Head of Global Executive Support

Datadog · New York, New York, USA

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • $200,000 – $240,000
  • Posted 2026-08-27
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

Datadog is hiring a Head of Global Executive Support to lead and scale our Executive Support organization. This is a leadership role responsible for the strategy, operations, and people development of a global team spanning Executive Assistants, Senior EAs, Team Leads, and Managers. The leader will serve as the connective tissue between executive leadership and the broader organization, helping to set the standard for operational excellence, building scalable systems, and developing the next generation of EA talent.

Datadog's Executive Support team is a high-visibility, high-impact function that directly enables our most senior leaders to operate at their best. As the leader, you'll shape how the entire function runs; building a team culture grounded in excellence, discretion, and genuine partnership. The right person for this role brings deep expertise in executive-level support, a systems mindset, and a track record of leading high-performing administrative organizations.

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, multi-level executive assistant team

• Define the long-term vision and operating model for Executive Support at Datadog

• Drive headcount planning, resource allocation, and org design as the company scales

• Develop and maintain policies, playbooks, and documentation that standardize high-quality support across all executive stakeholders

• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and reduce friction across the organization

• Act as an escalation point for complex, high-stakes, or sensitive executive support needs

• Maintain discretion and judgment around confidential information at the highest levels of the organization

• Partner with Finance, Legal, People, and leaders across the business to ensure EA operations align with company-wide policies and systems

• Travel to global offices and company conferences, as needed

Who You Are

• 12+ years of experience in executive or administrative support, with at least 4+ years in a people management role leading other managers

• Demonstrated ability to build and scale an EA organization

• Deep fluency in executive-level support workflows: complex calendar management, travel logistics, budget oversight, and event execution

• Strong proficiency with Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack, Workday, Navan, and related enterprise tools; familiarity with tools like Claude, Salesforce, Jira, or similar a plus

• Exceptional judgment and discretion; able to handle sensitive organizational and executive information with the highest level of confidentiality

• Strong communication and influencing skills, able to earn trust with C-suite leaders and build alignment across teams

• A systems thinker who proactively identifies inefficiencies and drives solutions without waiting to be asked

• Experience in a high-growth technology company preferred

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand 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 skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:

• Best-in-breed onboarding

• Generous global benefits

• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing

• An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks

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

#LI-Hybrid
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:
$200,000—$240,000 USD

About Datadog:

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. Learn mor

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