What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Deal Desk position at Datadog?
G&A at Datadog rapidly scales the physical space, hiring, onboarding, and financial and legal systems to keep our business running in top form.
As a Deal Desk Manager, you will work cross-functionally with our Sales Operations, Billing, Contracts and Legal teams to provide quoting and deal structuring support to the Global Sales Team. This will be a growth position as Datadog's business continues to expand.
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:
- 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
Who You Are:
- At least 5 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
- At least 2 years of people leadership experience
- 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
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:
- 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
Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.
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 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 other characteristics protected by law. 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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Salary : $120,000 - $160,000