On-site
SaaS
greenhouse
About this role
SLSQ427R685
Databricks is looking for an Enterprise Account Executive (Energy & Utilities) to join us in Sydney, Australia. This role is designed as a Named Core role and reports to the Director of Enterprise Sales.
As a Named Core Account Executive, you are pivotal in driving the company's growth by expanding our footprint and driving the consumption of Databricks' services with existing customers. You will drive business transformation for some of the region's most prominent enterprise organisations in the Energy & Utilities sector. You will be operating in an industry undergoing immense transition—driven by grid modernisation, renewable integration, decarbonisation, and smart metering—and will help connect customers' strategic priorities to the power of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
The Impact You Will Have:
In this role, you will lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles from discovery through execution and consumption growth. Operating as the "quarterback" of your account teams, you will orchestrate internal resources, hyperscaler partners (AWS, Azure, GCP), and system integrators to deliver high-impact business outcomes.
- Driving Consumption: Help customers derive value from the platform by identifying key use cases and increasing usage.
- Securing Strategic Committed Deals: Identify, structure and close opportunities to co-invest in high-priority initiatives to accelerate and de-risk projects delivery
- Prospecting and Lead Generation: Use various strategies and resources, such as intent signals, account planning, and leveraging customer stories, to effectively prospect and target leads.
- Prospect Engagement: Leverage BDRs, Marketing and Network to build relationships wit
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
Territory
Vertical-Specific
Focused on a single industry vertical
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
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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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 questionAs 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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