Manager, Commercial Sales Engineering (AMER West) at Datadog

Datadog is seeking a Manager Sales Engineering to join our high-growth organization and world-class pre-sales team. You will manage a team of talented Sales Engineers to help qualify and close opportunities and coach the team on their approach to providing technical expertise through sales presentations product demonstrations and supporting technical evaluations (POCs). This is a hands-on management role where you will take an active technical role in your region supporting customer facing activities and engagements for key accounts. You will also enable and nurture strong partnership between the SE team and other organizations within Datadog.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 Youll Do:Partner with the Sales Team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition vision and strategy to customers.Manage a team of individual contributors working to expand usage of Datadog in customer accountsManage resource allocation of your team and ensure their maximum productivity and engagement.Assist recruiting efforts to find and hire top talent within your region. Mentor/coach new hires during on-boarding to ensure proper ramping of skills and capabilitiesEnsure that your team is enabled to support all required Datadog solutions along with key technical and soft skillsDevelop a close working relationship with Product Management Support and Enablement to ensure continuity between pre and post sales activitiesDeliver performance reviews along with collaborating on and executing individual development plansWho You Are:Experienced with 1-3 years in a Sales Engineering team lead or mentorship role and 3 years in a Sales Engineering or other equivalent client facing roleCoachable with a strong desire to improve and grow as a professional and a demonstrated ability to navigate through changeProven in your ability to grow and develop a teamExperienced in recruiting both individual contributors and front line leadersKnowledgeable in current infrastructure and monitoring solutions and technologiesAble to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer and mentor others on how to do soSomeone with strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering while also coaching others how to do soAble to think strategically and creatively about a wide variety of challengesDatadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. Thats okay. If youre passionate about technology and want to grow your skills we encourage you to apply.Benefits and Growth:Best-in-breed onboardingGenerous global benefitsIntra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networkingNew hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)Continuous professional development product training and career pathingAn inclusive company culture able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion TalksBenefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.Required Experience:Manager Key Skills Hospitality Experience,Go,Management Experience,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Mechanical Engineering,Team Management,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Distributed Systems Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1