Senior Product Manager, Application Performance Monitoring

Datadog

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Product Manager, Application Performance Monitoring

Senior Product Manager - Application Performance Monitoring will join the APM team to own product strategy and drive execution across Distributed Tracing, Performance Analysis, and Intelligent Troubleshooting. This role involves defining the long-term vision for core features like agentic onboarding, AI-driven troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis while making complex performance data actionable for engineers. The successful candidate will lead strategic conversations with design partners and customers to validate product bets from prototype through general availability. Key requirements include over five years of experience in developer-focused SaaS or infrastructure products, a track record of leading production-level AI projects involving ML-driven insights, and deep expertise in distributed systems. Candidates should possess strong communication skills to influence executive stakeholders and the ability to mentor other product managers while navigating the complexities of modern software development and telemetry workflows.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $204200 from 424 postings across 77 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the product strategy and long-term vision for core APM areas like Distributed Tracing and Performance Analysis.
  • Lead strategic conversations with design partners and customers to validate product bets and guide solutions from prototype to launch.
  • Drive the delivery of AI-driven troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and automated onboarding features.
  • Translate complex performance data and system behaviors into actionable insights for engineers.
  • Frame ambiguous problems to align engineering and design teams on trade-offs and unified workflows.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to define and execute Go-To-Market strategies for your product area.
  • Mentor other product managers to improve product craft and customer-centric thinking across the team.
  • Track and report adoption, retention, and business impact metrics to senior leadership and executives.

What we're looking for

  • You must have over 5 years of experience as a Product Manager.
  • Experience should ideally be in developer-focused SaaS or infrastructure products.
  • You must have experience leading production-level AI projects from conception through launch and iteration.
  • You must have prior engineering experience or deep expertise in modern software development and distributed systems.
  • You must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills for influencing senior and executive stakeholders.
  • You should have experience mentoring or informally guiding other product managers.
  • Experience with cloud applications, distributed tracing, performance analysis, microservices, or profiling technologies is preferred.
  • Fluency in programming languages is a preferred qualification.

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