On-site
SaaS
greenhouse
About this role
SLSQ327R795
Do you want to help solve the world's toughest problems with data and AI? At Databricks, we do this every day.
As a DNB Geo Hunter Account Executive at Databricks, you come with relevant experience selling to Digital Native / Startup accounts. As a successful candidate, you are a self-starter who understands the sales process. Passionate about solving business challenges, you excel at initiating and advancing conversations to value delivery using a defined methodology. Skilled at selling innovation, you guide deals to accelerate decision-making, articulate product value to customers and partners, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to close new business and grow existing accounts in ASEAN market.
You will report to the Sr. Manager, Emerging Enterprise & DNB
The impact you will have:
- Assess your accounts and develop a strategy to identify and engage all buying centers
- Use a solution-based approach to selling and creating value for new logo accounts
- Be comfortable switching between technical stakeholder and business buyer personas, in order to connect the customers challenges to business value through the entire sales cycle
- Identify and close quick wins while managing longer, complex sales cycles
- Track all customer details including projects, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce
- Map the whitespace opportunity across your defined territory, and use methodology to identify the most viable use cases in each account to maximise Databricks impact
- Orchestrate and work with teams to maximise the impact on your ecosystem
- Build value with all engagements to promote successful negotiations to cl
Tools & Tech Stack
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Channel / Partner
Sell through partners, resellers, or alliances
Buyer Persona
C-Suite
Selling to executive decision-makers
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
Role Signals
Green Flags
Inherit existing accounts
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.
Tags
Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionThis Account Executive position at Databricks involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
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