Lead UX Designer - New York

As a UX Designer on Datadog’s Marketing team, you will help shape the end-to-end experience of our website, one of the most important ways prospects, customers, and partners learn about us. You’ll design user journeys, wireframes, and UX flows that make complex information easy to navigate. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to our design system, and help build a modern, scalable site that supports global audiences and drives business impact.

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: 

• Design clear, intuitive user journeys and information architecture across the website experiences 
• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and other UX specs that support collaboration with engineering, marketing, and content partners
• Conduct user research and usability behaviors to surface insights that improve clarity and flow
• Design experiences that help users easily find information, understand our products, and navigate complex content with confidence
• Use analytics, experimentation, and research insights to guide strategy, validate decisions, and refine patterns over time
• Partner with other designers and strengthen design culture through systematic thinking, visual craft, and clear narratives

Who You Are: 

• 6-8 years experience in UX design with a portfolio showing user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and research
• Skilled in design systems, accessibility, and responsive design
• Able to use analytics, research, and testing to guide decisions and refine experiences
• A collaborative partner who works well with engineering, marketing, and other business teams
• Someone who thrives in iterative environments and is eager to do experimentation and large-scale web UX
• A forward-thinking designer who enjoys solving complex problems and simplifying technical 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:

• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Competitive global benefits
• Access to internal learning programs, mentorship, and skill-building resources
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds
• Opportunity to influence the UX direction of a high-traffic, global website that reaches millions of technical users

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

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