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Program Manager, AI and Developer Community Content and Events
Datadog INC · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, USA
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 64 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 14 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Datadog INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Principal Product Marketing Manager” (Marketing Managers) in CA: $270k–$270k, median $270k. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 64 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 14 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At Datadog we’re growing our investment in AI and Developer focused events. As we scale this program we’re looking to hire a Program Manager on our Community team to support our content and advocacy team efforts across these events. The Datadog Technical Advocacy team are focused on our local user communities, and bringing our technical content directly to our customers globally. You’ll be responsible for planning and execution to deliver AI and Developer events, working across multiple teams at Datadog to ensure our event is high quality and a positive experience for our customers. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships that it builds, the creativity it brings to the table, and the collaboration of being together. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our employees can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: • Growing Datadog’s presence at AI events and identifying opportunities for meetups, hands-on learning, and sponsored events, with a focus on AI or Developer events • Planning technical programming for AI or developer events that Datadog hosts or sponsors • Supporting AI and developer focused content at larger global events such as DASH, Datadog’s annual conference • Tracking deadlines and deliverables for our content and events, including digital and physical assets, and working with vendors and procurement teams as needed to ensure event success • Identifying and resolving risks and blockers for our event programing • Maintaining our internal tools and public website for event agenda and speaker content • Owning our onsite speaker experience for both internal and customer speakers • Managing event programming onsite, coordinating rehearsals, staffing, and ensuring smooth onsite operations • Collaborate closely with our Community teams, external stakeholders, and the VP of Community • Create and refine processes; maintain focus on continual improvements, automation and scaling • Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact to teams and stakeholders ensuring alignment and visibility of information across teams. Who You Are: • You have approximately 2-5 years of experience in program management, leading similar initiatives such as large scale conferences and related programs within a similar technical environment (B2B SaaS company), partnering closely with technical stakeholders • You have experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams; strong leadership and interpersonal skills, experience building and fostering effective working relationships • You have strong communication skills, attention to detail and enjoy building processes • You take a data-driven approach to program management; building tools (workflows, custom work intake processes, estimation models), collecting and analyzing data, and driving stakeholder buy-in • You have experience influencing without direct authority at senior levels internal and external to the organization • Able to travel via train or air, domestically and internationally, up to 20% of the time 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 • Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking • An inclusive company culture, with the ability to join our Community Guilds • Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions • Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+ • Competitive global ben