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Strategic Ai Transformation Lead in Japan

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📍 Tokyo, Japan, Japan· Full-time
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Who We Are Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together . We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. About The Role We're looking for a motivated Sales team leader with an entrepreneurial and building spirit to join our Commercial Sales team. This person will play an integral role in helping lead our growth efforts across Japan. We need someone with an entrepreneurial and builder spirit, someone who enjoys coaching sales reps to be the best they can be, someone who is data-driven and experienced in managing a high-velocity sales pipeline. As an early member of the team, you'll be instrumental in helping define our sales motion, meaningfully shape our future product, and drive business revenue all while having a blast doing it! What You'll Achieve Lead a team of Commercial Account Executives who handles full cycle sales activities, including: prospecting/building pipeline, developing new potential accounts, expanding existing customers, and renewing an install base Own the strategy of your team’s territory, including how the team maximizes the revenue it is generating and retaining Own the execution of your team’s strategy, including the team forecast and pipeline generation Work with cross functional partners (Sales, Channel, Custom

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📍 Tokyo, Japan, Japan· Full-time
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Who We Are Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together . We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. About The Role: We are seeking a marketing professional who combines strategy and execution, owning demand gen programs and campaigns for the SMB sales segment and startups in Japan. You will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including the Japan sales org, Japan and global marketing teams, and external agencies—to plan and deliver programs that drive results. In addition, this role supports growth of Notion’s startup program by building awareness and driving trial acquisition, partnering with the Global/APAC startup team to execute marketing activities and recruit partners. You may also support other marketing initiatives to unlock the full potential of the business in Japan. What You'll Achieve: Develop a strong understanding of the Notion product and the SMB user/buyer journey to identify the highest-impact plays for the segment. Partner with SMB Sales leadership to set program priorities, define target audiences and goals, and align on campaign plans—proactively communicating progress, results, and learnings to stakeholders. Own end-to-end execution of events and webinars —from planning and logistics through day-o

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📍 Tokyo, Japan, Japan· Full-time
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Who We Are Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together . We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. About The Role Notion is rebuilding its go-to-market motion around a workflow-first, builder-led model—and the BDR is at the front of it. As a Business Development Rep, you'll be the force that turns the right accounts into the right conversations. You'll partner closely with Solutions Consultants to identify and target companies that are ready to rethink how they work—and your job is to get them in the room. This isn't generic pipeline work: you're qualifying for workflow-first, build-ready opportunities that set SCs up to win. If you're competitive, curious, and energized by outbound that actually means something, this is the role for you. What You'll Achieve Generate qualified, workflow-first pipeline by identifying and targeting high-potential accounts in your assigned book, partnering with your sellers on account and outbound strategy Run multi-channel outbound campaigns—email, phone, LinkedIn, and events—to create urgency and secure first meetings with the right decision-makers Conduct initial qualification to ensure meetings handed to sellers are "ready to build," not just "ready to talk"—validating ICP, intent, and workflow f

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📍 Tokyo, Japan, Japan· Full-time
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Who We Are Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together . We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. What You'll Achieve Own the full customer lifecycle—new logo, expansion, and renewal—as the single account owner for your book of business, with responsibility for ensuring credits sold translate into credits consumed Design and build workflow solutions live with customers: the discovery is the demo, not the slide deck—you’ll run discovery, design current-to-future-state workflow architecture, and co-build in Notion with the customer Partner with BDRs on target account planning and co-own the outbound motion for your book, running direct outreach to priority stakeholders alongside BDR-sourced pipeline Navigate commercial sizing, proposal construction, procurement, legal, and security review to close deals with the right scope, credits, and implementation path Guide customers through early implementation with a clear adoption plan and handoff to Outcomes Architects for ongoing multi-workflow expansion Partner with Outcomes Architects (OA) on onboarding, adoption plans, expansion strategies, and renewal execution—owning the commercial arc while OAs drive day-to-day workflow adoption Skills You'll Need to Bring Experience in selling tec

