Strategic Account Executive

Datadog Datadog · Enterprise · Singapore · Enterprise Sales

This role is for a Strategic Account Executive at Datadog, focusing on closing new business with large, strategic customers in Singapore and the Philippines. The role involves prospecting, building relationships, understanding customer business needs, negotiating deals, and ensuring accurate forecasting within a cloud and AI-focused environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Prospect into large Fortune 1000 companies while running an efficient sales process
  2. Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts
  3. Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
  4. Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
  5. Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years closing experience
  • Proven track record of meeting/exceeding sales goals
  • Experience building pipeline independently
  • Experience selling to large enterprise companies
  • Experience in innovative tech company (SaaS, IT infrastructure or similar preferred)
  • Ability to travel to client sites

Nice to have

  • Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message

What the JD emphasized

  • closing experience
  • met/exceeded direct sales goals of 1M+
  • average deal size of $100k+
  • selling into large Fortune 1000 companies
  • win new logos