Strategic Hunter Account Executive

    Databricks

    🇦🇺 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    SaaS
    Hybrid
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    Work Type

    On-site

    Vertical

    SaaS

    Source

    greenhouse

    About this role

    SLSQ128R12

    At Databricks, we’re on a mission to help organisations use data and AI to solve the world’s toughest problems — and few opportunities are more rewarding than driving positive change across the Federal Sector. We’re looking for a passionate and results-driven Enterprise Account Executive to help our government partners harness the full power of the Databricks platform.

    This is a pioneering sales role within our Public Sector Sales team, reporting directly to the Federal Sales Director. You’ll work at the forefront of digital transformation in the Federal space, helping agencies reimagine how they deliver outcomes and play a pivotal role in shaping Databricks’ presence across the country. As a successful candidate, you are a creative, energetic self-starter who understands the sales process. You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion and can drive deals forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in depth and are passionate about communicating its value to Customers and System Integrators. Always hunting for new opportunities, you will be asked to close net new accounts while maintaining existing accounts. Along with the chance to close an exciting deal, we also offer accelerators above 100% quota accomplishment.

    The Impact You Will Have:

    • Driving Consumption: Help customers derive value from the platform by identifying key use cases and increasing usage.
    • Champion real-world change: Lead initiatives that make measurable impact — from accelerating innovation to supporting sustainability and economic development.
    • Shape Databricks’ Public Sector footprint: Identify, structure, and close strategic opportunities that align our capabilities with Australia’s digital priorities.
    • Inspire through connection: Build trus

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    Not disclosed — ask in interview

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Accelerators

    Yes

    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

    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

    This Account Executive position at Databricks involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.

    SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.

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