Deal Desk Analyst

What You’ll Do

• Develop in-depth knowledge of Datadog’s licensing and pricing models to provide deal structuring and quoting support to our global sales teams
• Be a creative problem solver who finds a way to meet customers’ needs while adhering to Datadog’s selling policies
• Solve customer satisfaction issues following execution of the deal
• Actively negotiate deals directly with the customer as needed
• Work cross functionally across various stakeholder groups including legal, contracts, sales operations, order management, revenue, finance and product management
• Function as point of contact and subject matter expert for Sales on deal pricing matters
• Drive adherence to internal controls, protocols and business rules
• Partner with the team to identify and build AI-powered automations that improve deal desk efficiency and scale our operations

Who You Are

• At least 4 years of overall experience including related processes such as sales operations, finance, sales strategy, and sales enablement
• At least 2 years of experience with deal structuring/quoting complex SaaS transactions for a fast-growing multi-national company
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition principles
• Must be comfortable representing the company to customers in negotiations and resolving customer satisfaction issues
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in fast paced, high pressure environment
• Strong quantitative skills
• Strong MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills

Bonus Points

• Experience with Salesforce and CPQ
• Hands-on experience using AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar — and a genuine interest in applying AI to automate and scale business processes

Benefits and Growth

• Generous and competitive benefits package
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
• Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
• Product training to develop an in-depth understanding of our product and space
• Best in breed onboarding
• Internal mentor and buddy program cross-departmentally
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture