Director, Enterprise Sales - Public Sector (State, Local, Education/SLED)

Our Director, Enterprise Sales will provide strategy, mentorship, and guidance for a team of Public Sector Enterprise Sales Executives who are responsible for driving new business through the full sales cycle.

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:

Manage, hire, train and ramp a team of Enterprise Sales Executives responsible for new and expansion bookings within the Public Sector industry in Japan.

Achieve annual Enterprise bookings quota with monthly and quarterly targets

Develop and manage Enterprise Sales Executives on productivity metrics such as deal size, win rate, and forecast accuracy as well as how to lead a customer through a proactive sales cycle

Coach Sales Executives through building executive relationships with Named Enterprise accounts in their territories and through complex Enterprise deals and negotiations

Shape the direction of the go-to market strategy and execution for your region

Work collaboratively with Marketing, Product and Success to build targeted messaging and collateral, and mapping a customer journey for the specific business needs of your region

Conduct weekly forecast meetings

Support direct reports by participating and leading in client and prospect meetings. Engaging other corporate resources as required

Who You Are:

Experienced in managing a high performing Enterprise Sales team for a B2B technology company

A strong relationship builder with 5+ years of overall Enterprise sales experience working with public sector customers in Japan

Confident in managing complex sales processes with multiple stakeholders and negotiations with pricing based on business value, legal and procurement

Knowledgeable in selling to C-level executives in the IT space

Experienced in setting quotas and managing people against those quotas

Passionate about coaching others with a successful track record as an individual contributor and can share relevant and complex closing experience with a growing team

Role requires regular travel to client sites, within your area and other regions, using various modes of transportation (car, train, air), depending on business needs.

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:

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 and competitive medical benefits package

Retirement savings match

Pet adoption and insurance program

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.

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