Strategic Account Executive (UKI) - Public Sector

As a key member of the EMEA Revenue Leadership Team reporting directly to the Head of UKI & NE, you will be the strategic leader responsible for shaping, executing, and driving all Enterprise go-to-market (GTM) activities across the United Kingdom and Ireland. You will lead a high-performing, successful regional sales team that is currently delivering strong results across our key industry verticals, including Financial Services, Public Sector, Technology/Media/Telecom (TMT), Professional Services (PS), and Retail, Manufacturing, and CPG. Partnering closely with leaders across Customer Success, Marketing, Sales Development and Channel, you will own the full-funnel GTM playbook across our  Enterprise customer segments. In this role, you will leverage your deep enterprise expertise to cultivate, nurture, and develop this high-growth revenue organization while expanding Asana's market presence throughout the region. This role is based in our London office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays & Fridays depending on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements. WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE * Build a strong community of customers, partners, and employees across the UKI region. * Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year strategy for revenue growth and market penetration across our core industry verticals. * Partner with Customer Success to build a tailored customer coverage model that drives both revenue growth and retention across all segments. * Lead, inspire, and collaborate with sales and matrixed teams to establish and operationalize our playbook to fuel pipeline and customer growth. * Hire, nurture, and develop top sales talent, intentionally building clear career paths and succession plans. * Act as a senior executive representative for Asana with C-level customers, prospects, and media across the region. * Create strong feedback loops with the Product team to influence product evolution based on deep customer insights. * Evolve the Account Team Playbook to support enterprise growth, ensuring alignment across SDRs, Sales, Success, and Services. ABOUT YOU * People Centric leader * Proven experience managing dedicated Enterprise sales teams and successfully hitting revenue targets within an enterprise tech space. * Deep background working within the Enterprise segment, showcasing a strong understanding of complex, high-value procurement and deployment cycles. * Demonstrated experience leading and scaling high-performing Enterprise Sales teams across the UKI and EMEA regions. * Track record of navigating and capitalizing on a verticalized sales structure, with familiarity across segments such as Financial Services, Public Sector, TMT, PS, or Retail/Manufacturing/CPG. * Proven capability to scale Sales organizations and drive consistent bookings, ARR, and customer growth across commercial and enterprise segments. * Deep experience navigating and executing growth strategies within both product-led and sales-led business models. * Operationally strong with the ability to independently build robust GTM, operating, and talent development plans. * Intellectually curious, analytical, and naturally open-minded with a passion for solving complex regional challenges. * A highly collaborative partner comfortable navigating cross-functional, matrixed environments alongside Product and Marketing teams. * A low-ego leader who builds trust and influence through thoughtful communication and high-quality execution. * Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making. At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. WHAT WE’LL OFFER Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit. The total compensation for this role includes a competitive On-Target Earnings (OTE) package comprising a base salary and performance-based sales incentive pay (based on the terms of the Sales Incentive Plan). Actual base salary and OTE will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. In addition, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits. We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include: * Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits * Career coaching & support * Inclusive family building benefits * Long-term savings or retirement plans * In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role. #LI-Hybrid About us Asana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named to Fortune's Best Workplaces for 7+ years and recognized by Fast Company, Forbes, and Gartner for excellence in workplace culture and innovation. We offer an exceptional office-centric culture while adopting the best elements of hybrid models to ensure that every one of our global team members can work together effortlessly. With 13+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong. Join Asana’s Talent Network to stay up to date on job opportunities and life at Asana.

Our Strategic Account Executives target and close new business with Datadog’s largest, most strategic customers and prospects. In this role you’ll be focused on uncovering the pain points organizations face as they operate in or migrate to a cloud environment at scale as well as delivering the appropriate Datadog solution. 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’ll Do: * Prospect into large Fortune 1000 companies while running an efficient sales process * Maintain, build and own specific relationship maps for your territory including existing relationships and aspirational contacts * Develop a deep comprehension of customer's business * Negotiate favorable pricing and business terms with large commercial enterprises by selling value and ROI * Handle existing customer expectations while expanding reach and depth into assigned territory * Demonstrate resourcefulness when faced with challenges that defy easy solution * Have intuitive sense of necessary steps to close business and gain customer validation * Identify robust set of business drivers behind all opportunities * Ensure high forecasting accuracy and consistency   Who You Are:  * Someone with 5+ years closing experience (mix of field selling within mid-market and enterprise) * Driven and have met/exceeded direct sales goals of 1M+ and operated with an average deal size of $100k+ * Able to demonstrate methodology to prospect and build pipeline on your own * Experienced in working for an innovative tech company (SaaS, IT infrastructure or similar preferred) * Experienced in selling into large Fortune 1000 companies with the ability to win new logos * Role requires regular travel to client sites, within your area and other regions, using various modes of transportation (car, train, air), depending on business needs.   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:  * High income earning opportunities based on self performance * New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) * 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   Benefits and Growth listed above may vary based on the country of your employment and the nature of your employment with Datadog. #LI-AB10 #LI-Hybrid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equal Opportunity at Datadog: 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Here are our Candidate Legal Notices for your reference.  Datadog endeavors to make our Careers Page accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please complete this form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.  Privacy and AI Guidelines: Any information you submit to Datadog as part of your application will be processed in accordance with Datadog’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice. For information on our AI policy, please visit Interviewing at Datadog AI Guidelines.