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Strategic Account Executive South AfricaDatadog • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Strategic Account Executive South Africa

Strategic Account Executive South Africa

Datadog • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Our Strategic Account Executives target and close new business with Datadogs largest most strategic customers and this role youll be focused on uncovering the pain points organizations face as they operate in or migrate to a cloud environment at scale as well as delivering the appropriate Datadog solution.

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 Youll Do :

  • Prospect into large Fortune 1000 companies while running an efficient sales process
  • Maintain build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts
  • Develop a deep comprehension of customers business
  • Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
  • Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory
  • Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges that defy easy solution
  • Have intuitive sense of necessary steps to close business and gain customer validation
  • Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities
  • Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency

Who You Are :

  • Someone with 5 years closing experience (mix of field selling within mid-market and enterprise)
  • Driven and have met / exceeded direct sales goals of 1M and operated with an average deal size of $100k
  • Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and build pipeline on your own
  • Experienced in working for an innovative tech company (SaaS IT infrastructure or similar preferred)
  • Experienced in selling into large Fortune 1000 companies with the ability to win new logos
  • Able to sit up to 4 hours traveling to and from client sites
  • Able to travel via auto train or air up to 70% of the time
  • Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. Thats okay. If youre passionate about technology and want to grow your skills we encourage you to apply.

    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
  • Required Experience :

    IC

    Key Skills

    Business Development,Customer Service,Revenue Growth,ABC Analysis,Account Management,Communication,CRM,Excel,Salesforce,PMP,Customer Relationships,Business Relationships,Sales Goals,Sales Process,CPA

    Employment Type : Full Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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