Datadog

SeniorSalesEngineer-KeyAccounts(Central)

$149–198k Remote - Texas Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Sales Engineer - Key Accounts (Central) at Datadog. Skills: Sales Engineering, Technical Expertise, Customer Engagement. Provide technical expertise. Support technical evaluations”

Industry & Context.

Eligibility Requirements

Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites, travel up to 45% of the time

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role, Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites, Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 45% of the time

Nice to Have

New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing

What You'll Do.

Provide technical expertise

Support technical evaluations

Qualify and close opportunities

Articulate value proposition

Own technical engagement

Close complex opportunities

Deliver product briefings

Maintain accurate notes

Engage with customers

Communicate product feedback

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with the Sales team; Have a voice with the product team; Work with customers on identified issues; Communicate with Datadog business/technical teams

Communication Scope

written and oral communication skills

Full Job Description

As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you will provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations (POVs). Sales Engineers help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners and have a voice with the product team to help prioritize features based on input from customers, competitors, and partners. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Partner with the Sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers Own technical engagement with customers during the trial phase. Communicate Datadog’s value based on activities and work with customers on any identified issues or concerns to successful conclusion Technically close complex opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility Deliver product and technical briefings / presentations to potential clients Maintain accurate notes and feedback in CRM regarding customer input both wins and losses Proactively engage and communicate with customers and Datadog business/technical teams regarding product feedback and competitive landscape Who You Are: Passionate about educating customers on observability risks that are meaningful to their business, and able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer Someone with strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc. Someone with a minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and fr

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