Field Marketing Manager (UKI)

Datadog
London, United Kingdom
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward B2B field marketing professionals with experience in enterprise technology or SaaS, comfortable with managing third-party sponsorships and driving pipeline outcomes.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 7+ years of B2B field marketing experience in enterprise technology or SaaS, who have managed regional programs and budgets.
    — “7+ years of experience in B2B field marketing, ideally in enterprise technology or SaaS
  • Individuals who have demonstrated success in aligning Sales, Demand Gen, and Partner Marketing teams for shared goals.
    — “A strong collaborator who can align Sales, Demand Gen, Partner Marketing, and Communications around shared goals

Things to consider

  • The role demands up to 40-50% travel within the UKI region during peak event season.
    — “Willingness to travel up to 40-50% within the region during peak event season
  • Candidates must be capable of managing fixed budgets and making trade-off decisions to ensure ROI.
    — “Comfortable owning a budget and making trade-off calls to protect ROI

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in aligning cross-functional teams to execute field marketing programs.
    — “Partner with Sales, field marketing teams, and Demand Gen/ABM to align target account lists
  • Emphasize your ability to track and report on pipeline influence and attendee quality metrics.
    — “Track and report on program and event performance (pipeline influenced, cost-per-lead, attendee quality)
  • Demonstrate your experience in managing third-party sponsorships and evaluating their pipeline potential.
    — “Evaluate and prioritize third-party sponsorship opportunities based on audience fit, brand visibility, and pipeline potential
  • Showcase your ability to deliver high-touch, on-brand experiences during event execution.
    — “Own on-site logistics and execution for events, ensuring high-touch, on-brand delivery for customers, prospects, and partners
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

  • Driving pipeline through regional field marketing programs
  • Building brand awareness
  • Executing high-touch customer experiences
Typical background
7+ years of B2B field marketing experienceExperience in enterprise technology or SaaS

Skills & requirements

Required

Campaign DevelopmentAccount-based MarketingEvent ExecutionThird-party Sponsorship EvaluationPipeline Generation

Preferred

Event LogisticsProgram Optimization

About the role

Original posting from Datadog

Datadog is seeking a Field Marketing Manager to develop and execute regional field marketing programs that drive pipeline, build brand awareness, and deliver exceptional customer experiences across the region. This is a true field marketing role spanning campaigns, account-based marketing, and events, you'll partner closely with Sales, Demand Gen/ABM, Partner Marketing, and Communications to bring Datadog's go-to-market strategy to life in market. In the initial 6 months, your focus will be on planning and executing a curated slate of first and third-party events and sponsorships across the region.

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:

Develop and execute regional field marketing programs - including campaigns, account-based marketing, and events - that drive pipeline and strengthen Datadog's brand in market

Own the marketing pipeline generation outcome from conception to execution to results

Evaluate and prioritize third-party sponsorship opportunities based on audience fit, brand visibility, and pipeline potential

Partner with Sales, field marketing teams, and Demand Gen/ABM to align target account lists, build pipeline-driving campaigns, and convert event and program engagement into qualified pipeline

Collaborate with Communications and Partner Marketing to align messaging and co-marketing opportunities across programs

Own on-site logistics and execution for events, ensuring high-touch, on-brand delivery for customers, prospects, and partners

Track and report on program and event performance (pipeline influenced, cost-per-lead, attendee quality) and use data to continuously optimize

Act as the regional point of contact for field marketing strategy, keeping regional leadership and global marketing ops aligned on status and risks

Build toward a broader regional field marketing remit beyond events as the role and region matures

Who You Are:

7+ years of experience in B2B field marketing, ideally in enterprise technology or SaaS, spanning campaigns and events rather than event execution alone with direct ownership of a regional field marketing program and budget 

A proven track record of building and executing field marketing programs, including managing third-party sponsorship relationships, under tight timelines and fixed budgets

Comfortable owning a budget and making trade-off calls to protect ROI

Highly organized, deadline-driven, and able to juggle multiple concurrent programs across a region

A strong collaborator who can align Sales, Demand Gen, Partner Marketing, and Communications around shared goals

Data-driven - comfortable tracking pipeline impact and reporting results to leadership

Clear communicator in English

Willingness to travel up to 40-50% within the region during peak event season

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:

Join one of the fastest growing global SaaS companies in the world

Generous and competitive benefits package

New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan

Continuous career development and pathing opportunities

Employee-focused best in class onboarding

Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program

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.

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.

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