Datadog

Major Account Manager

Datadog$165K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of enterprise software sales experience
  • Experience selling to Fortune 100 companies
  • Ability to manage complex account teams
  • Success in selling new solutions to existing technical product users
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals
  • Capability to independently prospect and build pipeline
  • Experience working for an innovative tech company
  • Willingness to travel over 50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Prospect into a targeted set of accounts and manage the sales process
  • Nurture existing client relationships to expand Datadog's footprint
  • Maintain and develop relationship maps for your territory
  • Gain a deep understanding of customers' businesses
  • Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms
  • Display resourcefulness in overcoming challenges
  • Identify necessary steps to close deals and secure customer validation
  • Ensure high accuracy in sales forecasts

Benefits

  • High income earning potential based on performance
  • New hire stock equity and an employee stock purchase plan
  • Opportunities for continuous professional development and product training
  • Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
  • In-house mentoring and networking programs
  • Inclusive company culture and employee resource groups
  • Access to internal panel discussions on inclusion
  • Global health benefits for employees and dependents
  • Competitive benefits package
  • Various giving programs
Full Job Description
The Datadog Major Accounts Team is focused on driving new business and expanding the current Datadog footprint with our largest and most strategic clients. The success of the Major Accounts Team directly impacts the success of Datadog and is a highly visible position with bold revenue targets. We are searching for seasoned and successful Account Executives that have a passion for technology and a fast-paced sales environment. The Major Accounts Team has experienced unprecedented success since its inception in 2021 and we are continuing to expand the team. This is a lucrative opportunity for any driven and competitive salesperson.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You'll Do:
  • Prospect into a targeted set of accounts while running an efficient sales process
  • Nurture existing client relationships and grow the Datadog footprint
  • Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts
  • Develop a deep comprehension of the customer's business
  • Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms by selling value and ROI
  • Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges
  • Determine necessary steps to close business and gain customer validation
  • Identify a robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities
  • Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency

Who You Are:
  • Someone with 7+ years Enterprise software sales experience
  • Experienced in selling Fortune 100 companies with the ability to win new business
  • Experience managing a complex account team from multiple GTM Ecosystem partner functions to support Sales cycle
  • Experience/success selling new solutions into accounts already leveraging core technical products
  • Combination of leveraging existing customer contacts and net new PG to break into new BUs and sell net new products
  • Have consistently met/exceeded direct sales goals
  • Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and build pipeline on your own
  • Experienced in working for an innovative tech company
  • Role requires regular travel to client sites, within your area and other regions, using various modes of transportation (car, train, air), depending on business needs

Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you're passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits and Growth:
  • High income earning opportunities based on individual performance
  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
  • Access to Inclusion Talks, our Internal panel discussions
  • Free, global Spring Health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
  • Competitive global benefits
  • Giving programs

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

#LI-Hybrid

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$165,000-$180,000 USD

#LI-Hybrid

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:

$165,000-$180,000 USD

About Datadog

Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform for cloud-scale infrastructure and applications. The company was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc and is headquartered in New York City. Datadog's platform assists organizations in improving agility, increasing efficiency, and providing end-to-end visibility across dynamic or high-scale infrastructures. The company's SaaS-based data analytics platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of customers' entire technology stack. Datadog's customers include Airbnb, Twilio, and The Washington Post.
Learn more about Datadog
Size
3,200 employees
Market Cap
$22.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$24.5 million
Founded
2010
Revenue
$603.4 million
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