About the job
As a Strategic Account Executive at Datadog, you will play a pivotal role in targeting and securing new business opportunities with our most significant and strategic clients. This position emphasizes understanding the challenges faced by organizations transitioning to or operating within large-scale cloud environments, allowing you to deliver tailored Datadog solutions effectively.
At Datadog, we cherish our workplace culture which fosters relationships, collaboration, and creativity. Our hybrid workplace model ensures that our team members achieve a work-life balance that suits their individual needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with large Fortune 1000 companies while efficiently managing the sales process.
- Build and maintain comprehensive relationship maps within your territory, including current connections and prospective contacts.
- Gain a profound understanding of clients’ business challenges.
- Negotiate competitive pricing and contract terms with major commercial clients by demonstrating value and return on investment (ROI).
- Manage existing customer expectations while expanding your influence and presence in the assigned territory.
- Exhibit ingenuity in overcoming challenges that may arise.
- Possess an instinctive understanding of the necessary steps to finalize deals and secure customer validation.
- Identify a strong set of business motivations behind each opportunity.
- Ensure high levels of forecasting accuracy and reliability.

