Key Accounts Executive

Datadog; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New hire stock equity (RSU)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Professional development

Mentor program

Inclusive company culture

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Key Accounts Executive to target and close new business within Fortune 100 accounts, focusing on value and ROI of the Datadog platform in cloud environments at scale. The role emphasizes outbound strategy, multi-threaded sales motions, and cross-functional coordination.

You will develop deep understanding of customers' businesses, travel as needed, and build pipelines to exceed multi-million dollar quotas, with a strong emphasis on collaboration with marketing and solutions

Qualifications

• 5+ years Enterprise Sales experience selling into Fortune 100 companies with the ability to win new logos.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an outbound prospecting strategy tailored to Fortune 100 accounts.
• Drive a strategic, multi-threaded sales motion spanning multiple stakeholders and product suites.
• Cross-sell and navigate throughout complex accounts.
• Create, own, and grow your own accounts, demonstrating the value of the Datadog platform.
• Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business.
• Work cross-functionally with marketing and solutions engineering to drive coordinated efforts.

Skills

Enterprise Sales

Fortune 100 experience

Pipeline development

Negotiation

Job description

Our Key Accounts Executive will target and close new business within the largest, most strategic prospects in key, high potential companies. In this role you’ll be focused on understanding and uncovering the pain points these companies 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:

• Develop and execute an outbound prospecting strategy tailored to specific Fortune 100 accounts
• Drive a strategic, multi-threaded sales motion spanning multiple stakeholders and product suites
• Cross-sell and navigate throughout complex accounts
• Create, own, and grow your own accounts, demonstrating the value of the Datadog platform
• Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
• Work cross-functionally with marketing, and solutions engineering to drive coordinated efforts that support the outbound prospecting strategy
• Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
• 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 Enterprise Sales experience selling into Fortune 100 companies with the ability to win new logos
• 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)
• Self-starter mindset and resourceful by nature
• Coachable and willing to adapt your sales motion as needed
• 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:

• New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
• Generous and competitive benefits package
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities

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: $113,000 — $165,000 USD.

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