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. 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

: 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 Role requires regular travel to client sites, within your area and other regions, using various modes of transportation (car, train, air), depending on business needs. Datadog values people from all walks of life.

Qualifications

on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.

, and experience.

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

package Continuous career development and pathing opportunities

and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health

, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $113,000 $165,000 USD 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.

Compensation

. Actual

is based on factors such as the candidate's skills,