Director, Channels - Global Systems Integrators

SupportFinity™; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High income earning opportunities

Stock equity and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Continuous professional development

Generous global benefits

Job summary

A leading SaaS provider is seeking a Director of GSI Channels in San Francisco to drive incremental revenue through a capable partner community. Responsibilities include recruiting and managing Principal Partner Managers, developing partnerships, and enabling existing partners. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years' experience in channel sales and a strong leadership background. This hybrid role offers competitive salary and benefits including stock options, comprehensive health coverage, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in leadership roles including hiring and developing teams.
• 10+ years in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a SaaS or cloud services company.
• Confident in recruiting and building successful partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team of Principal Partner Managers.
• Identify and recruit new companies into the Datadog Partner Network.
• Accelerate existing Partners’ businesses through enablement.

Skills

Leadership in hiring and developing personnel

Business development

Strategic alliances

Channel sales experience

Excellent communication skills

Job description

As the Director of GSI Channels you will drive incremental revenue for Datadog by building and scaling a highly capable partner community. In this role, you will be responsible for managing Principal Partner Managers (individual contributors) within your organization who are aligned to specific GSI relationships in North America. Additionally, your team will recruit, develop, and manage new Datadog System Integrators. The role reports into the Sr. Director of Channels & Alliances, North America and works cross functionally with marketing, sales, field enablement, product, sales ops, and legal to build, manage, and scale the Datadog Partner business in the region.

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

• Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team by recognizing exceptional talent and coaching them for success in their role
• Identify and recruit new companies into the Datadog Partner Network to drive incremental revenue and deliver successful outcomes for end customers
• Accelerate existing Datadog Partners’ business through business and technical enablement and successfully executing go-to-market activities
• Collaborate closely with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations as well as regional marketing and customer success teams to drive incremental revenue for the region.
• Serve as executive regional sponsor for key partnerships including top GSI channel partners.
• Own regional metrics and reporting to Datadog leadership.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in leadership including hiring and developing sales and partner personnel
• 10+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or SaaS organization
• Confident in recruiting and building successful partnerships, including with multi-national and global organizations.
• Able to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including interacting with and presenting to senior leadership, externally and internally.

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 global benefits

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

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: $170,000 — $218,000 USD

About Datadog

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

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