This is an AI-generated portfolio customized for Director, Product Design role at Datadog demonstrating the skills and experience to address the top challenges listed in the job profile:
- Setting design quality standards across 4+ diverse products (Infrastructure monitoring, Log management, Data observability, LLM Observability)
- Leading and scaling a distributed design organization of 30+ designers across North America and Europe
- Balancing innovation in new products while maintaining excellence in mature platform products
Case Studies
Here are some of my past projects that are relevant to demonstrate how I addressed similar challenges as the ones your organization is facing:
NYC DOE Design System
Led comprehensive redesign of legacy systems, creating unified cross-platform design system for 1.1 million students.
Demonstrates experience leading large-scale design systems across multiple platforms, managing complex stakeholder requirements, and establishing design quality standards – directly relevant to overseeing design quality across Datadog’s 4+ diverse product portfolio.
Economist Material Design
Led UX team implementing Material Design, establishing processes and managing distributed teams across three continents.
Shows proven ability to lead distributed design teams across multiple continents, establish formal UX processes, and maintain design consistency – essential skills for managing 30+ designers across North America and Europe at Datadog.
Lean Product Development at The Economist
Led product strategy for new subscriber acquisition while maintaining existing platform excellence through lean methodology.
Exemplifies balancing innovation in new products with platform excellence, stakeholder engagement across all organizational levels, and strategic product thinking – key requirements for Datadog’s dual focus on new initiatives and mature platform success.
