Datadog
Senior Field Marketing Manager - Public Sector, Federal & Defense
$124K–$165K
District of Columbia, USA, Remote +1 · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- District of Columbia, USA, Remote
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of field marketing experience in B2B SaaS, including 4+ years marketing to the U.S. Federal government.
About the job
Own strategy and execution of integrated field marketing programs for Datadog’s U.S. Federal and Defense business, with accountability for segment pipeline and funnel performance.
What you'll do
- Plan and run segment-specific campaigns, events, executive briefings, workshops, and other programs across Federal Civilian, DoW/DoD, integrators, and the Defense Industrial Base.
- Develop federal-specific messaging with Product Marketing and partner with Demand Generation and Sales on campaigns, lead follow-up, and pipeline conversion.
- Manage the field marketing budget, report on pipeline, and mentor less experienced marketers.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of B2B SaaS field marketing experience, including 4+ years marketing to the U.S. Federal government, with a track record of driving public-sector pipeline.
- Direct experience with Defense buyers, Federal Systems Integrators, or Defense Industrial Base firms.
- U.S. citizenship; based in or willing to relocate to the Washington, D.C. metro area, and willing to travel roughly 40%.
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce, marketing automation, ABM platforms, and attribution tooling.
Nice to have
- Experience planning large-scale federal events, executive forums, and sponsored trade shows.
- Experience with account-based marketing for named agencies and programs; technical familiarity with observability, cloud, DevSecOps, or cybersecurity.
Pay
$124,000 — $165,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Salesforce, FedRAMP High, AWS GovCloud (US), NIST 800-53, CMMC, DISA STIGs, GSA, SEWP
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