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Datadog is seeking an experienced Global Safety & Security Manager to join its Operations team and support safety and security operations across the enterprise. Based in the Singapore office (with potential for Sydney placement), this role reports directly to the Global Head of Global Safety & Security and will focus on APAC regional operations while providing ad-hoc support to EMEA and AMER regions as needed. The position requires domestic and international travel.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day global safety and security operations for Datadog's APAC regional offices, including co-working locations
- Oversee investigations, health and safety compliance, security risk management, travel safety, event security, budgeting, crisis management, emergency response, and property loss management
- Enforce Datadog's security policies and regulations regionally; document and disseminate security protocols under guidance of the Global Head
- Develop regional policies, technical security solutions, safety protocols, and emergency preparedness training; liaise with local law enforcement
- Collaborate with Office Operations, Real Estate, IT, Legal, Events, and People teams to ensure alignment on global safety and security initiatives
- Execute daily operations and strategic initiatives for workplace safety, contract security personnel management, and incident response
- Identify long-term organizational needs and develop strategic plans for executive approval
- Provide assessments and briefings to leadership on corrective actions and their impact
- Facilitate tabletop exercises for regional offices focused on emergency preparedness and crisis management
Datadog is a leading observability and security platform trusted by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders. The company operates as a hybrid workplace and values office culture for collaboration and creativity.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in corporate physical security and safety roles within a global security environment, with specific expertise in Asia Pacific (APAC) regions
- 5+ years as a full-time people manager (essential)
- Experienced in managing safety and security operations, ideally within a fast-paced technology environment, with focus on developing security and safety programs and incident response plans
- Skilled in managing all aspects of a physical security program, including Executive Protection, Event Security, and Travel Security
- Experienced in building and growing regional and global safety and security programs to scale with organizational needs
- Knowledgeable about global technical security monitoring systems, with experience reviewing architectural plans and planning physical security design
- Familiarity with enterprise physical security risk management principles, including conducting security and safety risk assessments and implementing mitigation strategies
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey security information across all organizational levels, with specific focus on executives
- Strong vendor management capabilities with a track record of managing and coordinating with external security vendors
