Job brief: Senior Recruiter

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Datadog's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-09 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-09.
• The apply link opens careers.datadoghq.com, the address Datadog's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $120,000 to $160,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Denver, Colorado, USA; New York, New York, USA · Boston · Denver +1
• Posted: 2026-11-09

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• Experienced in 10+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting for roles preferably for tech companies

Conditions

• We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

Main duties

• 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
• Ensure candidates and hiring managers have an excellent interview experience by creating and fostering high touch relationships with all

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Datadog's 219 open listings, 52% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Datadog hires

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