Mid-Market Account Executive - Boston
Datadog
$90,000 - $95,000 / year
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Description
Mid-Market Account Executive
As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team, 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, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. Mid-Market reps 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
- Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities
- Leverage tools such as Sales Navigator and DiscoverOrg
- 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 to drive top of funnel activity
- Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations
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:
- Experienced in hunting and closing net new logos
- Able to strategically map out and break into large scale organizations
- Curious, motivated, and driven as a sales person
- Bold on the phones and creative in your emails
- 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
- 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 global benefits
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.
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.
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. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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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.
Benefits
- 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
- 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 global benefits
About this role
Datadog is hiring a Mid-Market Account Executive in Boston to drive new customer acquisition for their observability platform. You'll own the full sales cycle from prospecting through close, targeting CTOs and technical leaders at mid-to-large organizations. The role emphasizes strategic account mapping, multi-threading across departments, and converting inbound leads alongside your own outbound hunting—supported by tools like Sales Navigator and collaboration with Sales Development Representatives. You'll also manage technical demonstrations and negotiations as deals progress.
This position suits someone with proven success closing net-new logos who thrives on the phone and in email outreach. You should be comfortable breaking into complex organizations and navigating multiple stakeholders. The job requires travel up to 30% of the time and sitting for extended periods during client visits. Datadog provides formal sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message, along with mentorship and internal networking opportunities to support your growth.
The base salary is $90,000–$95,000, with additional income potential through commissions and performance bonuses. The package includes new hire stock equity, a 401(k) match, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. The role is in-office in Boston, though Datadog operates as a hybrid workplace.
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