Datadog - Denver, CO

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Manager
Denver, CO
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

As a Manager 2 in Federal Support Engineering at Datadog, you will play a pivotal role in leading a team of Federal Support Engineers and their managers. Your primary responsibility will be to manage, develop, coach, and mentor your team, ensuring they effectively respond to client requests, reproduce and troubleshoot issues, and navigate Datadog's extensive suite of over 400 integrations. You will be accountable for your team's performance, conducting performance reviews, managing performance plans, and addressing any employee relations issues that may arise. In collaboration with senior leadership in the Support team, you will oversee team projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing productivity and refining processes. You will also work closely with Engineering, Product Managers, Account Executives, and Customer Success Managers to manage GovCloud feature requests and ensure product quality. Your role will involve partnering with the Federal Support Director on hiring, onboarding, and training initiatives to attract and retain top talent. You will guide your team through technical training, certifications, and additional learning opportunities, driving projects that improve team productivity and processes. Furthermore, you will collaborate with internal teams and customers on high-priority escalations, serving as a resource to resolve issues as necessary. This position requires a passion for people management and mentorship, along with a self-motivated and detail-oriented approach to continuous learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Manage, develop, coach and mentor Federal Support Engineers and/or people managers and their teams.
  • Act as the owner for your team's accountability and performance, managing performance reviews and employee relations issues.
  • Partner with Support team senior leadership to oversee team projects and initiatives to improve productivity, process or procedure.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Product Managers, AE's, and CSM's teams to oversee GovCloud Feature requests and Product quality.
  • Work with Federal Support Director on hiring, onboarding, successful training, and retaining top talent.
  • Guide the team through technical-training, certificates, additional learning, and development needs.
  • Drive projects or initiatives to improve team productivity, process, or procedure.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and customers on high-priority escalations and act as a resource to resolve escalations from team members.

Requirements

  • Previous experience leading a team, including managing other managers.
  • Self-motivated, detail-attentive, and a desire for continuous learning.
  • Critical thinker with a client-centric approach and data-driven decision-making.
  • Basic programming experience and knowledge of Linux.
  • Ability to handle a rotating pager/oncall schedule for incidents and business-critical issues.

Nice-to-haves

  • Active contribution to open-source projects (code, bug reports, etc.) and the Engineering Community (Meetups, etc.).
  • Passion for technology and a desire to grow skills.

Benefits

  • Best-in-breed onboarding
  • Generous global benefits
  • Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • Inclusive company culture with Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks
  • Healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits
  • 401(k) plan and match
  • Paid time off
  • Fitness reimbursements
  • Discounted employee stock purchase plan
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