Mid-Market Account Executive

Datadog; United States; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Presidents Club

RSU stock equity

ESPP

Career growth opportunities

Generous global benefits

Job summary

Datadog is seeking a Mid-Market Account Executive to drive net-new logo acquisition across mid-to-large organizations. You will own the full sales cycle, including demonstrations and negotiations, while collaborating with internal teams to tailor the value of Datadog's observability platform.

This role embraces a hybrid work model with travel up to 30% and focuses on strategic hunting of CTOs and IT leaders.

Qualifications

• Experience closing net-new logos.
• Ability to map out and break into large organizations.
• Strong motivation and drive for sales.
• Excellent on the phone and in emails.

Responsibilities

• Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition.
• Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities.
• Leverage tools such as Sales Navigator and DiscoverOrg.
• Strategically prospect into CTOs, IT leaders, and technical end users (SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps).
• Multi-thread into different departments of a complex organization.
• Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives to drive top-of-funnel activity.
• Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations.

Skills

Net-new logo hunting

Strategic account mapping

Excellent communicator

Negotiation skills

Tools

Sales Navigator

DiscoverOrg

Job description

Mid-Market Account Executive

As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team, you will assist in Datadog's overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across mid-to-large size organizations. Sellers follow a well-defined methodology, collaborate with internal stakeholders, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. Mid-Market reps have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success.

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:

• Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition
• Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities
• Leverage tools such as Sales Navigator and DiscoverOrg
• Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end users (SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps)
• Multi-thread into different departments of a complex organization
• Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives to drive top of funnel activity
• Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations

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 experience, we encourage you to apply.

Who You Are:

• Experienced in hunting and closing net new logos
• Able to strategically map out and break into large scale organizations
• Curious, motivated, and driven as a sales person
• Bold on the phones and creative in your emails
• Able to sit up to 6 hours, traveling to and from client sites via auto, train, or air, up to 30% of the time

Benefits and Growth:

• High income earning opportunities based on self performance
• Opportunity for Presidents Club
• 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.

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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