Recruiting Coordinator

Datadog • Boston, MA

3d • $49,000 - $65,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Recruiting Coordinator is a hands-on, delivery-first individual contributor role focused on operational execution, high-volume interview scheduling, and hiring workflows. The role ensures seamless interview experiences by managing scheduling requests, interview logistics, candidate and interviewer communications, and recruiting operations in the ATS. It is a foundational position in the people and recruiting career path, emphasizing mastery of core tools and strong partnerships with recruiters and stakeholders before expanding into broader team initiatives.

Datadog operates as a hybrid workplace and values the relationships, collaboration, and creativity fostered by its office culture. The role may grow to include onboarding new team members, delivering training, and taking on stretch projects based on bandwidth and contribution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree.
• 2–3 years of administrative work experience, or 1 year of experience in a Recruiting Coordinator role.
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills, including scheduling, calendar management, and handling urgent requests.
• Sense of urgency.
• Accuracy and high attention to detail in daily tasks.
• Clear and concise written communication with candidates, interviewers, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as a team player.
• Reliability.
• Willingness to use approved AI tools daily to automate routine tasks and improve workflow efficiency and consistency.
• A can-do attitude and readiness to take on challenges to provide candidates with a high-quality experience.
• Ability to handle confidential and highly sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

• Prior knowledge of Goodtime and Greenhouse.

Responsibilities

• Schedule high volumes of interviews within established service-level agreements (SLAs).
• Manage remote and onsite interview logistics and communications with candidates and interviewers.
• Provide interview-day support, including rescheduling, logistics, travel, expenses, and real-time recovery when plans change.
• Manage job openings and postings in the applicant tracking system (ATS), ensuring externally published information is accurate and compliant.
• Maintain ATS pipeline hygiene, including stage accuracy, feedback follow-up, and scorecard completion.
• Maintain scheduling and operational excellence dashboards.
• Manage offer letters with attention to regional nuances.
• Cover the team queue by promptly taking on work and escalating blockers early.
• Report on individual workload, KPIs, and SLAs; take accountability for performance and address identified gaps.
• Partner with recruiters, regional and global recruiting coordinators, people business partners, people coordinators, and hiring managers.
• Provide stakeholders with clear guidance and training, and deliver prompt, constructive feedback.
• Identify and remove roadblocks with guidance from leaders and experienced peers.
• Adapt to a changing environment, navigate uncertainty, and shift focus as business needs evolve.
• Potentially support onboarding for new team members, deliver training sessions, and take on stretch projects as bandwidth and contribution allow.

Benefits

• Best-in-breed onboarding.
• Generous global benefits.
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking.
• New-hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
• Inclusive company culture, with opportunities to join Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks.
• Healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits.
• 401(k) plan and match.
• Paid time off.
• Fitness reimbursements.
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level