Head of Channels & Alliances

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<p>Our Channels & Alliances Team’s charter builds and activates a strategic, differentiated and high-impact partner ecosystem driving client adoption of Datadog’s market-leading cloud security and observability platform. As the Head of Channels & Alliances, Korea, you and your team will drive incremental pipeline and revenue for Datadog by building and scaling a highly capable partner community. In this role, you and your team will recruit, develop, and scale Datadog Sales & Services partners including system integrators, managed service providers, and resellers. You and your team will also be responsible for further developing Datadog’s strategic technology and cloud partnerships with companies such as AWS, GCP, and Microsoft. </p>

<p>This is a high-visibility role, part of Datadog Korea’s senior leadership, and reporting to the APAC Head of Channels & Alliances. Growing pipeline, revenue and go-to-market capability will require tight cross-functional collaboration with marketing, sales, engineering, field enablement, product, sales ops, and legal to build, manage, and scale the Datadog Partner business in the region.</p>

<p><em>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.</em></p>

<p><strong>What You’ll Do: </strong></p>

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<li>Hire, develop, and manage a high-performing team by recognizing exceptional talent and coaching them for success in their role</li>

<li>Identify and recruit new companies into the Datadog Partner Network in Korea to drive incremental revenue and deliver successful outcomes for end customers</li>

<li>Accelerate existing Datadog Partners’ business through focussed Pipeline Generation,  business and technical enablement programs and successfully execute go-to-market activities</li>

<li>Collaborate closely with Datadog’s regional Enterprise and Commercial sales organizations as well as regional marketing and customer success teams to drive incremental revenue for the region.</li>

<li>Serve as executive regional sponsor for key partnerships including top channel partners and AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure.</li>

<li>Own Channels & Alliances regional metrics and reporting to Datadog leadership.</li>

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<p><strong>Who You Are: </strong></p>

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<li>5+ years of experience in leadership including hiring and developing sales and partner personnel</li>

<li>10+ years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or SaaS organization</li>

<li>Confident in recruiting and building successful partnerships, including with multi-national and global organizations.</li>

<li>Able to quickly understand technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing</li>

<li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including interacting with and presenting to senior leadership, externally and internally.</li>

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<p><em>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 skills, we encourage you to apply.</em></p>

<p><strong>Benefits and Growth:</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>High income earning opportunities based on self performance</li>

<li>New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)</li>

<li>Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing </li>

<li>Sales training in MEDDIC and Command of the Message </li>

<li>Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking </li>

<li>An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds</li>

<li>Generous global benefits</li>

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<p><em>Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog.</em></p>

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<p><strong>About Datadog: </strong></p>

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