Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Channel & Alliances sales professional to ignite and nurture partnerships by identifying and recruiting new partners for long-term success as well as manage ongoing relationships with key strategic partners, including managed services providers, professional services partners, resellers and cloud provider alliances. Our ultimate goal is developing alliances that drive both customer adoption and new revenue. This is a great opportunity for you to join a cloud software company and help blaze the path for our company’s growth.
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:
- Revenue Growth: Own a channel sales quota. Work with partners to build a healthy pipeline and close deals.
- Co-Selling: Work hand-in-hand with Datadog’s regional enterprise, mid market, and commercial sales organizations in jointly selling and going to market with our channel partners
- Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy: Collaborate with Marketing to create joint campaigns, webinars, and blue prints with our focused partners to generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue
- Enablement & Training: Work with our Partner Solution Architects to enable and activate partners technical & GTM resources to ensure partners can pitch and demo our SaaS solution effectively.
- Partner Recruitment: Identify and onboard strategic partners that align with our ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) and technical ecosystem
- Relationship Management: Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with top-tier partners to drive accountability, address roadblocks, report on success metrics, and align on long-term goals.
Who You Are:
- Experienced in 5+ years of partner-facing, quota-carrying business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or software as a service organisation
- Proven experience in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure, effectively negotiating agreements and building long-lasting partnerships
- Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing
- Based in Singapore, and willing to travel 25-50% of the time
Bonus points:
- Experience with systems management, monitoring, and / or security
- Experience with partnerships supporting DevOps, particularly in a cloud environment
- Technical background/education
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for taking initiatives from ideation to impact
- Passion for fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable growth culture and environment
- Experience in identifying market opportunities with a track record of initiating go-to-market plans and sales follow-through
Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That’s okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits and Growth:
- Continuous Sales training and career growth
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Generous and competitive global and US benefits
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
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About Datadog:
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.
Equal Opportunity at Datadog:
Datadog is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.
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