Director, Global Field Marketing

About Us:

Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS product is used by organizations of all sizes across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation, cloud migration, and infrastructure monitoring of our customers’ entire technology stack, allowing for seamless collaboration and problem-solving among Dev, Ops and Security teams globally. Given the resilience of cloud technologies and importance placed today in digital operations and agility, Datadog continues to innovate and is well positioned for the long term. 

The Team:

We are a fast-moving, analytically driven B2B marketing team. We show innovative companies how they can improve their applications and get to market faster. We do hundreds of events, thousands of marketing campaigns, research and evangelize ideas that move our industry forward, and more.

The Opportunity:

The Director of Global Field Marketing is a senior leader who will own and manage our global field program consisting of numerous high impact events and campaigns supporting Datadog’s growth and business initiatives. 

The Director will develop a robust field strategy supporting our sales team across North America, EMEA, APAC and LATAM to help capitalize on the $38+ billion market opportunity Datadog seeks to capture. You will guide a global team responsible for building high value regional programs that are focused on pipeline generation and account expansion and ensure successful execution of all field marketing efforts. 

This is an opportunity to join a high performing marketing team in hyper growth mode (Datadog has grown headcount 40%+ YoY and revenue 70%+ YoY in 2021), and play a lead role in scaling our Field marketing and events program to the next level. Come join us!

You Will: 

• Build and manage a global field team (who are aligned to our regional sales directors) and are responsible for developing and executing high-quality localized programs for senior-level decision makers
• Further develop various Datadog event programs such as: Executive Briefing Centers, CxO events, customer-led panels, fireside chats, webinars, ABM programs, and other bespoke experiences
• Define the overall strategy in close collaboration with enterprise sales leaders to shape programs that contribute to pipeline and opportunity creation
• Increase capacity and productivity by creating new procedures, trainings, programs and documentation to support rapid growth, and help us scale
• Oversee global program performance; leverage analytics and data to spot areas of opportunity and influence decisions 
• Solidify goals, implement forecasting rigor, drive accountability across teams to hit our targets and supervise budgets ensuring appropriate and cost-effective use of resources

You Are: 

• A field marketer with 10+ years of experience, preferably at technology companies 
• A strong leader with a proven track record in people management and success in building, developing and mentoring high performing teams
• Successful at delivering, accelerating, and expanding sales pipeline through regional field marketing initiatives
• Understanding of the customer journey in an enterprise sales-buying cycle
• Experienced leading a business line and delivering on or exceeding business goals 
• Metrics driven with demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to work strategically and tactically 
• Detail oriented and can successfully execute multiple projects simultaneously while overcoming challenges and meeting deadlines 
• Exceptional at solving complex problems and thinking creatively
• Able to travel (~50%) when travel fully resumes

Why You Should Apply: 

• Generous and competitive global and US benefits
• 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

Equal Opportunity at Datadog:

Datadog is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and 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 more. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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