Staff Product Manager, Observability Data Platforms

Datadog

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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$244,000–$305,000 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $222k
This role $274k
$160k most similar roles pay here $321k

This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $189,880–$254,562 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $274k versus about $222k for comparable roles.

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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 266 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Product Manager, Observability Data Platforms

Staff Product Manager, Observability Data Platforms joins the Observability Data Platform team to lead product management for foundational platform bets that impact the cost structure and capabilities of the core infrastructure. This role focuses on reducing unit costs, managing architectural shifts in how telemetry is ingested, routed, and exposed, and developing long-term cost-and-value architectures. The successful candidate will define product direction, develop sizing and impact estimates for large programs, and communicate complex technical priorities to executive and engineering audiences. Key competencies include systems thinking, cross-org synthesis, and the ability to translate telemetry economics into customer-facing value. Candidates must possess over eight years of experience or a track record of staff-level capabilities in software roles, along with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience to solve complex problems regarding data platform unit economics.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $204200 from 424 postings across 77 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define product direction for foundational platform bets by identifying problems and desired outcomes to drive value for users and the business.
  • Collaborate on long-term cost-and-value architecture to integrate telemetry data, engine innovation, and customer-facing narratives.
  • Develop and defend sizing and impact estimates for large programs to inform engineering leadership and pricing partners.
  • Analyze market trends in telemetry economics and agentic observability to shape platform investment strategies.
  • Analyze the unit economics of the data platform to facilitate discussions on customer-facing trade-offs with product verticals.
  • Translate technical engineering optimizations into clear, customer-positive value propositions.
  • Communicate complex architecture, cost-to-serve metrics, and product priorities clearly to executive, engineering, and customer audiences.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 8+ years of Product Management experience or a track record showing Staff-level capabilities in related software roles.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience is required.
  • You must be a strong systems thinker capable of connecting cause and effect across the data platform.
  • You must possess sizing and impact estimation skills to build and defend cost models for large programs.
  • You must be able to synthesize information from diverse teams into a defensible product position.
  • You must demonstrate the ability to communicate complex architecture and priorities clearly to executive, engineering, and customer audiences.
  • You must be comfortable operating with ambiguity in foundational platform work.

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