Strategic Account Executive (SLED)
$135,000—$150,000
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Posted 45 days ago
SENIORITY
Lead
SALARY
$135,000—$150,000
About the role
- Prospect into large State, Local, and Education organizations while running an efficient sales process
- Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts
- Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
- Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large SLED enterprises by selling value and ROIHandle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory
- 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 value drivers behind all opportunities
- Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency
- Someone with 5+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within assigned SLED region)
- Someone with 2-3+ years of SLED/Gov sales experience
- 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)
- Experienced in selling into large SLED organizations with the ability to win new logos
- 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.
- 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 skills, we encourage you to apply.
- Benefits and Growth: High income earning opportunities based on self performance
- 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 and competitive medical benefits package
- Retirement savings match
- Pet adoption and insurance program
- Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.#LI-Remote
- Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation.
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