Mid-Market Account Executive; South

Mid-Market Account Executive (South Africa)

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.

• Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition
• Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities
• Leverage tools such as Sales Navigator and Discover Org
• Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end users (SRE, Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops )
• 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

• 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

• 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

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. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #Datadog Life on Instagram, Linked In, and Datadog Learning Center.

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