Senior Manager, Business Recruiting
Lead recruiting teams at Datadog to drive hiring strategies and foster a diverse talent pipeline.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
What you'll build
- Hire and develop high performing teams
- Establish and execute hiring objectives
- Coach teams on diverse talent pipelines
- Facilitate training sessions with recruiters
- Use funnel metrics to drive actions
Must have
- 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting
- 4+ years leading recruiting teams
- Excellent cross-team collaboration
- Skilled at operating with urgency
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Manager of Business Recruiting at Datadog is responsible for leading recruiting teams to implement effective hiring strategies while collaborating closely with HR and business leaders. This role requires extensive experience in full-lifecycle recruiting, particularly in managing teams and fostering diverse talent pipelines. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in people management and a data-driven approach to recruitment, making it suitable for seasoned professionals looking to influence organizational growth. Datadog emphasizes a collaborative office culture, supporting a hybrid work model.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 6, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page October 6, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Datadog: Singapore, Singapore.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 50% of 521 comparable senior management roles in United States we track (median $153,000 across 130 companies).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Manager, Business Recruiting role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in New York, New York, USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Datadog lists $154,000–$205,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Senior Manager, Business Recruiting role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in New York, New York, USA.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Datadog targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Manager, Business Recruiting role at Datadog.
From the original posting
This role will lead recruiting teams to drive hiring strategies and to partner and plan with HR teams and leaders. As an action-oriented strategic partner to business stakeholders, this role will carry the recruiting subject matter expertise for the global orgs, and will build, scale, and structure the recruiting teams for success and future growth.
What You’ll Do:
- Hire and develop high performing teams, while establishing and executing objectives, and leading teams to reach quarterly hiring goals and OKR’s
- Coach teams to prioritize creating diverse talent pipelines, while fostering high touch relationships with active and passive candidates
- Work across strategic or leadership level roles when needed
- Stay on top of the latest recruiting strategies and market movements, while facilitating training sessions with recruiters and leaders as it pertains to sourcing, interviewing, profile identification, process workflow, etc.
- Contribute to growing IC’s, in-team leaders, as well as other leaders throughout the organization through coaching, mentoring, and setting the bar for organizational and principled leadership
- Use funnel metrics which impact the business to drive actions and change management to address resource and operational challenges, while ensuring the recruiting process is fast, efficient, and human at all stages
Who You Are:
- Experienced in 8+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting with 4+ years leading recruiting teams
- An experienced people manager who has managed mid-sized teams and seeks out opportunities to mentor and develop others in their careers.
- Excellent cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management
- Superior at selling value proposition, negotiating and closing great candidates
- Skilled at operating with a sense of urgency in all stages of the recruiting cycle
- Able to successfully navigate and pivot to changing business needs while using data to identify and drive change
Benefits and Growth:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
- Best in breed onboarding
- Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
#LI-Hybrid
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
About Datadog:
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