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Senior Analyst Relations Manager

Datadog
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/29/2026
Datadog is seeking a Senior Analyst Relations Manager to help shape and scale our global Analyst Relations (AR) program. In this role, you will lead strategic engagement with industry analysts across observability, AI, and adjacent cloud technologies, ensuring they have a clear understanding of Datadog’s platform, innovation, and long-term vision. You will partner closely with Product Management and Product Marketing to translate complex technical capabilities into compelling narratives, while bringing analyst insights back into the business to inform strategy and positioning. This is a highly cross-functional role that blends strategic thinking with operational excellence and offers strong visibility across senior leadership.

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:

  • Develop and drive the global analyst relations strategy across Datadog’s observability and AI portfolio
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with key analysts across firms such as Gartner, Forrester, and IDC
  • Partner with Product Management and Product Marketing to craft clear, differentiated narratives aligned to market trends
  • Lead strategy, preparation and execution of analyst evaluations and research cycles, ensuring high-quality submissions
  • Prepare senior leaders for analyst briefings with structured messaging and executive-ready materials
  • Synthesize analyst insights into actionable recommendations for product strategy and go-to-market alignment

Who You Are:

  • 6-8 years of experience in Analyst Relations, Product Marketing, or a related role within the technology industry
  • Proven experience building and scaling analyst engagement programs tied to business objectives
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts
  • Strong executive presence with experience working with and advising senior executives in high-visibility external engagements
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated collaboration with cross-functional teams including Product Management and Marketing

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We know not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That’s okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your experience, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

  • Generous and competitive global and US benefits
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Continuous career development and growth opportunities
  • Product training to deepen understanding of Datadog’s platform and ecosystem
  • Internal mentorship and cross-functional learning opportunities
  • Inclusive and collaborative workplace culture

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$124,000—$165,000 USD

About Datadog:

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.

Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.

Salary : $124,000 - $165,000

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