Director, Product Management - AI Observability

About the role

Datadog is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead our AI Observability portfolio and shape how organizations build, monitor, and scale AI systems in production. This role leads LLM Observability and helps define the next wave of innovation across GPU Monitoring, Distributed AI Monitoring, and emerging research-oriented tooling such as Model Lab.

What they’re looking for

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• You have proven experience in AI product management, with a track record of successfully leading the development and delivery of AI-driven products and solutions.
• You have deep technical knowledge of AI technologies and a strong understanding of machine learning, data science, and related fields, with the ability to translate these capabilities into compelling product experiences.
• You have successfully led product teams, including mentoring and developing product managers, while balancing the need for leadership and hands-on execution.
• You are skilled at prioritizing and delivering complex product roadmaps, balancing short-term needs with long-term strategic goals.
• You are experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, data science, and business stakeholders, to deliver high-impact AI products.
• You have a customer-first mindset, always striving to understand and solve customer pain points through innovative AI-driven solutions.
• You are a strong communicator and influencer, capable of building relationships with senior leadership, engineering teams, and external stakeholders to drive alignment and move initiatives forward.
• You have a proven ability to manage large-scale AI product initiatives, balancing technical feasibility, user experience, and business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools in day-to-day workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output.

Helpful, not always essential

• You’re motivated to push the boundaries of how AI can improve software engineering best practices and contribute to building AI-enabled products.
• If you’re passionate about shaping the future of AI products and driving innovation at scale, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits & working conditions

• 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, 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 benefits
• Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
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• The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
• $280,000—$350,000 USD