Datadog
Cloud Infrastructure & DevToolsDirect Greenhouse career site

Senior Sourcer

Pay
$120,000 – $160,000 per year
Location
New York, NY · Hybrid
Job type
Full-time
Level
Director
Experience
8+ years
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • candidate sourcing
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • strategic sourcing plans

Also useful

  • Gem
  • Google X-Ray searching

Stated benefits & perks

  • Healthcare
  • Dental
  • 401k match
  • Pto
  • Parental planning

About the role

We are looking for a Recruiting Sourcer to play a key role in the continued growth and success of Datadog by finding exceptional talent. The Senior Sourcer will partner closely with Recruiters to develop creative and tailored strategies to engage passive candidates. You will be the first point of contact for new candidates in the hiring process, playing a critical role in identifying great candidates and telling the Datadog story.

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

  • Generate and maintain active and passive candidate pipeline our most complex, hard to fill and senior level positions using various sources such as: LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Sourcing Campaigns, Google X Ray searching, previous event attendee lists, etc.
  • Amplify and champion job openings internally and working with employee base to find hidden talent in their networks.
  • Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans, leverage data and track progress throughout the search to be shared with stakeholders
  • Use your own research to get creative on where to find talent that otherwise might stay off the radar including diverse talent
  • Map out the talent market, keeping a pulse of talent flow, market attrition, and which companies employ the talent we're after
  • Specialize in event/project management, messaging analysis, creative prospecting, and stakeholder engagement

Who You Are

  • An established Sourcer with 8+ years of experience working for a search firm or in-house recruiting team
  • An individual with a high sense of urgency, strong communication skills and detail-oriented
  • Tenacious and passionate about sourcing and engaging candidates
  • Able to work independently and simultaneously on multiple roles
  • An individual with a proven track record of engaging talent through tools with an ability to turn passive prospects into candidates
  • Creative, innovative, intellectually curious and results driven

Additional information

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.

Read the original posting

From Datadog's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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Common questions

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