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Senior Technical Program Manager
| Company | Datadog |
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| Location | New York, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $179000 – $228000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Solid technical background with educational experience in computer science, an engineering discipline, mathematics, information systems, or equivalent work experience and you enjoy learning new technologies.
- At least 5+ years of experience in technical program management in a dynamic and highly technical environment, with a strong track record in managing complex cross-functional projects in a cloud/SaaS environment delivering new software products or features.
- Experience working collaboratively across organizations and engineering domains that build in cloud environments; strong leadership and interpersonal skills, experience fostering effective working relationships.
- Experience simplifying engineering workflows, and improving the quality of product software delivery that benefits partner teams and customers.
- Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and are comfortable working in an ambiguous and innovative environment.
- Data-driven approach to program management; building tools (workflows, custom work intake processes, estimation models), collecting and analyzing data, and driving stakeholder buy-in.
- Experience influencing without direct authority at senior levels internal and external to the engineering organization.
Responsibilities
- Manage large-scale, cross-organization programs, engineering improvement efforts, and support product development through delivery.
- Work with teams to clarify goals and deliverables; bring data to inform planning and prioritization decisions between engineering and product teams.
- Help break down projects into component parts, identifying and tracking dependencies and opportunities for optimization; proactively identify problems and recommend solutions before they become blockers.
- Create and refine processes when necessary; maintain focus on reliability and continual improvements, and automation and scaling.
- Identify KPIs and success metrics, collect and analyze data; make information visible.
- Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact to teams and stakeholders; you are able to adapt communications to any level.
Preferred Qualifications
- Passionate about technology and a desire to grow skills.
