Datadog

New South Wales

6,500 Total Employees

Year Founded: 2010

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Datadog Leadership & Management

Datadog Employee Perspectives

My focus is to inspire people and focus on their growth, to be here to back them up and support them and to ensure they have everything they need to be ready for the next step. I grow along with them to prepare them for that next step.

Daniela da Cruz, Director, Engineering

From the article: Building a Humble and Open Engineering Team with Datadog's Daniela da Cruz

Through internal promotions and external hires, I have tried to create a culture of coaching and enablement. When I look at the leadership team that we have and the impact that they have made so far, I feel like I’ve succeeded.

Anu Leppänen, Regional Vice President of Enterprise Sales

From the article: How This Leader Taps into Her Nordic Roots to Help Drive Datadog's Expansion

Leadership means creating the conditions where smart people can try bold things. That’s how we’ll discover what works, what doesn’t, and what’s next.

Diamond, Director of Engineering for AI

From the article: Director of Engineering on Building AI Agents Teams at Datadog

Datadog Employee Reviews

I’ve grown so much here – not just in title, but in mindset. From Sales Development Representative to Director, what’s made the biggest difference is the people: mentors, managers, and teammates who always show up, challenge you, and help you get better.

Tammy, Director, Commercial Sales

I started out in Commercial Sales, but my goal was to move into Enterprise Sales, and Datadog gave me the mentorship, opportunity, and support to get there. As a woman in tech sales, it’s incredibly rewarding to speak confidently with leaders at some of the world’s best-known companies. We’re equals in the conversation, and that makes a difference.

Olivia, Enterprise Sales Executive

What People Are Saying About Datadog

Strategic Vision & Planning: Leadership consistently articulates a platform-first strategy unifying observability and security, increasingly automated by AI agents. Investor communications, events, and product narratives repeat this north star over multiple years and tie it to concrete milestones.
Open & Transparent Communication: Leaders roadmap in public via earnings calls, Investor Day, and events like DASH, connecting product updates and outlooks to the stated strategy. CEO-led messaging and frequent updates provide clear signals on direction and priorities.
Strong Execution: Product launches and technical work (e.g., Bits AI agents and the Toto time-series model) align with the stated strategy. Shipping cadence and platform expansions demonstrate follow-through on the platform + AI narrative.

Datadog's Benefits

Hosts in-person all-hands meetings

All-Paws are held every quarter live in our NYC office and live-streamed for all other offices where employees have the opportunity to engage with our CEO and Senior Leadership directly.

Hosts in-person revenue kickoff meetings

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility