Senior Technical Program Manager

Datadog

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$184,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
69 days ago
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This role $207k
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This role pays more than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $174,950–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $207k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $192,000–$240,000 across 71 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager

The Senior Technical Program Manager joins the Technical Program Management team to drive high-priority, cross-functional programs that are too complex for any single team to own. This role involves owning large programs spanning multiple engineering, product, and business functions while identifying systemic risks and cross-pod dependencies. You will build systems and automation to make program work self-executing, using AI to surface risks and accelerate execution plans. Key responsibilities include engineering program lifecycles, maintaining SVP-level visibility through KPIs, and providing technical judgment on architecture and system design. Required skills include AI systems literacy, experience with observability, infrastructure, data platforms, or AI/ML systems, and proficiency in model training pipelines and GPU compute. You will solve technical problems at scale by connecting people, decisions, and context to move complex bets forward.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn?

Median $190350 from 282 postings across 45 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own large cross-functional programs spanning multiple engineering, product, and business functions.
  • Identify and resolve systemic risks, cross-pod dependencies, and organizational friction before they escalate.
  • Build and maintain SVP-level visibility through tracked KPIs on high-priority initiatives.
  • Engineer end-to-end program lifecycles using AI solutions to automate repeatable archetypes.
  • Develop automation tools to reduce manual coordination and eliminate program overhead.
  • Drive alignment on technically complex bets by removing friction and providing technical judgment.
  • Own project outcomes by making critical calls on when to escalate or slow down technical decisions.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of technical program management experience at a high-growth technology company.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive large, ambiguous, cross-functional programs to completion with minimal direction.
  • Engineering credibility in technically complex domains like observability, infrastructure, data platforms, or AI/ML systems.
  • Ability to discuss architecture and system design and hold technical discussions with staff engineers and senior ICs.
  • Track record of earning trust with senior engineering and product leadership through technical judgment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to own narratives at VP+ levels.
  • Active AI practitioner who uses AI tools daily and has built tools, templates, or automated workflows for others to use.
  • Experience in observability, infrastructure, data platforms, or AI/ML environments (preferred).

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