Senior Partner Marketing Manager, North America

Shift delivers AI agents that transform insurers' most critical work. By combining deep industry expertise and unmatched data resources, Shift provides proven results that have earned the trust of hundreds of the world's leading insurers. Our insurance-grade AI is accurate, explainable, and secure—empowering human experts to move with unmatched speed, total confidence, and a renewed focus on the people they serve.        Your browser does not support the video tag. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry through our SaaS platform. We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance. Learn more at www.shift-technology.com   As an Events Marketing Specialist on the North American field marketing team, you will report directly to the Senior Event Manager to support our regional event strategy. Your primary focus will be driving pipeline generation and acceleration within target accounts for the North America Health and Life line of business, while also providing critical operational support for major Property and Casualty events. In this role, you will collaborate deeply across cross-functional marketing teams and maintain strong relationships with vendors, external partners, and regional sales teams.  This role is expected to be in the office 1 day per week, and can expect travel to 4-6 events per year. WHAT YOUR IMPACT LOOKS LIKE At Shift, we value ownership from day one. In this role, you will jump in and own: * End-to-End Event Strategy & Execution: Research industry and regional events, maintain the master calendar, and independently manage comprehensive project plans, logistics, promotional items, and shipping. * Sponsorships & Stakeholder Management: Pitch and secure speaking or sponsorship opportunities while partnering with internal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and maintaining the primary relationship with the regional sales team. * Campaign Promotion & Digital Execution: Drive in-person and virtual event attendance by building target lists, emails, and landing pages in HubSpot, and overseeing the creative production of promotional materials. * Vendor Procurement & On-Site Management: Serve as the main point of contact for external vendors, directly managing procurement, contract negotiations, deliverables, and flawless on-site execution. * Lead Processing, Analytics & Reporting: Track, qualify, and upload event and webinar leads in Salesforce.com, and communicate impact through event launch announcements, post-activity recaps, and data-driven result reports.   WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED We are looking for a Shifter who is... * Event Savvy: You bring a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Communications (or equivalent experience), alongside 2–3 years of proven success independently executing B2B conferences, tradeshows, and webinars.  * Action Oriented: You proactively take ownership of tasks and push initiatives forward without waiting for direction, stepping in to support cross-functional teams and connect the right people to resolve bottlenecks, anticipate needs ahead of deadlines, and maintain delivery momentum even when conditions are not perfect. * Tool Fluent: You possess strong operational experience utilizing CRM and Marketing Automation systems (ideally Salesforce.com and HubSpot) to source emails, manage campaign lists, and track deliverables. * Detail Oriented: You have excellent project management skills and can coordinate multiple fast-paced marketing initiatives simultaneously without letting quality or deadlines slip. * Relationship Driven: You excel at cross-functional alignment, gracefully managing internal sales expectations and vendor partnerships with high emotional intelligence and empathy. When handling last-minute contract negotiations, shipping delays, or high-pressure logistics, you remain calm, focus objectively on the solution, and maintain absolute professionalism. * Growth Minded: You actively share post-event lessons learned with your peers, appreciate feedback, and champion an appetite for ongoing learning and operational change. You experiment with new outreach approaches, virtual formats, and marketing materials, treating unexpected setbacks as data to continuously refine future event strategies. Interview Process: * Recruiter Interview * Hiring Manager Interview * Interview with Sales Leader * Interview with Global Field Marketing Leader * Interview with CMO The range listed is for base compensation.  Your actual base salary will vary based on factors including location and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.  In addition to base salary, your total rewards package will include additional components such as incentive pay and benefits.  If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the specific details for this position. Base Salary Pay Range $65,000—$75,000 USD To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight: * Flexible remote and hybrid working options * Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance * Multiple Learning and Development opportunities, including Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth * Generous PTO and paid holidays * Mental health benefits  * 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering) Additional benefits may be offered by country, based on your eligibility - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice positions may receive some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details. AI tools are used to help review applications for this role. Read our AI in Recruitment Notice for what the AI considers, how to request a human review, and our most recent bias audit. At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria. Shift Technology is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our application and employment process. Should you require accommodation, please email accommodation@shift-technology.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. Please be aware of scammers and only trust correspondence that comes from emails ending in "shift-technology.com". We will never do initial outreach to you via Whatsapp/Text/SMS, never ask for banking information or personal identification numbers (ex. Social Security Number) as part of our recruitment process. 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Datadog is looking for a visionary Senior Leader of Sales Engineering (SE) to lead and scale a high-performing team of SE Directors in North America across Enterprise, Majors, and Public Sector accounts. This is a strategic leadership role with regional and global impact. You will define the Sales Engineering strategy for North America and act as a regional voice in global discussions with Product Management, Engineering, and Go-To-Market teams—ensuring that customer needs in North America influence Datadog’s global direction.  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. What You Will Do Executive Leadership & Organizational Growth * Recruit, develop, and lead a team 3rd line SE Directors, fostering a culture of technical excellence, customer-centricity, and continuous growth. * Define and drive the technical sales strategy across North America, and globally. * Set the vision, priorities, and operating model for Sales Engineering, ensuring alignment with Datadog’s business objectives and local market dynamics. * Partner with Sales Leadership to align on revenue targets, go-to-market initiatives, and strategic customer engagement across the region. * Represent North America Sales Engineering globally, ensuring regional perspectives and requirements are reflected in Datadog’s product roadmap and GTM planning. Customer Partnership & Advocacy * Act as a trusted advisor to C-level and senior technical executives, demonstrating how Datadog solves critical observability, performance, and security challenges, especially given the rapid business adoption of AI. * Provide executive support for high-stakes opportunities, offering guidance throughout complex sales cycles. * Serve as an executive sponsor for strategic customers across North America. * Promote value-based technical selling, empowering teams to deliver impactful business outcomes. Cross-functional Collaboration & Global Influence * Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to align field execution and messaging. * Use customer and field insights to advocate for innovation and regional needs within Product and Engineering. * Influence Datadog’s product roadmap and go-to-market strategies through close collaboration with global stakeholders. Operational Excellence * Implement and scale pre-sales methodologies, tools, and KPIs to drive consistency and customer impact across North America. * Analyze team performance and regional trends to drive data-driven improvements. * Stay current on market trends, competitive landscape, customer pain points, and evolving partner ecosystems. Who You Are * 10+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or similar pre-sales leadership roles, with multiple years of SE leadership experience or second line leadership. * Proven expertise in enterprise SaaS, cloud, observability, AI, and security solutions, with a track record of driving technical sales success at scale. * Strong executive presence and ability to engage and influence C-level stakeholders in large, complex organizations. * Exceptional leadership, coaching, and team-building capabilities, with experience scaling high-impact teams. * Proven track record in building customer relationships and willing to get in the field and help with top down sale * Deep understanding of sales methodologies such as MEDDICC, Command of Message (CoM), or similar frameworks. * The general travel expectation is 25%, though during peak periods it may increase to 50% 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. Benefits and Growth :  * Best-in-breed onboarding * Generous global benefits * Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking * New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) * Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing * An inclusive company culture, able to join our Community Guilds and Inclusion Talks Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog. #LI-Hybrid Datadog offers a competitive salary and equity package, and may include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Datadog offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, fitness reimbursements, and a discounted employee stock purchase plan. The reasonably estimated yearly salary for this role at Datadog is: $238,000—$349,000 USD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Datadog:  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. 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