Commercial Account Executive (Hong Kong Market)

Overview

As an Account Executive (AE) on our Commercial Sales team, you will assist in Datadog’s overall business growth by strategically engaging and closing net-new customers across Commercial businesses (1‑999 employees). 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. AEs have the opportunity to grow their careers in Sales and continue contributing to Datadog team success. This is a hunter sales role where you’ll be responsible for the entire sales process.

What You’ll Do

• Focus on net-new logo acquisition via outbound pipeline generation activity
• Become a Datadog expert through continued product and sales training
• Manage the full sales cycle, including technical demonstrations and negotiation
• Strategically prospect into Chief Technology Officers, Engineering/IT Leaders, and technical end-users

Who You Are

• Candidates should have at least one year of full sales‑cycle experience from prospecting to closing deals, as well as a minimum of one year selling a complex and technical product or service
• Curious, driven, motivated and creative as a sales person in how you map and break into accounts
• Able to learn from feedback and champion a growth mindset
• Comfortable operating in a highly technical, fast‑paced environment
• Experienced in carrying quota, with a proven track record of success
• Ideally, candidates should have Cantonese or Business Mandarin proficiency and prior tech‑sales closing experience in the Hong Kong market to effectively partner with clients in those regions

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
• 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

About Datadog

#LI-Hybrid 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

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, ag