Enterprise Hunter Account Executive, 4th Estate

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · Washington, DC · Remote · Public Sector Sales

Databricks is seeking an Enterprise Hunter Account Executive to identify, acquire, and grow new business opportunities within the 4th Estate, focusing on securing new logos and driving revenue growth. The role involves building relationships, navigating complex sales cycles, and closing high-value deals, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver tailored solutions. The Account Executive will report to the Sr Director, Sales DOD.

What you'd actually do

  1. Secure new Enterprise accounts across multiple customers, creating a strong foundation for long-term partnerships.
  2. Develop and execute a focused strategy for identifying and winning high-potential accounts in untapped markets.
  3. Identify and close quick wins while managing longer, complex sales cycles.
  4. Plan, document, and drive the growth of Databricks usage in newly won accounts to maximize customer impact.
  5. Establish essential C-Level relationships, including Engineering, Platform, Architecture, and Data Science roles, who will, in turn, be your industry advocates.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience selling complex software deals to the region's recognizable organizations within the DOD/DOW space, specifically 4th Estate
  • Knowledge of segment priorities, buying processes, buying cycles, decision-making process, and the ecosystem
  • Background in selling usage-based PaaS/ SaaS solutions, or other Data/ AI/ML technologies
  • Experience in sales methodologies and processes, e.g. account planning, MEDDPICC, value selling, and Command of the Message
  • Experience in hunting in a greenfield space while also consulting with existing accounts to expand further use
  • Build customer champions and collaborative teams to support the implementation of the expansion plan
  • Understanding of how to develop a clear partner strategy and manage it successfully

What the JD emphasized

  • selling complex software deals
  • selling usage-based PaaS/ SaaS solutions
  • Data/ AI/ML technologies