Description
We are seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead a team of designers in the AI Monitoring & Management space. As a Senior Design Manager, you will lead a team of four designers across three connected product areas, including AI training and development workflows, evaluations, GPU infrastructure, and agent debugging. Your goal will be to raise the quality bar, sharpen the product point of view, and mentor the team.
Responsibilities:
- Go deep on the domain to have independent, well-informed points of view
- Drive end-to-end product experiences across Agent Observability, GPU Monitoring, and Agent Console
- Prototype and ship directly in code where it has the most impact
- Lead and coach a team of four designers, raising their craft, product thinking, and fluency building with AI-native tools
- Conduct regular 1:1s and career conversations; foster psychological safety and a culture of continuous improvement
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape strategy, prioritization, and roadmap direction
Requirements:
- 10+ years in product design roles, with 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 take an existing product area and visibly uplevel its craft and product ownership
- Strong communication and influence skills; able to partner effectively with senior-level PMs and Engineers
- Experience designing complex, data-heavy products
- Capability to prototype and ship directly in code, and comfort leading a team that works the same way
Benefits:
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and design education
- Intradepartmental mentor and peer coaching program
- Inclusive company culture; access to Datadog Community Guilds (employee resource groups)
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
- Competitive global benefits
The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $204,000-$255,000 USD