Role Overview

Datadog, the leading cloud monitoring and security platform, is seeking a Senior Director, APJ Marketing to drive expansion across Asia Pacific Japan markets. Based in Singapore or Sydney, this strategic leadership role reports to the VP of Digital Operations & Field Marketing. You'll shape regional marketing strategies for our observability, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure monitoring solutions, powering digital transformation for enterprises worldwide.

With Datadog's hybrid workplace model, you'll foster collaboration while maintaining work-life harmony. This is your opportunity to lead a best-in-class field marketing organization in the fastest-growing tech region, leveraging our SaaS platform used by engineering teams at Fortune 500 companies.

Key Responsibilities at Datadog

• Lead as Center of Excellence: Mentor geographically dispersed Field Marketing Managers with professional development, skill training, and GTM enablement to exceed industry benchmarks.
• Strategic Market Adaptation: Deep dive into Datadog's products, market positioning, buyer personas, competition, and APJ trends to optimize global marketing plans locally.
• Sales Alignment Mastery: Partner with APJ sales leadership for quarterly field planning, OKR setting, KPI tracking, data forecasting, and metrics presentation in QSRs, QBRs, and leadership forums.
• Demand Generation Leadership: Leverage US marketing resources, regional agencies, and partners across channels to generate pipeline and optimize field marketing mix dynamically.
• Sales Enablement Champion: Serve as primary contact ensuring seamless communication of marketing strategies, goals, metrics, and results to sales teams.
• Event Strategy Execution: Collaborate on flagship events like DASH, Datadog Summit, Datadog Live, and major sponsorships including AWS re:Invent.
• Team Building Expert: Work with HR to recruit, hire, and onboard top marketing talent across APJ markets.
• Program Optimization: Manage end-to-end campaigns with rigorous ROI analysis, budget allocation, and continuous improvement.
• Data-Driven Culture: Implement Salesforce workflows, Google Suite analytics, and sales enablement tools for pipeline acceleration.

Qualifications & Requirements

To succeed as Senior Director, APJ Marketing at Datadog, you'll bring:

• 15+ years B2B SaaS field marketing experience targeting enterprise clients in technology sectors.
• Deep APJ expertise spanning Japan, Korea, ASEAN, India, and ANZ markets with proven multi-country leadership.
• Track record executing multi-touch, multi-channel GTM strategies surpassing revenue goals and industry standards.
• Advanced proficiency in Salesforce CRM, data analytics, OKR frameworks, forecasting models, and presentation tools.
• Exceptional organizational skills managing complex projects, deadlines, and 50%+ travel across dynamic regions.
• Team-oriented leadership fostering cross-functional alignment between sales, operations, and marketing.

Datadog celebrates diverse backgrounds. If you're passionate about cloud observability and DevOps, we encourage your application even if you don't match every qualification perfectly.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive compensation reflects Singapore's tech market leadership:

• Base Salary Range: SGD 350,000 - 550,000 annually (experience-dependent).
• Equity Package: RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan with significant growth potential (NASDAQ: DDOG).
• Comprehensive Health: Family medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Professional Growth: Unlimited learning stipends, conferences, certifications in cloud monitoring.
• Wellness Perks: Fitness reimbursements, mental health support, commuter benefits.
• Hybrid Flexibility: Work-life harmony with office collaboration emphasis.

Why Join Datadog?

Datadog powers the world's most innovative companies with our unified platform for infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring (APM), log management, and security observability. We're profitable, growing 60%+ YoY, and built by engineers for engineers.

Join our APJ team to:

• Shape cloud-native strategies in Asia's digital transformation epicenter.
• Access mentorship, buddy programs, and clear career progression to VP levels.
• Thrive in inclusive culture valuing innovation, data, and customer success.
• Impact global brands migrating to cloud with Datadog's full-stack observability.

APJ Marketing leaders at Datadog accelerate pipeline for DevOps, SRE, and security teams modernizing with Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, and multi-cloud environments.

How to Apply

Ready to lead Datadog's APJ expansion? Submit your resume highlighting B2B SaaS field marketing wins, APJ experience, and data-driven results. Our recruitment team reviews applications continuously—apply now to join our Singapore or Sydney offices!

Datadog is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.