Startup Account Executive

Posted 2 Days Ago
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6 Locations
In-Office
Junior
Big Data • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics • Big Data Analytics
The Role
The Startup Account Executive will prospect for and close new startup accounts while expanding existing customer relationships. Responsibilities include building territory plans, prioritizing accounts, communicating the Databricks Lakehouse vision, managing transactional and strategic sales cycles, achieving pipeline and revenue targets, and maintaining accurate Salesforce and Clari records. The role requires at least one year of closing experience, preferably in big data, cloud, or SaaS sales, along with a demonstrated history of exceeding quotas.
Summary Generated by Built In

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As a Startup Account Executive at Databricks, you get to work with some of the most exciting, disruptive companies using data to change the world. You are creative and self-motivated with experience running both transactional and strategic sales processes. You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion and can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in-depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners. Always prospecting for new opportunities, you will close new accounts while expanding existing accounts. Along with the chance to close exciting deals, we also offer accelerators above 100% quota accomplishment. You will report to a regional sales manager.

The impact you will have:

  • Build a territory plan by 30 days with a clear account prioritization strategy.
  • Align both new and existing customers with the Lakehouse vision and ecosystem.
  • Be able to range from faster transactions to large strategic deals.
  • Meet and exceed activity, pipeline, and revenue targets; you will be expected to prospect in this role.
  • Maintain clear Salesforce and Clari hygiene including use case, MEDDPICC, revenue forecasts, and account notes.
  • Lead with a customer first mindset and focus on business value

What we look for:

  • 1+ years of closing sales experience
  • Prior experience in big data, Cloud, or SaaS sales
  • Be able to quickly learn new technologies and value proposition
  • Experience exceeding sales KPIs and quotas
  • Success closing new accounts while working existing accounts

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

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Skills Required

  • 1+ years of closing sales experience
  • Prior experience in big data, cloud, or SaaS sales
  • Ability to quickly learn new technologies and value propositions
  • Experience exceeding sales KPIs and quotas
  • Success closing new accounts while working existing accounts

Databricks Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Databricks and has not been reviewed or approved by Databricks.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents, plus dedicated mental-health resources and an EAP. Wellness and gym reimbursements further support wellbeing.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants (RSUs/stock options) are highlighted as a major part of compensation and are often viewed as attractive. Occasional tender-offer liquidity and performance bonuses reinforce total rewards.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and subsidized backup dependent care are emphasized. Family medical leave and caregiver support also feature in the package.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,200 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

As the leader in Unified Data Analytics, Databricks helps organizations make all their data ready for analytics, empower data science and data-driven decisions across the organization, and rapidly adopt machine learning to outpace the competition. By providing data teams with the ability to process massive amounts of data in the Cloud and power AI with that data, Databricks helps organizations innovate faster and tackle challenges like treating chronic disease through faster drug discovery, improving energy efficiency, and protecting financial markets.

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