Key Accounts Executive - EMEA
Target and close new business within Fortune 100 companies as a Key Accounts Executive at Datadog.
Posted by employer 1 year ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
AI in the day-to-day
Datadog uses AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Key Accounts Executive at Datadog focuses on developing and executing strategies to secure new business from major Fortune 100 clients, addressing their unique challenges in cloud environments. This role requires a strong background in enterprise sales, particularly within the tech sector, and a proven track record of exceeding sales targets. Ideal candidates will have at least five years of experience and a self-starter attitude, capable of navigating complex sales processes. Datadog fosters a collaborative culture, emphasizing teamwork and creativity in a hybrid work environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze August 19, 2026. Last confirmed on Datadog's careers page October 9, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Key Accounts Executive - EMEA role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in Germany, Remote; London, United Kingdom.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Key Accounts Executive - EMEA role.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in Germany, Remote; London, United Kingdom.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Datadog targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Key Accounts Executive - EMEA role at Datadog.
From the original posting
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.
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
- Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites
- Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 70% of the time
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
About Datadog:
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