Regional Manager, Sales Engineering - UK

London, United Kingdom. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will lead a team of Sales Engineers and frontline leaders to drive technical execution and operational excellence. You will partner with Sales leadership to influence strategy and scale impact across the region.

What you will do

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sales Engineers
Partner with senior Sales leadership on regional strategy and planning
Own in-field execution in strategic and high-impact opportunities
Oversee technical sales cycles including evaluations and customer engagements
Hire and onboard top talent across ICs and manager-level roles
Manage regional operations including resource allocation and KPI tracking
Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, Enablement, and Support
Drive operational excellence by improving processes and scaling frameworks

Required qualifications

3+ years of experience leading Sales Engineers and/or frontline leaders in a customer-facing technical organization
7+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a technical customer-facing role
Proven ability to partner with senior Sales leadership on regional strategy and forecast alignment
Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels
Strong cross-functional collaborator
Background in public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, APM/tracing, security, developer experience, observability
Demonstrated capability of utilizing AI tooling and scaling it
Growth mindset of embracing change and being curious
Willingness to travel as needed to support customer engagements

Benefits

Best-in-breed onboarding
Generous global benefits
Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program
New hire stock equity (RSUs)
Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
Inclusive company culture with Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks

About the company

Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era. It provides businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale.