Social Media Manager

Datadog is looking for a Social Media Manager to own the day-to-day execution of our social media presence and help advance our broader social strategy. This role sits at the intersection of social media, editorial strategy, and corporate communications, with responsibility for how Datadog plans, publishes, engages, and measures content across our social channels. You’ll partner across Communications and Marketing to translate company priorities into compelling, platform-appropriate social narratives.

• Own the content calendar, publishing, and day-to-day management of Datadog’s social channels, including Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
• Develop and execute social communication plans for product announcements, launches, global events, and other key company initiatives in partnership with communications, marketing, and cross-functional teams.
• Write and adapt social-first copy and messaging for different platforms, audiences, and company initiatives, partnering with creative teams on visual assets as needed.
• Monitor social channels and engage with relevant conversations, identifying cultural moments and routing mentions that require broader support to the appropriate internal teams.
• Analyze channel and content performance and translate results into actionable recommendations and reporting for executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Partner with the Senior Social Media Manager and Corporate Communications team to continually refine Datadog’s social strategy, editorial approach, processes, and audience engagement.

• You have 4–6 years of experience directly managing brand or corporate social media channels, ideally within a corporate communications, marketing, or brand marketing function.
• You’re a strong social-first writer and editor who can develop clear, engaging copy for distinct audiences, platforms, and communications objectives.
• You have experience owning social content calendars and taking campaigns from planning through publishing, community engagement, measurement, and optimization.
• You understand how organic social media works alongside media relations, executive communications, paid opportunities, and broader integrated communications programs.
• You have experience using social media analytics and management platforms, such as Sprout Social or Hootsuite, and translating performance data into recommendations for senior audiences.
• You can manage multiple channels, campaigns, and stakeholders while applying strong editorial judgment in a fast-moving environment.

• Generous and competitive benefits package
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
• Employee-focused best in class onboarding
• Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

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.

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence.