Databricks

Director, Enterprise Sales, Public Sector

Databricks • $150K — $180K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in high-growth enterprise software sales leadership roles
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales targets within Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS industries
  • Strong ability to recruit and develop sales talent in the public sector space
  • Hands-on experience with methodology-based sales coaching, particularly MEDDPIC and Challenger frameworks
  • Ability to engage with both C-suite and IT stakeholders for value-based sales efforts
  • Extensive executive-level network within key customer accounts
  • Familiarity with strategic partner ecosystems to enhance enterprise growth initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a team of account executives to enhance their sales skills and success
  • Develop and execute territory plans, team structure, and individual quotas
  • Provide accurate revenue forecasting and insights into sales performance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline revenue and customer success processes
  • Cultivate a team-oriented culture focused on customer value and outcomes
  • Build trust-based relationships with customers and partners for sustainable success
  • Establish a comprehensive revenue growth and investment strategy within the first 90 days

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to employee needs
  • Access to specific region benefits details
  • Strong emphasis on career development and skills enhancement
Full Job Description
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We are looking for an Enterprise Sales Director to lead our growing Public Sector business in Ottawa. Leading a team of Enterprise Named and Strategic Account Executives, you will be measured by achieving your team's overall quota and growing Databricks' consumption. This is a team of account executives that are passionate about building a data ecosystem, technically knowledgeable, and have a strong desire to drive value for our customers.

You will oversee the sales team, implementing sales plans, expanding existing business and delivering accurate sales forecasting and reporting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build upon a highly successful team achieving significant year on year growth, in a fast growing business which is a hugely impactful part of the Canadian sales organization. We are looking for owners, who will go the extra mile and want to be the very best at what they do.

The impact you will have:
  • Lead a team of account executives, ensuring you coach them to develop the skills and behaviors they will need to succeed
  • Establish company territory plans, team structure, individual quotas and patches for your team, including investment capacity requirements
  • Report on revenue forecast and strategic GTM programs
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to manage a complete revenue and customer success process
  • Inspire a culture of teamwork, leading with value and achieving desired customers outcomes
  • Develop trust-based relationships with customers and partners to ensure long-term success
  • Encourage learning and ongoing understanding of technical product details and our future product roadmap
  • Establish a revenue growth and investment plan in the first 90 days
  • Deliver our strategic growth plans, in collaboration with the other function leaders across Canada, ensure forecast accuracy and a predictable, high-growth business

What we look for:
  • Experience as a high-growth enterprise software sales leader with experience leading sales teams serving Named and Strategic customers within the Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS Sales Industry, specifically within the Public Sector space.
  • History of exceeding sales quotas in similar high-growth technology companies
  • Ability to engage with and hire sales talent in the market
  • Focus and emphasis on methodology-based sales coaching, MEDDPIC and a Challenger mentality
  • Experience of value-based sales with both the business and IT stakeholders including C suite
  • Experience in leadership roles focused on managing sales organisations to influence, develop, and achieve objectives within Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS sales
  • Extended Executive relationship network with key customers.
  • Knowledge of the partner ecosystem to help grow Enterprise strategic territories
  • Success implementing strategies for consumption and commitment-based sales revenue models.


BenefitsAt Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

About Databricks

Databricks is a unified analytics platform that provides data engineering, collaborative data science, and machine learning capabilities. The company was founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, a popular open-source big data processing engine. Databricks provides a cloud-based platform that allows data teams to collaborate and build data pipelines, run machine learning models, and perform advanced analytics. The company has raised over $1 billion in funding and is valued at $38 billion as of November 2021.
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2,000 employees
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Founded
2013

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