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At a glance
Datadog is hiring a Senior Recruiter in Boston, MA; Denver, CO +1. It is a full-time role in HR & Talent, asking for at least 10 years of experience, first listed on November 10. The advertised pay is $120,000–$160,000 a year. Datadog has 99 other openings in the US, 19 of them in Boston, MA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 14 HR & Talent openings in Boston, MA today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $140,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Datadog advertises $120,000 to $160,000 a year, a midpoint of $140,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 54% of the 13 HR & talent jobs in Massachusetts that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $140,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Massachusetts tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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- Check the location works for you. This role is based in Boston, MA (or one of 2 other locations). If you would need to move, ask whether relocation help is offered.
- Match the experience. The advert asks for at least 10 years of experience. If you are a little short, a close match on the skills in the advert can still win an interview.
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About hiring at Datadog
Datadog has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 12 states. Most are in sales & BD (21), software & IT (14) and HR & talent (10). The biggest locations are New York, NY (74), Boston, MA (20) and San Francisco, CA (15). 17% of them are remote, none is marked entry level and 97% show pay. We collect Datadog's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Greenhouse), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Datadog's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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We are looking to hire a Senior Recruiter who will be responsible for finding the best talent for our team; you will be the face of recruiting at Datadog! You will be the first point of contact for new candidates in the hiring process, playing a critical role in identifying great candidates, telling the Datadog story and ultimately turning great candidates into great employees.
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:
- Proactively hunt, identify, screen, and assess talent while ensuring their qualifications match the open roles
- Partner closely with org leaders across the region to strategically plan for hiring across multiple business orgs
- Develop strategies to build and fill active and passive talent pipelines in order to tackle roles of varying complexity, while hiring at a high volume
- Develop ideas to pivot messaging, job descriptions, or any external facing content/events to help impact our ability to acquire talent
- Stay on top of the latest recruiting strategies, market movements, and company changes
- Ensure candidates and hiring managers have an excellent interview experience by creating and fostering high touch relationships with all
- Enhance our recruitment process through revamping interview practices, training interview teams, and becoming an expert at our ATS, Greenhouse
- Proactively solve for challenges across the region and work closely with xfn partners within recruiting and overall people team.
Who You Are:
- Experienced in 10+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting for roles preferably for tech companies
- Autonomous with a demonstrated ability to work independently and simultaneously on multiple positions
- Superior at selling value proposition, negotiating and closing great candidates
- Skilled at operating with a sense of urgency in all stages of the recruiting cycle
- Able to successfully navigate an ever-changing process
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:
- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
- Best in breed onboarding
- Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
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:
$120,000—$160,000 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 more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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