Director, Security Channels

What You’ll Do

• Identify and recruit new strategic CSP/MSP and SI partners to drive revenue growth
• Enable and activate existing partners through training, enablement and joint selling
• Coordinate the technical and marketing aspects of integrated partnership launches
• Host quarterly business reviews with partners to drive accountability and report on success metrics
• Work hand-in-hand with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations
• Generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or software as a service organization
• Proven experience in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure, effectively negotiating agreements and building long-lasting partnerships
• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing
• Willingness to travel 25-50% of the time

Bonus Points

• Experience with systems management or monitoring
• Experience with partnerships supporting DevOps, particularly in a cloud environment
• Technical background/education
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for taking initiatives from ideation to impact
• Passion for fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable growth culture and environment
• Experience in identifying market opportunities with a track record of initiating go-to-market plans and sales follow-through

Director, Channels & Alliances Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team by recognizing exceptional talent and coaching them for success in their role
• Identify and recruit new companies into the Datadog Partner Network to drive incremental revenue and deliver successful outcomes for end customers
• Accelerate existing Datadog Partners’ business through business and technical enablement and successfully executing go-to-market activities
• Collaborate closely with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations as well as regional marketing and customer success teams to drive incremental revenue for the region
• Serve as executive regional sponsor for key partnerships including top channel partners and AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure
• Own Channels & Alliances regional metrics and reporting to Datadog leadership

Director Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in leadership including hiring and developing sales and partner personnel
• 10+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or SaaS organization
• Confident in recruiting and building successful partnerships, including with multi-national and global organizations
• Able to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including interacting with and presenting to senior leadership, externally and internally

Benefits

• Continuous Sales training and career growth
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Generous and competitive global and US benefits
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture