Lead Designer

About the role

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What they’re looking for

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• You have 8+ years of experience in graphic design and brand development, with a portfolio rooted in visual identity and brand craft.
• Strong visual design foundation, including typography, layout, color, and hierarchy.
• Deep, hands-on Figma expertise: component architecture, style and variable systems, and documentation that other designers will use.
• Built a large-scale brand system or Figma library from scratch — not just maintained or contributed to an existing one.
• Experience mentoring or enabling other designers to work confidently within a system you've built.
• You have strong taste and are comfortable defending a point of view to stakeholders at all levels. You know how to translate brand strategy into scalable, well-governed design systems.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and ambiguity.
• You leverage AI tools daily in the way you work — such as for research, ideation, prototyping, scaling design processes, production, and output with precision

Benefits & working conditions

• Generous and competitive benefits package
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
• Employee-focused best in class onboarding
• Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
• Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
• #LI-Hybrid
• The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
• $119,000—$159,000 USD