The opportunity
This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who wants to actively shape how Engineering, one of the most important parts of how Datadog develops its people.
What you'll do
Design and lead complex talent programmes for Engineering, spanning: leadership capability, career architecture, org design, performance, internal mobility and succession for critical roles.
Partner directly with PBPs and senior leaders to turn ambiguous problems into: clear programme goals, design principles and success measures.
Help Engineering and People understand and respond to how AI is reshaping: roles, skills and ways of working, and translate that shift into practical talent and org design choices.
Stay hands-on from concept through to adoption: this is a build and run role, not a strategy and handover role.
Work across Enablement, Learning, People Analytics and People Systems so what: you build scales and embeds into core people processes.
Equip PBPs with frameworks, tools and executive-ready narratives that support real adoption in the business.
What they're looking for
- Operate in ambiguity and influence without formal authority, building trust: with senior stakeholders even before the answer is clear.
- Evaluate impact using qualitative and quantitative data, and refine your: approach based on what the business actually needs.
- You have designed and delivered talent programs in a fast-growing, global: organization, and partnered directly with executives on strategic people questions.
- You are equally comfortable setting direction and getting into the detail,: able to move from strategy to execution without handing work off prematurely.
