Senior Design Manager - Design Systems at datadog

The role

Lead the DRUIDS design system team at Datadog to redefine how products are built in an engineering-forward environment. You will manage a team of designers and design engineers to set the system's direction and maintain a high quality bar across all surfaces. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on evolving the product's look and feel while building tools for designing in code.

What you'll do

• Define the strategic direction and roadmap for the DRUIDS design system
• Manage and coach a team of designers and design engineers
• Maintain the quality bar for all components patterns and principles
• Oversee the tooling and workflows that make the system usable for engineers
• Partner with product designers and frontend engineers across thirty plus products
• Evaluate how design quality is measured by both people and automated agents

What you'll bring

• Eight or more years of experience in product design
• Three or more years of experience in a management role
• Previous experience managing and growing a design system team
• Proficiency in reading and writing front end code
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence fellow leaders

Your impact

You will transform the way software is shipped at Datadog by making designing in code the default workflow. By setting a high standard for craft and quality, you will ensure the design system effectively supports over a hundred designers and thousands of engineers. Your leadership will define the future of the system in an AI-driven landscape, directly improving the user experience across all product surfaces.