Strategic Account Executive

Datadog, Inc.; India; Presencial; INR 2.500.000 - 4.200.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

New hire stock equity (RSU)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Medical benefits package

retirement savings match

Pet adoption program

Descripción de la vacante

Datadog is seeking a Strategic Account Executive to target and close enterprise strategic new logos across India. You will uncover pain points as organisations move to cloud at scale and deliver Datadog solutions.

You will prospect into Fortune India 500 companies, build relationship maps, understand customer business, negotiate value-based terms, and maintain 90%+ forecasting accuracy while traveling as needed.

Formación

• 5+ years closing experience; mix of field selling within enterprise (Datadog definition: 5,000+ employees)
• Demonstrated track record of exceeding $1M in sales and average deal size $100k+
• Ability to prospect and self-generate pipeline
• Experience in SaaS/IT infrastructure or similar
• Experience selling into Fortune India 500 companies and closing new logos
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional, overseas teams
• Regular travel to client sites within area and other regions

Responsabilidades

• Prospect into large Fortune India 500 companies and close new logos.
• Maintain and own territory relationship maps, including existing and aspirational contacts.
• Develop a deep understanding of the customer’s business.
• Negotiate favorable pricing and terms by selling value and ROI.
• Manage customer and prospect expectations while expanding reach into territory.

Herramientas

MEDDIC

CRM software

Forecasting tools

Descripción del empleo

Job Description:

As a Strategic Account Executive, the primary responsibility is to target and close enterprise strategic new logos across India. In this role you’ll be focused on uncovering the pain points organisations face as they operate in or migrate to a cloud environment at scale as well as delivering the appropriate Datadog solution.

What You’ll Do:

• Prospect into large Fortune India 500 companies while running an efficient sales process
• Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts
• Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
• Negotiate favourable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
• Manage both customer & prospect expectations while expanding & hunting reach and depth into assigned territory, respectively
• Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges that defy easy solutions
• Have intuitive sense of necessary steps to close business and gain customer validation
• Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities
• Ensure high forecasting accuracy (minimum 90%) and consistency

Who You Are:

• Someone with 5+ years closing experience; mix of field selling within enterprise (as defined by Datadog, which is companies with more than 5000 employees)
• Driven and must have exceeded direct sales goals of 1M+ and operated with an average deal size of $100k+
• Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and self-generate pipeline
• Experienced in working for an innovative tech company (SaaS, IT infrastructure or similar preferred)
• Experienced in selling into large Fortune India 500 companies with proven ability to win new logos
• Comfortable and confident and working with cross functional, overseas teams
• 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.

Benefits and Growth:

• High income earning opportunities based on self performance
• New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
• Generous and competitive medical benefits package
• Retirement savings match
• Pet adoption and insurance program

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

About Datadog:

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

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