Partner Manager - Channels (pan-semea)

Datadog Datadog · Enterprise · Paris, France · Channels & Alliances

Partner Manager for Datadog's channel sales in the Pan-SEMEA region, focusing on recruiting and managing strategic partners (MSPs, SIs, resellers, cloud providers) to drive customer adoption and revenue. The role involves enabling partners, coordinating technical/marketing aspects, hosting business reviews, and generating sales pipeline.

What you'd actually do

  1. Identify and recruit new strategic CSP/MSP and SI partners to drive revenue growth
  2. Enable and activate existing partners through training, enablement and joint selling
  3. Coordinate the technical and marketing aspects of integrated partnership launches
  4. Host quarterly business reviews with partners to drive accountability and report on success metrics
  5. Work hand-in-hand with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations
  6. Generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue

Skills

Required

  • business development
  • strategic alliances
  • channel sales
  • cloud services or software as a service organization experience
  • driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure
  • negotiating agreements
  • building long-lasting partnerships
  • understanding technical concepts and architectural scenarios
  • explaining technical concepts verbally and in writing

Nice to have

  • systems management or monitoring experience
  • partnerships supporting DevOps, particularly in a cloud environment
  • technical background/education
  • entrepreneurial mindset
  • passion for taking initiatives from ideation to impact
  • passion for fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable growth culture and environment
  • identifying market opportunities
  • track record of initiating go-to-market plans and sales follow-through

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or software as a service organization
  • Proven experience in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure, effectively negotiating agreements and building long-lasting partnerships