✦ Luna Orbit — Product Management

Senior Product Manager - OpenTelemetry Collectors

at Datadog

📍 New York, New York, USA Hybrid Posted March 11, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5–8+ years
Education Not specified
Category Product Management

This role involves leading the development of OpenTelemetry collectors and telemetry pipelines, collaborating with engineering and the open-source community to enhance observability infrastructure.

  • Define product vision for OpenTelemetry Collectors
  • Collaborate with engineering teams
  • Engage with open-source community
  • Establish success metrics
  • Drive product roadmap

The position requires expertise in distributed systems, telemetry pipelines, and open standards, with a focus on scalable data collection and community engagement.

The ideal candidate is a senior product manager with 5-8+ years of experience, possessing deep technical knowledge of distributed systems, telemetry, and OpenTelemetry. They are customer-focused, skilled in cross-functional collaboration, and experienced in driving product strategy in infrastructure or observability domains.

5–8+ years of experience in Product ManagementTechnical understanding of distributed systemsagents/collectorstelemetry pipelinesor OpenTelemetry ecosystemExperience driving cross-functional initiativesExcellent communication skillsCustomer-centric approach
Experience with infrastructureobservabilityor developer platformsKnowledge of telemetry pipelinesCommunity engagement experience
OpenTelemetryTelemetry CollectorsDistributed Systems Tools
OpenTelemetryTelemetryDistributed SystemsAgentsCollectorsData IngestionData CollectionScalingCommunity Engagement
Product ManagementOpenTelemetryTelemetryDistributed SystemsAgentsCollectorsData IngestionData CollectionScalingCommunity Engagement
CommunicationInfluenceCustomer FocusAnalytical SkillsCollaborationTechnical Understanding
Industry SaaS
Job Function Manage the product lifecycle of OpenTelemetry collectors and telemetry data pipelines to improve observability infrastructure.
Senior Product ManagerOpenTelemetryTelemetryDistributed SystemsAgentsCollectorsData IngestionData CollectionScalingCommunity EngagementProduct ManagementInfrastructureDeveloper PlatformsTelemetry PipelinesCustomer-centricCustomer Focus

Less than 5 years of experience in product management, Lack of technical understanding of distributed systems or telemetry, No experience with OpenTelemetry or related tools, No demonstrated customer-centric approach

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