Commercial Account Executive (Hong Kong Market)

Datadog
SG
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mid-level sales professionals comfortable with full sales-cycle responsibilities and technical product demonstrations in the Hong Kong market.

Best fit for

  • Hunter sales professionals with a track record of closing deals in tech.
    — “This is a hunter sales role where you’ll be responsible for the entire Sales process
  • Candidates with technical sales experience and language skills for Hong Kong.
    — “Ideally, candidates should have Cantonese or Business Mandarin proficiency and prior tech-sales closing experience in the Hong Kong market
  • Self-motivated sellers who thrive in fast-paced, quota-carrying roles.
    — “Experienced in carrying quota, with a proven track record of success

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work arrangement requires office presence despite flexibility claims.
    — “We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony
  • Must manage full sales cycle from prospecting to closing.
    — “Manage the full sales cycle, including technical demonstrations and negotiation

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of breaking into new accounts creatively.
    — “Curious, driven, motivated and creative as a sales person in how you map and break into accounts
  • Demonstrate ability to learn technical products quickly.
    — “Become a Datadog expert through continued product and sales trainings
  • Showcase past success in complex technical sales environments.
    — “A minimum of one year selling a complex and technical product or service
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · IndividualLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Strategically engage and close net-new customers across Commercial businesses
Typical background
Experience in full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales Cycle ManagementTechnical SellingProspectingNegotiation

Preferred

Cantonese Or Business Mandarin ProficiencyTech-sales Closing Experience In Hong Kong

Stack & domain

SalesProduct And Sales TrainingsTechnical DemonstrationsNegotiationProspectingClosing DealsComplex And Technical Product Or ServiceQuotaTech-sales Closing ExperienceCantoneseBusiness MandarinCuriosityDriveMotivationCreativityLearning From FeedbackGrowth MindsetOperating In A Highly Technical, Fast Paced EnvironmentTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Datadog

As an Account Executive (AE) on our Commercial Sales team, you will assist in Datadog’s overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across Commercial businesses (1-999 employees). Sellers follow a well-defined methodology, collaborate with internal stakeholders, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. AEs have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success. This is a hunter sales role where you’ll be responsible for the entire Sales process. 

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:

Focus on net-new logo acquisition via outbound pipeline generation activity

Become a Datadog expert through continued product and sales trainings

Manage the full sales cycle, including technical demonstrations and negotiation 

Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end-users

Who You Are:

Candidates should have at least one year of full sales-cycle experience from prospecting to closing deals, as well as a minimum of one year selling a complex and technical product or service.

Curious, driven,motivated and creative as a sales person  in how you map and break into accounts

Able to learn from feedback and champion a growth mindset

Comfortable operating in a highly technical, fast paced environment

Experienced in carrying quota, with a proven track record of success

Ideally, candidates should have Cantonese or Business Mandarin proficiency and prior tech-sales closing experience in the Hong Kong market to effectively partner with clients in those regions.

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 experience, 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 

Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message 

Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking 

An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds

Generous global benefits

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 is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. 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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