Principal Partner Manager - Channels (South EMEA GSI)

## Responsibilities - Identify and recruit new strategic Global SI partners to drive revenue growth - Enable and activate existing GSI partners through training, planning and joint selling activities - Coordinate the technical and marketing aspects of integrated partnership launches - Host regular business reviews with partners to drive accountability and report on success metrics - Work hand-in-hand with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations - Generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue ## Requirements - 10+ years of partner-facing, quota-carrying experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or software as a service organization - Proven experience in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure, effectively negotiating agreements and building long-lasting partnerships - Understanding of, and exposure to working with, the leading Global and regional SIs - Ability to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing - Willingness to travel 40-50% of the time - Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for taking initiatives from ideation to impact - Passion for fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable growth culture and environment - Background in SaaS and / or consumption based software platforms - Experience in identifying market opportunities with a track record of initiating go-to-market plans and sales follow-through ## Benefits - Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for taking initiatives from ideation to impact - Passion for fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable growth culture and environment - Experience in identifying market opportunities with a track record of initiating go-to-market plans and sales follow-through - Background in SaaS and / or consumption based software platforms - Experience with systems management or monitoring - Experience with partnerships supporting Containers and/or DevOps, particularly in a cloud environment - Technical background/education ## About Datadog Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. 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.