Strategic Account Executive

Datadog, Inc.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU stock

ESPP

Professional development

MEDDIC training

Message training

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

Medical benefits

Retirement match

Pet program

Job summary

Datadog is seeking Strategic Account Executives to target and close new business with large customers in Singapore and the Philippines. You will uncover cloud migration pain points and deliver Datadog solutions while working in a hybrid workplace.

The role emphasizes relationship mapping, ROI-based negotiations, and achieving multi-million-dollar deals. You will travel to client sites as needed, build pipelines autonomously, and contribute to a high-velocity sales process in a tech SaaS

Qualifications

• 5+ years closing experience (field sales within enterprise) required.
• Proven track record of meeting/exceeding $1M+ in direct sales goals.
• Ability to prospect and build a pipeline independently.
• Experience selling into large Fortune 1000 companies preferred.
• Willingness to travel regularly to client sites and regions.

Responsibilities

• Prospect into large Fortune 1000 companies while running an efficient sales process.
• Maintain, build and own relationship maps for territory including existing and aspirational contacts.
• Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business needs.
• Negotiate pricing and terms with large enterprises by selling value and ROI.
• Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach in territory.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness when challenges arise.
• Close business with steps leading to customer validation.
• Identify drivers behind opportunities and forecast accurately.
• Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency.

Skills

Closing experience

Enterprise sales

Pipeline development

Account management

Travel readiness

Job description

Our Strategic Account Executives target and close new business with Datadog’s largest, most strategic customers and prospects in Singapore & Philippines. In this role you’ll be focused on uncovering the pain points organizations face as they operate in or migrate to a cloud environment at scale as well as delivering the appropriate Datadog solution.

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 large Fortune 1000 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 favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
• Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory
• Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges that defy easy solution
• 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 and consistency

Who You Are:

• Someone with 5+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within mid-market or enterprise)
• Driven and have met/exceeded direct sales goals of 1M+ and operated with an average deal size of $100k+
• Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and build pipeline on your own
• Experienced in working for an innovative tech company (SaaS, IT infrastructure or similar preferred)
• Experienced in selling into large Fortune 1000 companies with the ability to win new logos
• 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 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.

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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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