✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Staff Product Manager, OpenTelemetry

at Datadog

📍 New York, New York, USA Hybrid Posted March 11, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior product management role leading OpenTelemetry efforts across Datadog products, focusing on standards, integration, and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define OpenTelemetry vision
  • Partner with product and engineering teams
  • Drive adoption metrics
  • Represent Datadog externally
  • Influence product priorities

Technical Overview

Focus on open source telemetry ecosystem, distributed systems, observability pipelines, and cross-team collaboration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior product manager with 8+ years of experience in infrastructure, observability, or developer platforms, with strong technical understanding of distributed systems and open source communities. They excel in strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and industry thought leadership.

Must-Have Skills

8+ years of Product Management experiencesignificant ownership in infrastructureobservabilitytelemetry systemsor developer platformsstrong technical understanding of distributed systemsexperience leading largecross-functional initiativesexcellent communicator

Nice-to-Have Skills

OpenTelemetry community involvementexperience with open source technologyindustry thought leadership

Tools & Platforms

OpenTelemetryindustry forums

Required Skills

OpenTelemetrydistributed systemstelemetry pipelinesobservability standardscross-functional initiativesstrategic thinkingcustomer discoveryinfluencecollaborationcommunicationdata-driven

Hard Skills

OpenTelemetryOpenTelemetry ecosystemdistributed systemstelemetry pipelinesagentscollectorslibrariesobservability standardsstrategic planningcross-functional collaboration

Soft Skills

strategic thinkinghands-on executioncommunicationinfluencecollaborationcustomer focusdata-driven decision making

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Observability, Cloud Computing
Job Function Lead and evolve OpenTelemetry initiatives across Datadog products

Keywords for Your Resume

Product ManagementOpenTelemetrydistributed systemstelemetry pipelinesobservability standardscross-functional initiativesstrategic thinkingcustomer discoveryindustry forumsinfluencecollaborationcommunicationdata-drivenopen source technologyobservability

Deal Breakers

Less than 8 years of experience, Lack of experience with OpenTelemetry or observability, No experience in product management, Inability to operate in a hybrid work environment

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