# Program Manager, AI and Developer Community Content and Events

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $148k – $179k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Event Planning, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Process Improvement, technical content, ai events, developer events
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Program Manager responsible for planning and executing AI and developer-focused events, content, and technical programming for Datadog's community and advocacy efforts. Requires 2-5 years program management experience in B2B SaaS, strong cross-functional collaboration, data-driven process building, and up to 20% travel.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do

- Growing Datadog’s presence at AI events and identifying opportunities for meetups, hands-on learning, and sponsored events, with a focus on AI or Developer events
- Planning technical programming for AI or developer events that Datadog hosts or sponsors
- Supporting AI and developer focused content at larger global events such as DASH, Datadog’s annual conference
- Tracking deadlines and deliverables for our content and events, including digital and physical assets, and working with vendors and procurement teams as needed to ensure event success
- Identifying and resolving risks and blockers for our event programing
- Maintaining our internal tools and public website for event agenda and speaker content
- Owning our onsite speaker experience for both internal and customer speakers
- Managing event programming onsite, coordinating rehearsals, staffing, and ensuring smooth onsite operations
- Collaborate closely with our Community teams, external stakeholders, and the VP of Community
- Create and refine processes; maintain focus on continual improvements, automation and scaling
- Communicate goals, status, risks, and impact to teams and stakeholders ensuring alignment and visibility of information across teams.

## Who You Are

- Approximately 2-5 years of experience in program management, leading similar initiatives such as large scale conferences and related programs within a similar technical environment (B2B SaaS company), partnering closely with technical stakeholders
- Experience working collaboratively across cross-functional teams; strong leadership and interpersonal skills, experience building and fostering effective working relationships
- Strong communication skills, attention to detail and enjoy building processes
- Take a 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 organization
- Able to travel via train or air, domestically and internationally, up to 20% of the time

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