Director, Security Channels (North America)

Datadog; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous Sales training and career growth

New hire stock equity (RSUs)

Generous and competitive global and US benefits

Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an experienced Channel & Alliances sales professional in New York to identify and recruit new partners and manage key strategic relationships. This role involves driving revenue growth through effective partnership strategies and enabling existing partners.

Applicants should have over 5 years of experience in business development within software or cloud services. The position fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture, allowing flexibility in work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales.
• Proven experience in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure.
• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and explain them to others.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit new strategic partners to drive revenue growth.
• Enable and activate existing partners through training and joint selling.
• Host quarterly business reviews with partners to drive accountability.

Skills

Business development experience

Sales negotiation skills

Understanding technical concepts

Strong communication skills

Ability to build partnerships

Education

5+ years of experience in channel sales

Job description

Individual Contributor JD

We are looking for an experienced Channel & Alliances sales professional to ignite and nurture partnerships by identifying and recruiting new partners for long-term success as well as manage ongoing relationships with key strategic partners, including managed services providers, professional services partners, resellers and cloud provider alliances. Our ultimate goal is developing alliances that drive both customer adoption and new revenue. This is a great opportunity for you to join a cloud software company and help blaze the path for our company's growth.

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

• Identify and recruit new strategic CSP/MSP and SI partners to drive revenue growth
• Enable and activate existing partners through training, enablement and joint selling
• Coordinate the technical and marketing aspects of integrated partnership launches
• Host quarterly business reviews with partners to drive accountability and report on success metrics
• Work hand-in-hand with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations
• Generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or software as a service organization
• Proven experience in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure, effectively negotiating agreements and building long-lasting partnerships
• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing
• Willingness to travel 25-50% of the time

Bonus points

• Experience with systems management or monitoring
• Experience with partnerships supporting DevOps, particularly in a cloud environment
• Technical background/education
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for taking initiatives from ideation to impact
• Passion for fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable growth culture and environment
• Experience in identifying market opportunities with a track record of initiating go-to-market plans and sales follow-through

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

• Continuous Sales training and career growth
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Generous and competitive global and US benefits
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture

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

Director, Channels & Alliances JD

As the Director, Channels & Alliances you will drive incremental revenue for Datadog by building and scaling a highly capable partner community. In this role, you, along with your team, will recruit, develop, and manage Datadog Sales & Services partners including system integrators, managed service providers, and resellers. You and your team will also be responsible for further developing Datadog’s strategy technology partnerships with companies such as AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure. The role reports into the VP, Channels & Alliances 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 channel partners and AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure.
• Own Channels & Alliances 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.

Equal Opportunity at Datadog

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