Mid-Market Account Executive - San Francisco

Datadog Open · verified Sep 13, 2026

San Francisco Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

Mid-level Account Executive role at Datadog. San Francisco · full-time · $90,000–$95,000 base.

SalaryStated by Datadog

$90,000 – $95,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Pursue and close new customers within mid-to-large organizations
Convert inbound interest into completed sales opportunities
Use Sales Navigator and DiscoverOrg to support targeted prospecting
Reach technology leaders and technical users across multiple departments
Run the full sales process, including negotiation and on-site technical demos

What you bring

Experience winning new-logo business from initial pursuit through close
Skill in planning entry points into large, complex organizations
A curious, motivated, driven approach to selling
Confidence on calls and creativity in email outreach

Who this fits

You’ll fit a San Francisco-based hybrid sales team that values office collaboration and offers paths for continued sales growth. You need to handle up to six hours of sitting and travel to client sites by car, train, or air up to 30% of the time. The role suits someone comfortable engaging technical leaders and working with Sales Development Representatives.

From the employer

Mid-Market Account Executive

As an Account Executive on our Mid-Market Sales team, you will assist in Datadog’s overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across mid-to-large size organizations. Sellers follow a well-defined methodology, collaborate with internal stakeholders, identify the customer's unique needs, and clearly convey the value of the Datadog product. Mid-Market reps have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success.

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:

Focus entirely on net-new logo acquisition
Convert inbound leads to closed opportunities
Leverage tools such as Sales Navigator and DiscoverOrg
Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end users (SRE, DevOps, DevSecOps)
Multi-thread into different departments of a complex organization
Collaborate with Sales Development Representatives to drive top of funnel activity
Manage the full sales cycle, including negotiations and on-site technical demonstrations

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 experience, we encourage you to apply.

Who You Are:

Experienced in hunting and closing net new logos
Able to strategically map out and break into large scale organizations
Curious, motivated, and driven as a sales person
Bold on the phones and creative in your emails
Able to sit up to 6 hours, traveling to and from client sites via auto, train, or air, up to 30% of the time

Benefits and Growth:

High income earning opportunities based on self performance
Opportunity for Presidents Club
New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message
Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
Generous global benefits

Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.

Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan.

The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is:$90,000—$95,000 USD

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. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

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