On-site
SaaS
greenhouse
🇫🇷 French
About this role
SLSQ427R744
Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data Analytics space with a mission to help companies solve the world’s toughest problems.
We’re looking for an Arabic-speaking Business Development Representative to represent Databricks to prospective customers in the Middle East and African market. This role is perfect for a sales professional early on in their career, looking to help scale out a game-changing enterprise software company and develop their sales career. Reporting to the Senior Sales Development Manager, you will be part of a dynamic team of like-minded individuals and have the opportunity to really make a difference in a budding regional team. This role will be hybrid in our Paris office.
The impact you will have:
- Rapidly developing your skill-set around value-based selling, big data and AI.
- Provide a great customer experience for Databricks’ prospective customers.
- Conducting account and prospect research to inform and develop compelling outreach campaigns to drive engagement in key target accounts.
- Maintaining active inbound and outbound communications with prospects using creative follow-up, including personalised email, cold calling and social selling.
- Partner with the wider sales team to develop territory strategy, build pipeline and drive adoption.
- Uncover and identify client needs and progress conversations into sales opportunities through communicating how Databricks will meet them effectively.
What we look for:
- Prior successful sales experience is a plus, but not necessary
- Determination to succeed, learn and build the next best e
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Buyer Persona
Manager-Level
Departmental buyers and team leads
Territory
Named Accounts
Pre-assigned list of target companies
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — BDR
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
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How do you qualify inbound leads?
Template questionDescribe your approach to multi-threading into an account.
Template questionHow do you prioritize your pipeline?
Template questionThis SDR/BDR role focuses on top-of-funnel pipeline generation through outbound prospecting.
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