Manager, Enterprise Sales Engineering

Datadog; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Datadog is hiring a Manager, Enterprise Sales Engineering to lead a team of Sales Engineers in the UK from a remote location. The role involves managing pre-sales technical support, coaching team members, and collaborating closely with Sales and Product Management to enhance customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, technical knowledge, and be adept at communicating both technical and business value to clients.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage and develop a team in a technical environment.
• Experience in recruiting and onboarding new talent.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Sales Engineers to qualify and close opportunities.
• Partner with Sales Team to articulate the Datadog value proposition.
• Ensure team readiness to support all required Datadog solutions.

Skills

Team Management

Technical Expertise

Communication Skills

Coaching and Mentoring

Strategic Thinking

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22.06.2025

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Manager, Enterprise Sales Engineering

United Kingdom, Remote

Datadog is seeking a Manager, Sales Engineering to join our high-growth organization and world-class pre-sales team. You will manage a team of talented Sales Engineers to help qualify and close opportunities and coach the team on their approach to providing technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations (POCs). This is a hands-on management role where you will take the lead technical role in your region supporting customer facing activities and engagements for key accounts. Enable a strong partnership between the SE team and other organizations within Datadog.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the Sales Team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers
• Manage a team of individual contributors, helping to ensure customer success pre-sale
• Assist recruiting efforts to find and hire top talent within your region. Mentor/coach new hires during on-boarding to ensure proper ramping of skills and capabilities
• Ensure that your team is enabled to support all required Datadog solutions along with key technical and soft skills
• Develop a close working relationship with Product Management, Support, and Enablement to ensure continuity between pre and post sales activities
• Deliver semi-annual performance reviews along with collaborating on and executing individual development plans

Who You Are:

• Coachable, with a strong desire to improve and grow as a professional and a demonstrated ability to navigate through change
• Proven in your ability to grow and develop a team
• Experienced in recruiting both individual contributors and front line leaders
• Knowledgeable in current infrastructure and monitoring solutions and technologies
• Able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer and mentor others on how to do so
• Someone with strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering while also coaching others how to do so
• Able to think strategically and creatively about a wide variety of challenges

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.