Full-Time

Director – Enterprise Sales

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Datadog

Datadog

5,001-10,000 employees

Cloud monitoring and analytics solutions provider

Compensation Overview

$190k - $200k/yr

Senior, Expert

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Chicago, IL, USA

Category
Enterprise Sales
Sales & Account Management
Requirements
  • Experienced in managing a high performing Enterprise Sales team for a B2B technology company
  • A strong relationship builder with 5+ years of overall Enterprise sales experience working with Fortune 1000 companies
  • Confident in managing complex sales processes with multiple stakeholders and negotiations with pricing based on business value, legal and procurement
  • Knowledgeable in selling to C-level executives in the IT space
  • Experienced in setting quotas and managing people against those quotas
  • Passionate about coaching others with a successful track record as an individual contributor and can share relevant and complex closing experience with a growing team
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • Manage, hire, train and ramp a team of Enterprise Sales Executives responsible for new and expansion bookings
  • Achieve annual Enterprise bookings quota with monthly and quarterly targets
  • Develop and manage Enterprise Sales Executives on productivity metrics such as deal size, win rate, and forecast accuracy as well as how to lead a customer through a proactive sales cycle
  • Coach Sales Executives through building executive relationships with Named Enterprise accounts in their territories and through complex Enterprise deals and negotiations
  • Shape the direction of the go-to market strategy and execution for your region
  • Work collaboratively with Marketing, Product and Success to build targeted messaging and collateral, and mapping a customer journey for the specific business needs of your region
  • Conduct weekly forecast meetings
  • Support direct reports by participating and leading in client and prospect meetings. Engaging other corporate resources as required

Datadog provides tools for monitoring and managing IT infrastructure in the cloud. Their services help organizations across various industries, such as finance, healthcare, and technology, to ensure their IT systems run smoothly. Datadog's products include application performance monitoring, security monitoring, network monitoring, and log management, among others. These tools work by collecting data from different parts of an organization's IT environment, allowing users to analyze performance, detect issues, and optimize operations. Unlike many competitors, Datadog offers a subscription-based model with a free trial, making it accessible for both small businesses and large enterprises. The company's goal is to provide comprehensive monitoring solutions that help businesses maintain efficient and secure IT operations.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing demand for cloud-native security boosts Datadog's security monitoring capabilities.
  • Increased focus on real-time analytics supports demand for Datadog's BI features.
  • Expansion of IoT devices enhances need for Datadog's IoT monitoring solutions.

What critics are saying

  • New competitors like Honeycomb and Lightstep challenge Datadog's market position.
  • Over-reliance on Google Cloud partnerships poses potential risks if partnerships change.
  • Economic downturns may reduce IT spending, affecting Datadog's subscription revenue.

What makes Datadog unique

  • Datadog integrates AI and machine learning for predictive IT issue prevention.
  • The platform offers comprehensive monitoring for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
  • Datadog provides specialized monitoring solutions for serverless computing architectures.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Mental Health Support

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Company Equity

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Professional Development Budget

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-2%
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