Mid Market Account Executive - Benelux

Datadog
Amsterdam +1 more

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level sales professionals with fluency in Dutch who can manage complex sales cycles and travel frequently.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with mid-level sales experience and fluency in Dutch who thrive in complex, multi-threaded sales environments
    — “Fluency in Dutch”
  • Individuals who have successfully closed net-new logos in mid-to-large organizations
    — “Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition”
  • Professionals comfortable with strategic prospecting and engaging with technical decision-makers
    — “Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end users”

Things to consider

  • Up to 30% travel time is expected, including client site visits by car, train, or air
    — “traveling to and from client sites via auto, train, or air, up to 30% of the time”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with full sales cycles and technical product demonstrations in your resume
    — “Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations”
  • Emphasize your ability to break into large-scale organizations and your strategic mapping skills
    — “Able to strategically map out and break into large scale organizations”
  • Demonstrate your capability to multi-thread across departments and collaborate with SDRs
    — “Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives to drive top of funnel activity”
  • Quantify your success in net-new logo acquisition and inbound lead conversion
    — “Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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

What success looks like

  • net-new logo acquisition
  • convert inbound leads
  • strategically prospect into large organizations
Typical background
salescustomer account management

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesCustomer Account ManagementCRM SystemsSubscription-based Business Models

Preferred

Cybersecurity Industry

Stack & domain

SalesCRM SystemsNegotiationsOn-site Technical DemonstrationsMeddicCommand Of The MessageCommunicationStrategic PlanningProblem-solvingTeamworkAccount Management

About the role

Original posting from Datadog

Mid-Market Account Executive

As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team, you will assist in Datadog’s overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across mid-to-large size organizations. 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. Mid-Market reps have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success.

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 entirely on net-new logo acquisition

Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities 

Leverage tools such as Sales Navigator and DiscoverOrg

Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end users (SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps)

Multi-thread into different departments of a complex organization

Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives to drive top of funnel activity

Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations 

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.

Who You Are:

Experienced in hunting and closing net new logos

Fluency in Dutch

Able to strategically map out and break into large scale organizations

Curious, motivated, and driven as a sales person

Bold on the phones and creative in your emails

Able to sit up to 6 hours, traveling to and from client sites via auto, train, or air, up to 30% of the time

 Benefits and Growth:

High income earning opportunities based on self performance

Opportunity for Presidents Club

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.

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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