Senior Design Manager, AI Monitoring & Management

Datadog

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$204,000–$255,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Datadog currently has 64 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $192,000–$240,000 across 63 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Design Manager, AI Monitoring & Management

The Senior Design Manager - AI Monitoring & Management leads a team of four designers to build products that help organizations trust production AI. This role involves driving end-to-end product experiences across Agent Observability, GPU Monitoring, and Agent Console surfaces. You will mentor designers, conduct 1:1s, and partner with leadership to shape strategy and roadmaps. Key responsibilities include prototyping and shipping directly in code, conducting design critiques, and ensuring high quality in interaction design and visual design. You must possess deep domain expertise in AI training workflows, evaluations, GPU infrastructure, and agent debugging. The role requires proficiency with AI-native tools like Claude Code and Cursor to manage complex, data-heavy products. You will solve technical problems regarding model performance, infrastructure costs, and system reliability in a rapidly evolving space.

What you'll do

  • Lead and coach a team of four designers to improve their craft, product thinking, and AI-native tool fluency.
  • Drive end-to-end product experiences across Agent Observability, GPU Monitoring, and Agent Console surfaces.
  • Prototype and ship functional designs directly in code to demonstrate direction and quality.
  • Develop deep domain expertise in AI training workflows, evaluations, GPU infrastructure, and agent debugging.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape strategy, prioritization, and roadmap direction.
  • Set and maintain high quality standards for interaction design, visual design, and user testing.
  • Conduct regular 1:1s and career conversations to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years in product design roles.
  • 3+ years in a design management or leadership position.
  • Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design ownership and deep domain expertise in at least one complex area.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor designers and raise their craft through coaching and example.
  • Experience designing complex, data-heavy products.
  • Capability to prototype and ship directly in code using tools like Claude Code or Cursor.
  • Strong communication and influence skills to partner with senior-level PMs and Engineers.
  • Experience designing developer tools, AI/ML products, or observability platforms (preferred).

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