Manager, Mid Market Sales (boston)

Datadog Datadog · Enterprise · Boston, MA · Mid-Market Sales

Manager, Mid-Market Sales role at Datadog, focusing on strategy, mentorship, and guidance for a team of Account Executives. The role involves driving sales into companies of 1,000-5,000 employees and managing the sales funnel. Datadog is described as an observability and security platform for the AI era.

What you'd actually do

  1. Motivate your team to exceed objectives
  2. Develop and maintain accurate team forecasts
  3. Hire, oversee, and train a team of Mid-Market Account Executives
  4. Drive lead generation, high activity standards, and pipeline management
  5. Facilitate the ramp up for all new team members, coaching them to success

Skills

Required

  • Experienced in tech industry direct sales
  • Familiar with SaaS/Cloud and Salesforce
  • Able to accurately forecast team performance
  • Proven in overseeing an outbound sales team in all areas of the sales cycle

Nice to have

  • Passion for coaching, mentorship, and team management
  • Self-starter who thrives in a high-growth, rapidly changing marketplace
  • Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message

What the JD emphasized

  • Manager, Mid-Market Sales
  • Mid-Market Account Executives
  • sales cycle