Datadog

Senior Product Marketing Manager - Observability Pipelines

Datadog$154K — $205K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Marketing for enterprise B2B SaaS products.
  • Expertise in positioning, messaging, launches, and competitive intelligence for technical products.
  • Background in marketing infrastructure software, observability, data platforms, security, or developer tools is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across various departments like Product Management and Sales.
  • Passionate about observability, security, AI, and innovative technology solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Own the go-to-market strategy for Observability Pipelines, focusing on positioning and launches.
  • Create compelling messaging and narratives to position Datadog as a leader in telemetry solutions.
  • Manage analyst relations, including participation in reports like Gartner's Magic Quadrant.
  • Develop sales enablement materials to assist account teams in driving revenue.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product narratives based on customer insights.
  • Track and analyze metrics to optimize go-to-market performance and product adoption.

Benefits

  • Generous and competitive global benefits package.
  • New hire equity (RSUs) and an employee stock purchase plan.
  • Opportunities for continuous career development through mentorship and learning programs.
  • Ability to shape strategy for a rapidly growing product area at Datadog.
  • Collaborative work environment with leadership across multiple functions.
  • Inclusive workplace culture supporting professional growth and innovation.
Full Job Description
Observability Pipelines is one of Datadog's fastest-growing product lines, helping enterprises optimize telemetry costs, modernize observability architectures, and strengthen security operations. As the Senior Product Marketing Manager for Observability Pipelines, you'll own the go-to-market strategy for a rapidly expanding business at the intersection of observability, security, and AI. You'll partner closely with Product Management, Sales, Customer Success, Analyst Relations and Sales Enablement to shape category positioning, accelerate product adoption, and drive competitive success. This is a highly strategic role for someone who enjoys building new categories, influencing product direction, and delivering measurable business impact.

What You'll Do:
  • Own the end-to-end go-to-market strategy for Observability Pipelines, including positioning, launches, adoption, and field readiness.
  • Develop differentiated messaging and category narratives that position Datadog as the intelligent telemetry pipeline platform while supporting competitive displacement against solutions such as Cribl and Splunk.
  • Lead analyst relations efforts for the telemetry pipelines market, including Gartner Magic Quadrant participation, analyst briefings, and market education.
  • Build and maintain sales enablement assets including pitch decks, competitive battlecards, demos, customer stories, and sales plays that help account teams accelerate pipeline and revenue.
  • Partner closely with Product Management, Sales, Customer Marketing, Enablement, and Customer Success to translate customer insights into compelling product narratives and customer proof.
  • Measure and optimize go-to-market performance by tracking product adoption, pipeline influence, competitive outcomes, and launch success metrics.

Who You Are:
  • 5+ years of Product Marketing experience supporting enterprise B2B SaaS products.
  • Experience developing and executing product positioning, messaging, launches, competitive intelligence, and sales enablement for technical products.
  • Background marketing infrastructure software, observability, data platforms, security, developer tools, or adjacent enterprise technologies is strongly preferred.
  • Able to communicate effectively with highly technical audiences while translating complex capabilities into clear customer value.
  • Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally across Product Management, Sales, Enablement, Analyst Relations, and Customer Marketing.
  • Passionate about observability, security, AI, and helping customers solve complex operational challenges through innovative technology.

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We know not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you're passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:
  • Generous and competitive global benefits package.
  • New hire equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Continuous career development through mentorship, learning programs, and internal mobility.
  • Opportunities to shape category strategy for one of Datadog's fastest-growing product areas.
  • Collaborative, cross-functional environment with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing leadership.
  • Friendly, inclusive workplace culture that supports professional growth and innovation.

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

#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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$154,000-$205,000 USD

About Datadog

Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. The company was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc and is headquartered in New York City. Datadog's platform assists organizations in improving agility, increasing efficiency, and providing end-to-end visibility across dynamic or high-scale infrastructures. The company's SaaS-based data analytics platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of customers' entire technology stack. Datadog's customers include Airbnb, Twilio, and The Washington Post.
Learn more about Datadog
Size
3,200 employees
Market Cap
$22.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$24.5 million
Founded
2010
Revenue
$603.4 million
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