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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026

Enterprise Sales Executive (FED)

Datadog Maryland, USA, Remote; Virginia, USA, Remote Remote senior full-time

Salary

$124,000-$165,000 USD per year

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Description

Our Enterprise Federal sales team works with a best-of-breed product that solves real problems for our customers.

You will follow a well-defined methodology that helps you identify the customer's unique needs and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product.

We are searching for an experienced Federal, Civilian Sales Executive that has a real passion for technology and can deliver on bold revenue targets.

Responsibilities

  • Prospect into large Fortune 1000 companies 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

  • Someone with 3+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within mid-market and enterprise)
  • 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
  • Able to sit up to 4 hours, traveling to and from client sites
  • Able to travel via auto, train or air up to 70% of the time

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

Skills

Required

  • Fortune 1000 companies
  • sales process
  • relationship building
  • business comprehension
  • negotiation
  • problem solving

Nice to have

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/datadog/jobs/7421284

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