Sales Leader, Vc-backed Startups

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · United States · Commercial & Mid-Market Sales

Sales Leader for Databricks' Startups segment, responsible for managing and motivating a team of Account Executives to acquire new logos within the VC-backed startup ecosystem. The role focuses on driving revenue, developing strategic plans, building relationships, and enabling the sales team to effectively communicate the company's value proposition, particularly for technical products in the Data/AI/Infrastructure space.

What you'd actually do

  1. Overseeing and motivating a team of Hunting Account Executives focused on winning new logos within the VC-Backed Startup ecosystem.
  2. Measured by your team’s ability to break into new accounts, generate fresh pipeline, and exceed quota through new business acquisition.
  3. Drive Revenue Success: Own and exceed your team’s monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets.
  4. Develop and Implement Strategic Plans: Develop and lead execution of strategic plans for team’s development and revenue attainment.
  5. Build Trust-Based Relationships: Develop long term employee, customer, partner, and cross-functional relationships.

Skills

Required

  • Sales leadership experience (3+ years)
  • Experience leading a sales team
  • Experience translating technical products to business value
  • Proven leadership ability
  • Ability to coach and develop sales fundamentals
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience communicating with and presenting to the C-Suite
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

  • Experience in big data
  • Selling against open source or freemium models
  • MBA or advanced degree

What the JD emphasized

  • Sales Leader
  • Hunting Account Executives
  • winning new logos
  • new business acquisition
  • hunter’s instinct
  • developing first-time Account Executives into elite closers and outbound experts
  • high-growth Data/AI/Infrastructure leader
  • leading a sales team
  • translating a highly technical product to business value
  • Track record of success executing against personal and team goals
  • Proven leadership ability to influence, develop, and empower employees
  • Ability to coach and develop fundamentals in your Account Executives