Enterprise Account Executive - Consumer and Distribution

    databricks

    🇬🇧 London
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Posted Today
    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    arbeitnow

    About this role

    SLSQ328R126

    Do you want to help solve the world's toughest problems with data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.

    This role presents a unique opportunity to expand Databricks’ presence within a set list of customers across top consumer and distribution companies in the UK and Ireland.

    Reporting to the Enterprise Sales Leader, the Enterprise Account Executive is an experienced sales professional focused on driving adoption of Databricks to unlock new value streams and expand Enterprise accounts. Passionate about solving business challenges, you excel at initiating and advancing conversations to value delivery using a defined methodology and playbook.

    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 grow existing accounts across a diverse territory.

    The impact you will have:

    • The opportunity to work with cross-functional teams to build out Databricks solutions for customers within consumer and distribution industry verticals
    • 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 enterprise growth 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 secure tech wins to grow consumption while managing longer, complex sales cycles
    • Track all customer details including projects, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce and supporting softwares
    • Map the whitespace opportun

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Salesforce

    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

    Bachelor's Degree·Required

    Typical Day — Account Executive

    Stakeholder meetings3–5/week
    Executive presentations2–3/week
    Business cases & RFPs1–2/week
    Forecast & pipeline2×/week
    Champion coachingDaily

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Existing Book

    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

    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

    Enterprise Sales
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    Walk me through your discovery process.

    Template question
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    How do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?

    Template question
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    Tell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.

    Template question
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    How do you build business cases for stakeholders?

    Template question
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    Describe a deal you lost and what you learned.

    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

    As an Account Executive with databricks, you'll own the entire revenue pipeline and be measured on quota attainment.

    Expect to work with recurring revenue models where customer retention is as important as acquisition.

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