Customer Success Manager - DACH

Datadog
Dublin, Ireland
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with 5-7 years of customer-facing experience working in enterprise software or SaaS environments, particularly in the DACH region.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5-7 years of customer account management experience in enterprise software or SaaS environments
    — “5-7 years of experience in a customer account facing role”
  • Individuals who thrive in hybrid work models and prioritize relationship-building in a collaborative culture
    — “We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.”
  • Professionals with a track record of identifying and resolving renewal risks through data-driven insights
    — “Monitor and identify usage trends to uncover renewal risks and promote greater adoption rates”

Things to consider

  • The role may require travel or in-person meetings despite the hybrid work model
    — “proactively build relationships with customers to create mutual trust”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with negotiation and independent decision-making in sales activities
    — “Experienced in negotiating contract terms and overcoming pricing objections without direct guidance”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in driving product adoption and upselling in existing accounts
    — “Successfully carry-out the full-sales cycle for any growth opportunities in existing customer accounts”
  • Emphasize your ability to advocate for customers internally and collaborate with cross-functional teams
    — “Collaborate cross-functionally across internal Datadog teams (Support, Product, Finance, and Legal)”
  • Demonstrate your experience in onboarding and transitioning customers from sales to success
    — “Partner with the sales team to ensure smooth transition and onboarding experience”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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

What success looks like

  • smooth onboarding experience
  • strong customer relationships
  • successful sales cycles
  • high customer satisfaction
  • effective cross-functional collaboration
Typical background
5-7 years of experience in customer success or salesstrong communication skillscustomer-focused mindset

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer SuccessOnboardingUp-sellingCross-sellingCustomer Relationship ManagementCustomer ExperienceCustomer AdvocacyUsage TrendsRenewal RisksAdoption RatesCross-functional CollaborationNegotiationContract TermsPricing ObjectionsGrowth Opportunities

Preferred

MeddicCommand Of The Message

Stack & domain

Customer SuccessOn-boardingUp-sellingCross-sellingRelationship ManagementGrowth OpportunitiesCustomer ExperienceCustomer AdvocacyUsage TrendsRenewal RisksAdoption RatesCross-functional CollaborationNegotiating Contract TermsOvercoming Pricing ObjectionsUp-sellCross SellCustomer Account FacingCustomer-mindedTechnologyEver-evolvingFluid Solution Focused EnvironmentSales TrainingMeddicCommand Of The MessageCommunicationAttention To DetailBuilding Long-term RelationshipsMaking Visible ImpactDrivenPassionateExcitedMotivatedCustomer FocusTeamworkProblem-solvingStrategic ThinkingRisk ManagementTechnical ExpertiseCollaborationProject ManagementTime ManagementDecision-makingInnovationAdaptabilityCreativityNegotiationPresentationInterpersonal SkillsEmpathyTrust-buildingConflict ResolutionStress ManagementSelf-motivationGoal SettingFeedback

About the role

Original posting from Datadog

As a Customer Success Manager, you will proactively drive new product attachment and effective strong relationships across our existing customer base through on-boarding, up-selling and cross selling. You’ll advocate for the customer internally and focus on a positive customer experience. Interactions are rooted in relationship-management, first and foremost, while also advocating for growth opportunities. Customer Success Managers follow a well-defined methodology that helps them identify the customer's unique needs and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. 

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 ensure smooth transition and onboarding experience

Proactively build relationships with customers to create mutual trust  

Successfully carry-out the full-sales cycle for any growth opportunities in existing customer accounts

Act as advisor to customers to ensure they’re leveraging the Datadog solution effectively

Monitor and identify usage trends to uncover renewal risks and promote greater adoption rates

Collaborate cross-functionally across internal Datadog teams (Support, Product, Finance, and Legal)

Who You Are:

A strong communicator with excellent attention to detail

Motivated by building long-term and long-lasting relationships

Driven by the opportunity to make a visible impact with your work

5-7 years of experience in a customer account facing role

Customer-minded, always aiming to provide the most value possible

Excited by working in an ever-evolving and fluid solution focused environment

Experienced in negotiating contract terms and overcoming pricing objections without direct guidance for up-sell and cross sell activities

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:

Best-in-breed onboarding

Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message 

An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds

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

Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing 

New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

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.

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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