Director, Enterprise Sales

What You’ll Do:

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
Who You Are:

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
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

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

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.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:
$150,000—$200,000 USD
About Datadog:

Skills Required
Experience managing a high-performing Enterprise Sales team at a B2B technology company
5+ years of Enterprise sales experience working with Fortune 1000 companies
Proven ability to manage complex sales processes with multiple stakeholders, pricing, legal, and procurement negotiations
Experience selling to C-level executives in the IT space
Experience setting quotas and managing people against those quotas
Demonstrated track record as an individual contributor closing complex enterprise deals
Ability to hire, train, ramp, and develop Enterprise Sales Executives
Ability to achieve annual enterprise bookings quota and meet monthly/quarterly targets
Willingness and ability to travel regularly to client sites and other regions