Senior Program Manager, People Team (NYC)

We are looking for a Program Manager to join our People Team, reporting to the Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer. In this role, you will drive large-scale, high-impact, and cross-functional programs that shape and evolve our People products and infrastructure. You will operate at both a strategic and executional level, partnering across the People Team, and with business and functional stakeholders across Finance, Legal, IT, and business leadership to deliver transformative initiatives that support Datadog’s growth. This is a highly visible role requiring strong program management, systems thinking, and the ability to connect initiatives across the organization while improving operational effectiveness and employee experience.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional People programs, from ideation through execution and iteration

• Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to define program goals, success metrics, and roadmaps

• Deliver People products through scalable processes and frameworks that improve employee experience and organizational effectiveness

• Identify dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs across initiatives, proactively driving alignment and decision-making

• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, ensuring clear communication and accountability across teams

• Establish program governance, reporting, and operating rhythms to track progress and outcomes

• Synthesize insights across multiple workstreams to inform executive-level updates and recommendations

• Continuously improve program management practices within the

Department: People