II, Developer Advocacy role?
The estimated yearly salary ranges from USD 212,000 to 265,000, with additional equity and potential variable compensation depending on skills, qualifications, and experience.
Is this position remote?
Yes, the posting explicitly lists the employment type as remote.
What employment type is this?
This position is full-time.
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