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Strategic Account Executive (SLED)
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2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants
Our SLED sales team works with a best‑of‑breed product that solves real problems for our customers. Sellers follow a well‑defined methodology that helps them identify the customer’s unique needs and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. Whether you’re looking to learn from the best or be the best, the Datadog sales team is dedicated to furthering personal development and team success.
What You’ll Do
Prospect into large State, Local, and Education organizations 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 SLED 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 value drivers behind all opportunities
Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency
Who You Are
Someone with 5+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within assigned SLED region)
Someone with 2-3+ years of SLED/Gov sales experience
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 SLED organizations with the ability to win new logos
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
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
About Datadog Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Privacy and AI Guidelines Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.
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Strategic Account Executive (SLED)
role at
Datadog
2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants
Our SLED sales team works with a best‑of‑breed product that solves real problems for our customers. Sellers follow a well‑defined methodology that helps them identify the customer’s unique needs and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. Whether you’re looking to learn from the best or be the best, the Datadog sales team is dedicated to furthering personal development and team success.
What You’ll Do
Prospect into large State, Local, and Education organizations 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 SLED 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 value drivers behind all opportunities
Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency
Who You Are
Someone with 5+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within assigned SLED region)
Someone with 2-3+ years of SLED/Gov sales experience
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 SLED organizations with the ability to win new logos
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
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
About Datadog Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Privacy and AI Guidelines Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.
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