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Varun Vasisth

Doer · DISC type ds
Director - Technical Support Engineering (India) at Datadog
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Varun Vasisth is the Director of Technical Support Engineering at Datadog, with nearly 15 years of experience in people management. His expertise lies in leadership development, building high-performing teams, and fostering a strong team culture. He holds management certifications from ISB and IIM.

He is passionate about leadership philosophies and creating environments where individuals can thrive. Varun is deeply influenced by concepts of purpose-driven leadership and building trust within teams. Colleagues frequently describe him as an inspirational, supportive, and calm leader.

Unique fact: Varun was the very first person hired in India for Datadogs Technical Support Engineering group, tasked with building the team from the ground up.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director - Technical Support Engineering (India)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Varun shows up

Deliberate Doer
Fast-paced
Risk-Accepting

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Varun cares about

Leadership Development
With a career focused on people management, he is passionate about developing leaders and helping individuals achieve their full potential through coaching and mentorship.
Scaling Technical Teams
As the first hire for Datadog's support team in India, he has direct experience building and scaling high-performing technical teams from scratch in a hyper-growth environment.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Director - Technical Support Engineering (India)
Datadog
2-2019 - 2-2025
Director, Technical Account Management EMEA at Zscaler
Zscaler
2-2019 - 2-2025
Director Technical Account Manager
Zscaler
9-2012 - 2-2019
Senior Technical Support Manager
Citrix
4-2009 - 8-2012
operations manager
Cisco
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Media appearances

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Education
2018 - 2018
Accelerated Management Programme
Indian School of Business
2020 - 2021
Strategic Management
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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