Datadog needs a Design Manager I to lead and grow the team responsible for Developer Enablement, focusing on how engineers build, manage, and automate their services. The goal is to reduce manual toil, promote best practices, and accelerate incident response and remediation in complex environments.
Requirements
- Experienced in designing and managing technical SaaS products.
- Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams through the full design process from concept to launch, with minimal oversight.
- Comfortable managing across multiple, interconnected workstreams and helping teams navigate ambiguity.
- Bring at least 8 years of digital product design experience, with a focus on technical or developer tooling products.
- Skilled in setting team goals and prioritizing features that align with business needs.
- Able to clearly articulate design decisions and strategies that are grounded in human-centered design principles and data.
- Known for balancing fast iteration, strategic ambiguity, and high-quality outcomes in a dynamic business environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team of 5 product designers across the Actions and IDP scope, with opportunities to grow the team.
- Partner closely with design leads, PMs, and engineering managers to shape product strategy and translate it into high-quality user experiences.
- Drive collaboration across adjacent design teams to align shared UX patterns and end-to-end workflows.
- Own team planning and execution, ensuring alignment with product and business objectives.
- Advocate for user-centered design practices grounded in data, research, and technical understanding.
- Identify opportunities to improve design team processes, workflows, and cross-team collaboration.
- Support your team through design critiques, feedback, and regular coaching.
Other
- Recruit and retain top design talent, fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and feedback.
- Provide coaching and mentorship on product design, team operations, and individual growth.
- Have managed multiple design teams and individuals for 3+ years.
- Effective at giving and receiving feedback, enhancing the work environment and team collaborations.
- Communicate clearly and proactively with cross-functional partners and stakeholders.
- Care about building a healthy, inclusive, and high-performing team.
- Motivated by solving hard problems, learning in complex domains, and raising the bar for user experience.
