Enterprise Sales Executive

Datadog; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High income opportunities

Stock equity (RSU) / ESPP

Professional development

MEDDIC sales training

Mentor program

Inclusive culture

Medical benefits

Retirement match

Pet adoption program

Job summary

Datadog is seeking an Enterprise Sales Executive to target Fortune 1000 customers and close new business with its cloud-native observability platform. You will uncover pain points and articulate Datadog value to accelerate adoption across large organizations.

You’ll travel as needed, manage $100k+ deals, build strategic account plans, and drive MEDDIC-based pipelines while maintaining accurate forecasts. The role emphasizes stakeholder mapping, ROI storytelling, and strong collaboration in a

Qualifications

• 3+ years closing experience in field or enterprise sales.
• Demonstrated success selling to Fortune 1000 or large enterprises.
• Ability to close deals around $100k+ and meet revenue targets.
• Experience with SaaS/IT infrastructure or similar tech environments.
• Strong prospecting, relationship mapping and ROI storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Prospect into Fortune 1000 companies and run an efficient sales process.
• Maintain and own relationship maps for your territory.
• Develop a deep understanding of customers' business needs.
• Negotiate pricing and terms by selling value and ROI.
• Manage expectations while expanding reach within accounts.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness and close business steps to win.
• Identify key business drivers behind opportunities.
• Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency.

Skills

Enterprise sales

Forecasting

Pipeline building

Travel willingness

Job description

Our Enterprise Sales Executives target and close new business with Datadog’s largest, most strategic customers and prospects. 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 3+ 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.

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:

$110,000—$120,000 USD

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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