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Role Overview We are looking for a tenacious, data-driven, and highly agile Specialist of Japan Digital Marketing to support our aggressive growth within the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. In this dedicated individual contributor role, you will be the scrappy, on-the-ground engine powering our digital programs in Japan. You will take high-level global and APJ strategies and translate them into culturally resonant, high-converting digital campaigns tailored specifically for the Japanese market. You are a resourceful, AI-first marketer who isn't afraid to roll up your sleeves and experiment. You know how to leverage marketing technology and generative AI to punch above your weight, accelerating transcreation and campaign deployment. You will serve as the localized digital expert, ensuring our brand speaks authentically to Japanese enterprise buyers while driving measurable pipeline velocity. What You Will Do Local Digital Execution: Support the rollout and optimization of localized paid media programs—including Search, Social, and Display—ensuring all campaigns are linguistically precise and aligned with Japanese business etiquette. AI-Driven Agility: Leverage generative AI and agentic pipelines to accelerate the localization of ad copy, automate routine content variations, and ensure high-velocity creative testing specific to the Japanese market. Search & Generative Engine Optimization: Collaborate with global and APJ teams to implement region-spec

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Auth0 Sales Team Auth0 supports Okta’s vision of freeing anyone to safely use any technology by providing a secure, highly available, enterprise-grade platform that secures billions of log-ins every year for Consumer and SaaS applications. As an Auth0 Account Executive, you will drive territory growth through both net new logos and cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Auth0 customers. With the support of your Okta ecosystem, your focus will be on consistent results and an unwavering commitment to our customers. Account Executive, Auth0 The successful candidate is a highly motivated, self-driven, and senior sales executive who is passionate about winning key new logos, about engineering and product technology and about driving protection against the biggest identity threats. As an Auth0 Account Executive, you will be working with Japan Auth0 resellers and distributors, focused on providing value to Japan's most mature Product Development teams (Engineering, Product, Security and Architecture). You will continually drive territory growth primarily through net new logos acquisition as well as through cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Auth0 customers. What you’ll be doing: Build a plan to guide your long-term approach to net new logo pipeline generation Consistently deliver revenue targets to support YoY territory growth Identify, develop and execute account strategies to generate pipeline, driv

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you'll: Manage ~dozen key accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to succesful deployment Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects Own a consumption revenue target Manage consumption revenue forecasts Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finance, prod

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you'll: Manage ~dozen key accounts, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan. Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to succesfull deployment. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects. Own a consumption revenue target. Manage consumption revenue forecasts. Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies. Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finan

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the Role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo, Japan. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Manage ~dozen key accounts in the Financial Services Industry, developing and executing strategies for a comprehensive account plan. Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to successful deployment. Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects. Own a consumption revenue target. Manage consumption revenue forecasts. Analyze key account metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal and external stakeholders. Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies. Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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About the team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) which benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one lab together to accomplish this. In pursuit of this mission, our Go To Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team is made of Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnership professionals that work together to create valuable solutions that will help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role Our Sales team has a unique mission to help customers understand the deep impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their business and users. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and value-driven strategy. You’ll be a key driver of new business opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll work with researchers, engineers, and solution strategists to help customers evolve their industry with AI. This role is based in Tokyo. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you'll: Build and manage a pipeline of new business opportunities Lead our enterprise prospects’ journeys from consideration to successful deployment Partner with solutions and research engineering to build and execute complex customer programs and projects Own a consumption revenue target Analyze opportunity metrics to create reports and provide insights to internal stakeholders Closely monitor the industry landscape (people, competitors, partners, etc.) to contribute to product roadmap and other corporate strategies Collaborate with solutions, marketing, communications, business operations, people operations, finance, product management, and engineering Support the recruitment and onboarding of other te

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📍 Japan· Full-time· Remote
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About the team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. This long-term undertaking brings the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business professionals into one organization. In pursuit of this mission, our Go-To-Market (GTM) team is responsible for helping customers learn how to leverage and deploy our highly capable AI products across their business. The team includes Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, and Partnerships professionals who work together to create valuable solutions that help bring AI to as many users as possible. About the role OpenAI is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Account Director to join our Startup Go-To-Market team. You will play a critical role in owning relationships with top startup customers and supporting them in successfully building on the OpenAI platform. Many of the most disruptive and category-defining AI applications are being created by startups. The Startup Go-To-Market team's mission is to help startups harness the power of OpenAI’s technology to drive these advances. You will support startups in building effectively with OpenAI’s APIs, SDKs, and applications while providing access to OpenAI’s technical expertise and networks to help accelerate their progress. This role is a mixture of technical understanding, vision, partnership, and strategy. You’ll be responsible for serving as the primary relationship owner for a range of strategically important startup customers. You’ll also work cross-functionally with product, research, engineering, support, and technical solutions teams to help customers get the most out of our models. This role will be based in Tokyo . In this role, you'll: Manage a portfolio of startup accounts, developing and executing strategies for comprehensive account management. Partner with AI Deployment Engineers to drive successful technical engagements with startups. Own consumption and contracted revenue targets while managing revenue fo

