Enterprise Account Executive - Telecommunications

    Databricks

    Tokyo, Japan
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    SLSQ427R535

    As an Enterprise Account Executive your mission will be to grow one of our focus customer in Telecommunications industry. You know how to sell within the Telecommunications/Service Provider vertical domain and can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners. Always prospecting for new opportunities, you will close new accounts while growing our business in existing accounts. You will report to the Director, Sales in Japan.

    The impact you will have:

    • You will secure new logos with strategic accounts in the Telecommunications vertical.
    • You will create a focused and targeted logo acquisition strategy.
    • Expand Databricks use cases in existing and newly won accounts to maximize impact for customers.
    • Establish essential C-Level relationships, including Engineering, Platform, Architecture, and Data Science roles, who will, in turn, be your industry advocates.
    • You will build value in all engagements to guide successful negotiations.
    • You will plan, document, and drive the growth of Databricks usage for your customers.
    • You will 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 sales motions.

    What we look for:

    • 10+ years experience selling multi-milli

    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

    Named Accounts

    Pre-assigned list of target companies

    Requirements at a Glance

    Experience·10+ years required
    Prospecting·Required skill
    C-Suite Selling·Required skill

    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

    Account 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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