Senior Partner Manager, Channels

Datadog

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Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

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TL;DR · Senior Partner Manager, Channels

As a Senior Partner Manager - Channels (Indian GSI), you will join the team to lead and scale strategic alliances with major Indian Global Systems Integrators, including Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and Cognizant. You will be responsible for driving partner-sourced pipeline, co-sell motions, and joint go-to-market initiatives on a global scale. Your daily responsibilities include developing strategic plans to maximize customer success, negotiating partnership agreements with legal teams, and building relationships with executive leadership to ensure alignment. You must possess over seven years of quota-carrying business development experience within the cloud services or SaaS sectors. The role requires the ability to translate complex technical concepts—including observability, security, cloud infrastructure, and AI/LLM monitoring—into clear business value for partners while navigating the specific complexities of the Indian GSI landscape to expand the company's footprint.

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute strategic plans to maximize growth and revenue across Indian Global Systems Integrator partners.
  • Drive joint go-to-market initiatives and solution development with key GSIs like Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and Cognizant.
  • Generate partner-sourced net-new pipeline and identify new business units within existing GSI accounts.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with both Datadog leadership and partner executives to ensure alignment.
  • Negotiate partnership agreements, order language, and contractual terms in coordination with legal and deal desk teams.
  • Translate complex technical concepts like observability and cloud infrastructure into clear business value for partners.
  • Recruit additional practice areas within existing GSIs to expand the scope of Datadog's footprint.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of partner-facing, quota-carrying business development experience in a cloud services or SaaS organization.
  • Proven track record of building strategic relationships with Indian Global Systems Integrators.
  • Established relationships across organizations such as Wipro, Tech Mahindra, and Cognizant.
  • Ability to translate technical concepts like observability, security, and AI/LLM monitoring into business value.
  • Experience negotiating partnership agreements, order language, and contractual terms.
  • Willingness to travel 40% of the time.

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