Senior Sales Engineer - Italy

ppAs a Senior Enterprise Sales Engineer, you’ll serve as a trusted technical advisor and strategic partner to both customers and Sales. You’ll lead complex technical evaluations, align solutions to business outcomes, and help shape deal strategy in high-impact opportunities. /ppThis role goes beyond delivering demos - you’ll own the evaluation experience end-to-end, influence key stakeholders, and help drive successful outcomes across enterprise accounts. /ph3What You’ll Do /h3ulliOwn the sales process in partnership with Account Executives by leading and shaping the technical strategy across opportunities from PG to Closed Won /liliLead customer discovery to uncover technical challenges, business goals, and success criteria, then translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions and measurable business outcomes /liliDeliver engaging product demos, technical presentations, and solution workshops that connect platform capabilities to customer outcomes for diverse stakeholder audiences including executives /liliFull ownership of the technical evaluations (POVs) end-to-end: scoping use cases and requirements, defining competitive success criteria, building a project plan with clear timelines, and holding all participants accountable to the process /liliIdentify, develop, and leverage technical champions across multi-stakeholder environments, building a structured plan for champion cultivation and influence throughout the deal cycle /liliContribute to product direction through active participation in structured product and engineering field feedback sessions, bringing field insights and customer patterns to PM and engineering teams /liliDrive operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems /liliIdentify and proactively resolve technical and organizational blockers by collaborating across Product, Support, and GTM teams before customers are impacted /liliContribute to team enablement by mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and creating reusable assets that scale knowledge across the region /li /ulh3Who You Are /h3ulli7+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role within an enterprise environment /liliSkilled at influencing and adapting communication across technical, business, and executive audiences /liliAdvanced background in public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, observability /liliStrong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of audiences /liliA consultative, outcome-oriented approach to problem-solving and customer engagement /liliDemonstrated ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities in a fast-paced environment /liliExperience mentoring peers or contributing to team enablement initiatives /liliDemonstrated capability of utilizing AI tooling and scaling it /liliGrowth mindset of embracing change and being curious /liliWillingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements /li /ulpDatadog 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. /ph3Benefits and Growth /h3ulliBest-in-breed onboarding /liliGenerous global benefits /liliIntra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking /liliNew hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) /liliContinuous professional development, product training, and career pathing /liliAn inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks /li /ulpBenefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog. /ph3About Datadog /h3pDatadog 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 Datadog Life on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center. /ph3Equal Opportunity at Datadog /h3pDatadog 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. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference. /ppDatadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. 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