Mid Market Account Executive
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Joblaze summary
In the role of Mid Market Account Executive at Datadog, the individual will focus on acquiring new clients within mid-to-large organizations, managing the entire sales cycle from prospecting to closing. Key skills include pipeline generation and the ability to engage with technical leaders, utilizing modern sales tools to identify customer needs. This position is ideal for motivated sales professionals with experience in strategic hunting and a passion for technology. Datadog fosters a collaborative culture and offers opportunities for career growth within a hybrid work environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Datadog's career page.
- Datadog has 437 other open roles including Engineering Manager l - AI Platform - Evaluation & Annotation, Distinguished Architect, AI, Customer Success Associate - Dublin (DACH).
- 367 active Sales roles on Joblaze right now.
- 29 active Sales Navigator roles on Joblaze right now.
- 14 active Demandbase roles on Joblaze right now.
Quick facts
- Is the Mid Market Account Executive role remote?
- It's hybrid — Datadog expects some on-site time in Tokyo, Japan.
- Where is the role based?
- Datadog is hiring for this position in Tokyo, Japan.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Sales, Demandbase, Sales Navigator.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Datadog targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Mid Market Account Executive role at Datadog.
From the original posting
As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team (targeting customers 1,000 to 5,000 employees in size), 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 & partner ecosystem, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog solution. Mid-Market AE’s 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
- Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations
- Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities
- Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
- 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, Partners, & Marketing to drive top of funnel activity
- Apply modern sales strategy with real time signals and research using tools Sales Navigator & Demandbase
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:
- Curious and motivated to understand emerging technologies and how they intersect with core business drivers.
- Experienced in hunting, strategically mapping and breaking into net new logos
- Strong Pipeline Generation skills, bold in front of customers and creative in your pursuits
- 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
- Both Technical and Sales Methodology enablement
- 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.
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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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