Sales Development Representative (Africa)

Sales Development Representative

As a Sales Development Representative (SDR), you will prospect, qualify, and generate customer leads to assist in Datadog’s overall business growth segment. By partnering with internal stakeholders, you will help IT and Technology innovators across markets recognize Datadog’s impact in their digital transformation and migration to the cloud. SDRs 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

Collaborate cross-functionally with various Datadog teams

Drive initial prospect qualification and schedule discovery meetings

Develop, present, and implement strategies for acquiring new business

Conduct outbound outreach by cold calling and emailing prospective customers

Learn to follow a well-defined methodology to help identify a customer's unique needs

Who You Are

Motivated by a career in sales

Arabic is a plus, regional knowledge is a must have

Someone with an innate curiosity to learn

Have a desire to succeed alongside teammates

Proven in your written and verbal communication

Comfortable with being able to learn from rejection

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.

Benefits and Growth

High income earning opportunities based on self performance

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