On-site
SaaS
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About this role
SLSQ128R13
Do you want to help solve the world's toughest problems with big data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.
We are looking for a Strategic Account Executive to join our Travel, Transport, Hospitality & Logistics (TTLH) team in the UK, to make the most of the phenomenal market opportunity that exists for Databricks within the UK rail and public transport sector. Your mission will be to grow one of our most strategic customers in the sector. It is a dedicated, single-account role and is already one of the top three spending customers in our TTLH vertical. Experience selling to the transport or public sector is preferred, as is experience in running large, complex accounts with multiple stakeholders.
This is a pivotal moment to step into a mission-critical role within one of the UK’s most vital infrastructure sectors. As the transport landscape undergoes its most significant modernisation in a generation, our key enterprise customers are bringing complex, multi-operator environments together into unified, state-of-the-art platforms.
Reporting to the Director, Enterprise for TTLH, as a Strategic Account Executive at Databricks you will bring an informed and compelling point of view on the Big Data, Advanced Analytics and AI space. That view will guide your strategy and, together with our teams and partners, allow you to provide exceptional value to our customer.
The impact you will have:
- You will co-develop a strategic account plan with your team and ecosystem partners that accelerates customer success and exceeds quarterly and annual usage and booking goals
- You will lead your team, customer and partners to identify impactful big data and AI use cases, and prove out their value on the Datab
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
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
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