Strategic Account Executive (Philippines OR Malaysia Market)

  • Location
  • Singapore
  • Last Published
  • Dec. 3, 2024
  • Sector
  • Data
  • Function
  • Sales & Business Development

Our Strategic Account Executives target and close new business with Datadog’s largest, most strategic prospects across Philippines and Malaysia. In this role you’ll be focused on uncovering the pain points organizations face as they operate in or migrate to a cloud environment at scale as well as delivering the appropriate Datadog solution.

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:

  • Prospect into large Enterprise companies (>5000 employees) in Philippines and Malaysia while running an efficient sales process
  • Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts
  • Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business
  • Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI
  • Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory
  • Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges that defy easy solution
  • Have intuitive sense of necessary steps to close business and gain customer validation
  • Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities
  • Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency

Who You Are:

  • Prospect into large Enterprise companies (>5000 employees) in Philippines and Malaysia while running an efficient sales process
  • Driven and have met/exceeded direct sales goals of 1M+ and operated with an average deal size of $100k+
  • Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and build pipeline on your own
  • Experienced in working for an innovative tech company (SaaS, IT infrastructure or similar preferred)
  • Experienced in selling into large Fortune 1000 companies with the ability to win new logos
  • You have business-level fluency, both in verbal and written communication, in Tagalog and Malay as you will be working with customers speaking this language and you are comfortable in English as this is our company's day to day communication language
  • Able to travel to and from client sites

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

About Datadog:

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a global SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. We are on a mission to break down silos and solve complexity in the cloud age by enabling digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stacks. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries. Together, we champion professional development, diversity of thought, innovation, and work excellence to empower continuous growth. Join the pack and become part of a collaborative, pragmatic, and thoughtful people-first community where we solve tough problems, take smart risks, and celebrate one another. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.


Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 more. 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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