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About the role
As a Manager II on the Advocacy team, you will lead our Community Advocacy functions. You will manage a team of Developer Advocates responsible for global programs such as Datadog Ambassadors, Champions, and User Groups, as well as opportunities for customer engineers to share their expertise through technical writing, public speaking, and other community contributions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- You are an experienced people manager who has led autonomous technical professionals, coached performance, developed talent, and translated complex goals into achievable plans
- You have experience defining and delivering successful developer advocacy, developer relations, technical community, or a related functions
- You have built or meaningfully contributed to programs that enable external practitioners to participate, contribute, create content, or lead communities at scale
- You have experience helping technical practitioners develop and communicate their stories, including coaching conference speakers or co-developing technically credible talks and content
- You are a former software developer, SRE, or other technical practitioner—or have equivalent technical depth—with the judgment needed to assess technical accuracy and coach effective technical narratives
- You are a thoughtful cross-functional leader who can build alignment, make prioritization decisions, and influence partners across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Events, and customer-facing organizations
More about this role
Developer Advocates at Datadog are engineers who share their expertise with technical practitioners, help customers tell their stories, and represent the perspectives of our community inside Datadog.
As a Manager II on the Advocacy team, you will lead our Community Advocacy functions. You will manage a team of Developer Advocates responsible for global programs such as Datadog Ambassadors, Champions, and User Groups, as well as opportunities for customer engineers to share their expertise through technical writing, public speaking, and other community contributions.
Across these interconnected programs, your team will enable customer engineers to contribute technical knowledge, lead communities, and turn their experiences into compelling content and conference talks for Datadog and third-party channels. This role combines people leadership, program strategy, technical judgment, and cross-functional influence to amplify authentic customer voices, deepen understanding of Datadog and its products, and foster a thriving community of practitioners.
- Lead and develop a team of Developer Advocates, setting clear expectations, guiding priorities, coaching performance, supporting career...
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