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About Datadog: 

Datadog is a best-in-class SaaS business, delivering a rare combination of growth and profitability. Built by engineers, for engineers, our monitoring and security platform 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. We’re dedicated to creating, developing, and supporting our product and customers, allowing for seamless collaboration and problem-solving among Dev, Ops, and Security teams globally. Come join the team for an exciting opportunity to learn from top-level leaders and colleagues and grow alongside the company as we rapidly expand.

The Team:

Get exposure to Sales as a member of a fun, hard-working, and self-motivated team! As an intern on the Sales Development team you will learn everything you need to know about sales amongst the highest achieving sales reps in the tech space. Our sales team works with a best-of-breed product that solves real problems for our customers, following a well-defined methodology that helps them identify the customer's unique needs and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. If you're eager to learn processes that can shape your Sales career, and learn from top Sellers in a rapidly growing industry, then we want you to apply!

The Opportunity:

Join the team behind the monitoring and security platform trusted by thousands of organizations as part of Datadog's 2022 internship program. As an intern, you'll work alongside (and learn from) full-time Datadog employees in a community-focused student cohort. You'll receive guidance from professionals in your field of interest, build relevant experience that you can apply in the real world, participate in outings and networking events with your fellow interns, and collaborate on important initiatives that directly impact the company. Interns will also have the opportunity to attend exclusive talks with Datadog leaders and mentors, who will give advice and share the lessons they’ve learned over the course of their careers.

Looking to get exposure to tech sales? No sales experience? That’s okay - we’ll teach you everything you need to know! Datadog is the monitoring and analytics platform for developers, IT teams and business users in the cloud age. As a Datadog Sales Development Intern, you will support the Sales Development team in account buildout, prospecting, and generating opportunities to support the overall growth of the business.

Datadog will not be accommodating relocation or housing for the business internship program.

You Will:

Partner with Account Executives to generate leads

Have specific daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly pipeline metrics to help achieve sales goals

Develop, present and implement plans for acquiring new business and traction in your assigned area

 Cold call and email prospective customers 

 Utilize lead generation tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, DiscoverOrg, and Salesforce

You Are:

 An undergraduate student enrolled at a U.S.based university or college targeting a graduation date of Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

 Able to intern from May 31 - August 19, 2022

 Fluent in English

 Motivated by a career in sales

 A self starter, driven, dynamic, eager to learn

 Someone who has excellent written & verbal communication skills 

We Will:

 Offer best of breed onboarding 

 Train you on sales methodologies (MEDDIC and CoM) and product knowledge

 Receive job training and mentorship that will expand your skill set!

 Job shadow team members to learn how their day to day impacts the larger organization

 Cross functionally liaise with stakeholders to complete assignments 

Bonus Points:

 Interest in technology, cloud computing, IT industry

 SaaS/cloud experience, Salesforce experience

 Prior exposure to a CRM tool 

 Proven ability to influence others and create a sense of urgency

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule (“EPT”)

At Datadog, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including your work history and professional experience. These considerations potentially can cause your compensation to vary.

The Sales Development Intern has an annual starting salary of $45,000, plus variable compensation and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may be higher depending on your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about Benefits click here.

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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