Mid Market Account Executive

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In the posting’s own words

As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team (targeting customers 1,000 to 5,000 employees in size), 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 & partner ecosystem, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog solution. Mid-Market AE’s have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success.

What it asks for · 4

• Curious and motivated to understand emerging technologies and how they intersect with core business drivers.
• Experienced in hunting, strategically mapping and breaking into net new logos
• Strong Pipeline Generation skills, bold in front of customers and creative in your pursuits
• 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.

What the job covers

• Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition
• Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations
• Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities
• Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
• 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, Partners, & Marketing to drive top of funnel activity
• Apply modern sales strategy with real time signals and research using tools Sales Navigator & Demandbase

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Words the posting leans on

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• business5×
• customers5×
• strategically3×
• value3×
• business drivers2×
• collaborate2×
• grow2×
• identify2×
• logo2×
• mid-market2×
• net-new2×
• organization2×
• partner2×
• size2×
• technical2×

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