Senior Sourcer
Datadog
$120,000 - $160,000 / year
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Description
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
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.
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.
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Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- stock options
About this role
Datadog is seeking a Senior Sourcer to build and maintain candidate pipelines for their most challenging, senior-level positions across the organization. You'll work hybrid from Boston, partnering closely with recruiters to develop creative sourcing strategies that engage both active and passive candidates. The role requires you to master multiple sourcing tools and platforms—LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Google X-Ray, and others—while also thinking beyond conventional channels to uncover talent that might otherwise stay hidden, including diverse candidates often overlooked by standard recruiting approaches.
This position calls for someone with at least eight years of sourcing experience, either at a search firm or as an in-house recruiter. You'll need strong communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to juggle multiple complex roles simultaneously. The work involves strategic planning backed by data, market research to understand talent flow and competitive hiring, and genuine skill at turning prospects into engaged candidates. Success here means combining tenacity with creativity—you'll champion openings internally, tap employee networks, and manage events and campaigns while maintaining stakeholder communication throughout.
Datadog offers competitive compensation ($136,000–$160,000), new hire equity, comprehensive benefits including healthcare and mental health support, and structured career development with mentorship and product training. The company emphasizes hybrid flexibility and an inclusive workplace culture, and explicitly welcomes applicants who are passionate about technology even if they don't check every box on day one.
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