On-site
SaaS
greenhouse
About this role
SLSQ427R94
As an Enterprise Account Executive - Hunter, your primary mission will be to identify, acquire, and grow new business opportunities across multiple industries.
This role is focused on securing new logos and driving revenue growth by targeting Enterprise accounts in diverse sectors. You are a proactive "hunter" who thrives on building relationships, navigating complex sales cycles, and closing high-value deals. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver tailored solutions that address client needs and establish long-term partnerships. You will report to the Director, Sales in Japan.
The impact you will have:
- Secure new Enterprise accounts across multiple industries, creating a strong foundation for long-term partnerships.
- Develop and execute a focused strategy for identifying and winning high-potential accounts in untapped markets.
- Identify and close quick wins while managing longer, complex sales cycles.
- Plan, document, and drive the growth of Databricks usage in newly won accounts to maximize customer impact.
- Establish essential C-Level relationships, including Engineering, Platform, Architecture, and Data Science roles, who will, in turn, be your industry advocates.
- Use a solution-based approach to selling and creating value for customers.
- Develop a deep and detailed understanding of the customer's business.
- Provide leadership to the customer, important staff, and technical teams.
- Identify all important data use cases and buying centers in an opportunity, to increase the impact of Databricks in an organization.
- Orchestrate and use Databricks teams and ecosystem partners to maximize your impact on your s
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
Greenfield
Build territory from scratch — net-new logos
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 questionAccount Executives are the revenue engine of any sales organization — this role will require strong pipeline management and closing skills.
Top SaaS reps often earn significant upside through accelerators once quota is exceeded.
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