# Vice President, People Business Partner at Datadog

> Lead a global team of People Business Partners supporting Datadog's Engineering organization and advising the CTO on talent and org design.

- Company: Datadog (datadoghq.com)
- Location: New York, New York, USA
- Places: New York, United States
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Level: Vice President
- Team: People, Engineering
- Work mode: Hybrid
- Apply: https://careers.datadoghq.com/detail/8335703/?gh_jid=8335703
- Page: https://ye.saranatour.dev/jobs/vice-president-people-business-partner-datadog-kn7an74wnja9t7w23ctvz8bm7s8hp6f8

## The posting

Vice President, People Business Partner
Datadog · New York, New York, USA

**The team:**

At Datadog, the People team works closely with leaders and employees to improve how we hire, develop, and support our people as the company grows. People Business Partners combine a strong understanding of the business with sound judgment, data, and People expertise to help leaders build effective organizations and maintain a high-performing culture.

**The opportunity:**

Datadog is seeking a global Vice President, People Business Partner to lead People support for our Engineering organization. This role will manage a team of People Business Partners, including people managers and individual contributors, and serve as a key partner to our CTO and Engineering leadership team.

You will set the direction for People Business Partnership across Engineering and help leaders anticipate the organizational and talent needs of a large, global technical organization. This role requires someone who can advise executives on complex decisions, lead through an experienced team, and ensure that priorities translate into practical plans and strong execution.

_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:**

- Lead and develop a global team of People Business Partners, including people managers and individual contributors, setting clear priorities, expectations, and standards for the organization
- Serve as a trusted partner to the CTO and Engineering leadership team on organizational, leadership, and talent matters
- Develop a deep understanding of Datadog’s business, technology, Engineering organization, and the talent required to support its continued growth
- Help leaders design organizations that can scale, with clear leadership structures, roles, accountabilities, and decision-making
- Partner with Engineering leadership to continue driving the organization’s AI transformation, including how AI changes engineering work, technical capabilities, team design, and workforce needs
- Lead workforce and headcount planning across Engineering, including decisions related to organizational shape, level mix, critical capabilities, location, and allocation of talent
- Advise leaders on succession planning, leadership effectiveness, performance, compensation, retention, internal mobility, and employee engagement
- Anticipate organizational risks and talent needs, bringing forward clear recommendations before issues become barriers to the business
- Use people and business data to identify trends, test assumptions, and influence decisions across the Engineering organization
- Coach senior Engineering leaders as they build their organizations, navigate change, and strengthen the performance of their teams
- Ensure Engineering’s career paths, talent practices, and manager expectations remain clear, scalable, and connected to the needs of the organization
- Oversee complex and sensitive employee relations matters, balancing business needs, employee experience, consistency, and risk
- Partner with People Centers of Excellence and Recruiting to shape company programs and ensure they address the needs of a large, technically complex organization
- Ensure core People processes—including performance feedback, talent review, compensation, workforce planning, and e