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you'll partner with Sales to help customers understand the value of Datadog and how it solves their most important technical and business challenges. You'll lead technical evaluations, deliver compelling demos, and guide customers through the journey from discovery to successful adoption. You'll act as a trusted advisor, bridging business goals with technical solutions, and play a key role in winning new business and expanding existing accounts. 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: Own the sales process in partnership with Account Executives by leading and shaping the technical strategy across opportunities from PG to Closed Won Lead customer discovery to uncover technical challenges, business goals, and success criteria, then translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions Deliver engaging product demos, technical presentations, and workshops that connect platform capabilities to customer outcomes Project manage technical evaluations (POVs) end-to-end: scoping use cases and requirements, defining success criteria, building a project plan with clear timelines, and holding all participants accountable to the process Identify and cultivate technical champions within customer accounts, empowering them to advocate for Datadog adoption and drive consensus internally Participate actively in structured product and engineering field feedback sessions, serving as the technical voice of the customer to help shape product direction Maintain operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Support, and GTM teams to address customer needs and resolve technical blockers Who

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📍 Japan· Full-time· Remote
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Who we are At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences. Our dedication to remote-first work , and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands. . Hiring and how we work We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions! Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings. . See yourself at Twilio Join the team as our next Field Marketing Manager in Japan About the job As the Field Marketing Manager for Japan, you will report to Twilio's VP of Marketing, APJ, and own the end-to-end field marketing motion for one of our most strategically important growth markets in the region. You will be responsible for designing and executing a brand-to-revenue GTM strategy that spans the full funnel, from building market presence and brand credibility through PR and executive engagement, through to driving pipeline creation, acceleration, and deal closure in close partnership with our Japan sales team. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role suited to an experienced field marketer who is equally comfortable shaping strategy and rolling up their sleeves to execute. You will have access to central regional resources, specialist agencies, and the APJ Demand Creation HUB to amplify your efforts, but you will be the primary marketing voice and driver for Japan.

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📍 Osaka, Japan· Full-time
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As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you'll partner with Sales to help customers understand the value of Datadog and how it solves their most important technical and business challenges. You'll lead technical evaluations, deliver compelling demos, and guide customers through the journey from discovery to successful adoption. You'll act as a trusted advisor, bridging business goals with technical solutions, and play a key role in winning new business and expanding existing accounts. 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: Own the sales process in partnership with Account Executives by leading and shaping the technical strategy across opportunities from PG to Closed Won Lead customer discovery to uncover technical challenges, business goals, and success criteria, then translate those needs into tailored Datadog solutions Deliver engaging product demos, technical presentations, and workshops that connect platform capabilities to customer outcomes Project manage technical evaluations (POVs) end-to-end: scoping use cases and requirements, defining success criteria, building a project plan with clear timelines, and holding all participants accountable to the process Identify and cultivate technical champions within customer accounts, empowering them to advocate for Datadog adoption and drive consensus internally Participat e actively in structured product and engineering field feedback sessions, serving as the technical voice of the customer to help shape product direction Maintain operational excellence by ensuring activity, deal progress, and customer interactions are accurately documented and up to date in related systems Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Support, and GTM teams to address customer needs and resolve

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📍 Japan· Full-time
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As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you will provide technical expertise through sales presentations, product demonstrations, and supporting technical evaluations (POVs). Sales Engineers help qualify and close opportunities with customers and partners and have a voice with the product team to help prioritize features based on input from customers, competitors, and partners. 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: Partner with the Sales team to articulate the overall Datadog value proposition, vision and strategy to customers Own technical engagement with customers during the trial phase. Communicate Datadog’s value based on activities and work with customers on any identified issues or concerns to successful conclusion Technically close complex opportunities through advanced competitive knowledge, technical skill, and credibility Deliver product and technical briefings / presentations to potential clients Maintain accurate notes and feedback in CRM regarding customer input both wins and losses Proactively engage and communicate with customers and Datadog business/technical teams regarding product feedback and competitive landscape Who You Are: Passionate about educating customers on observability risks that are meaningful to their business, and able to build and execute an evaluation plan with a customer Someone with strong written and oral communication skills. This role requires an ability to understand and articulate both the business benefits (value proposition) and technical advantages of our offering Experienced in programming/scripting with any of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Go, Node.JS, PHP, and .NET etc. Someone with a minimum of 3+ years in a Sales Engineering or DevOps Engineering role Role requires regular travel to client si

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