Manager, Networking

<p>The Manager of Networking at Datadog leads the global management of network services across all Datadog offices worldwide. This role is responsible for ensuring seamless, high-performance Wi-Fi and direct internet access in our global offices and conference room technology, supporting a rapidly growing global enterprise. As Datadog continues to grow rapidly, this role plays a critical part in scaling both the team and network infrastructure to meet increasing demand. This is a hybrid role that sits in global headquarters in New York city and requires three days in the office each week with occasional travel to our offices around the world.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the global network engineering teams, managing both full-time employees and third-party vendors to ensure consistent and high-quality service delivery for Datadog offices worldwide.</li> <li>Oversee the design, deployment and scaling of office network infrastructure, including Wi-Fi (Cisco Meraki) and edge networking devices (Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, and others), ensuring these services operate according to Datadog's defined service level objectives.</li> <li>Define and implement standards, policies, and processes for network infrastructure to ensure security, reliability and scalability.</li> <li>Collaborate with IT Security, Enterprise Technology, and Workplace teams to align network services with broader IT and business objectives.</li> <li>Develop and track operational metrics for service availability, network performance, driving continuous improvement and optimization.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Who You Are:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>An experienced people manager with at least 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams of network engineers.</li> <li>Proven expertise in Wi-Fi network engineering, including deep knowledge of Cisco Meraki and edge networking solutions from vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto and Juniper.</li> <li>Experience managing large-scale office technology projects in global enterprises with more than 10 offices and 7,000+ employees, ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with rapid company growth.</li> <li>Strong vendor management skills, with experience selecting, negotiating, and overseeing third-party providers for network services.</li> <li>Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work across IT, Workplace, Security, and executive stakeholders.</li> <li>Preferred: A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, along with professional certifications such as CCNA, CCNP or equivalent networking certifications.</li> </ul> <p><em>Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the