Datadog is looking for a Security Director, Sales Engineering to lead a global team responsible for driving the adoption of our security platform across key Enterprise accounts. You will play a critical role in building the next phase of our enterprise security business by engaging with security decision makers and showcasing how enterprise observability enables real-time security.
What You'll Do
- Engage in the largest strategic security opportunities to lead strategy and oversee execution of technical discovery and successful PoVs.
- Partner closely and execute tightly with key security stakeholders in product, engineering, research, architecture, marketing, enablement, support, advocacy, growth strategy, and account management.
- Develop and operationalize a repeatable formula and methodology that can scale across a large customer base to accelerate enterprise security growth.
- Serve as a senior voice and executive escalation advisor for Datadog security solutions in the field, supporting your team in high-value engagements with CISOs, SecOps, and GRC stakeholders.
- Track competitive developments, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to ensure the team is equipped to position Datadog as a leader in cloud security.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a high performing team of preeminent security SE specialists, and expand the team by hiring security solution engineers.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstrated success leading solution engineering teams into security stakeholders across CISO, SecOps, GRC, DevSecOps, and CTO.
- Strong understanding of cloud security products, SIEM, CNAPP, DevSecOps, container/Kubernetes security, and security workflow automation.
- Expert understanding of securing AI and AI for security.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and navigate complex joint selling motions, particularly with partners and channel organizations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with both internal teams and customer executives.
- Expert storytelling capabilities, with a strong ability to explain complex security concepts into everyday language.
- Experience building, managing and mentoring high-performance solution engineers in a co-sell / overlay structure.
- Passion for building scalable processes and fostering a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
Technical Stack
- Cloud security products
- SIEM
- CNAPP
- DevSecOps
- Container/Kubernetes security
- Security workflow automation
Team & Environment
You will lead a global team of high-performing security solution engineering specialists, managing and mentoring a team of preeminent security SE specialists.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $180,000—$240,000 USD + equity: New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- High income earning opportunities based on self performance
- 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
- An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
- Generous and competitive medical benefits package
- Retirement savings match
- Pet adoption and insurance program
Work Mode
This position operates on a hybrid model. We place value in our office culture and the relationships it builds, while operating as a hybrid workplace to ensure work-life harmony.
Datadog 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.
