Business Development Representative (UKI)

    Databricks

    🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    SLSQ327R850

    Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data Analytics space with a mission to help companies solve the world’s toughest problems. We are looking for a Business Development Representative (BDR) to represent Databricks to prospective customers in the UK and Ireland! 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 BDR manager, you will be part of a dynamic team of like-minded individuals and have the opportunity to make a difference in a budding regional team. This role will be hybrid in our London office.

    The impact you will have:

    • Rapidly develop your skill-set around value-based selling, big data and AI
    • Provide a great customer experience for Databricks’ prospective customers
    • Conduct account and prospect research to inform and develop compelling outreach campaigns to increase engagement in a large variety of accounts
    • Maintain active inbound and outbound communications with prospects using tailored follow-up, including personalised email, cold calling and social selling
    • Tools & Tech Stack

      Outreach

    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

    Geographic

    Region-based territory assignment

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Cold Calling·Required skill
    Prospecting·Required skill

    Typical Day — BDR

    Account research2 hrs/day
    Strategic outreach30–40/day
    Executive meetings2–3/week
    Personalized sequences15–25/day

    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

    ARR / MRRNet Revenue Retention (NRR)CAC Payback PeriodLogo Churn vs Revenue ChurnACV (Avg Contract Value)Magic Number

    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.

    Tags

    Sales Development
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    How do you qualify inbound leads?

    Template question
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    Describe your approach to multi-threading into an account.

    Template question
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    How do you prioritize your pipeline?

    Template question
    Research Databricks's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare metrics: quota attainment %, average deal size, win rate
    Practice a 2-minute product demo pitch for a mock discovery call
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Expect high-volume outreach activity with success measured by meetings booked and pipeline generated.

    Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.

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