Geo Hunter Account Executive - South Africa
Join Databricks as a senior Account Executive to drive the adoption of Data and AI solutions in a strategic role based in London.
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Joblaze summary
In this role, the Geo Hunter Account Executive focuses on driving the adoption of Databricks' solutions within a defined set of enterprise accounts, employing a strategic approach to engage key stakeholders and accelerate decision-making. The position requires a strong background in new business development, particularly in consumption-based SaaS models, along with familiarity in navigating procurement processes and building C-level relationships. This role is ideal for seasoned sales professionals with experience in cloud software and data analytics, who thrive in collaborative environments and are adept at managing complex sales cycles.
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Quick facts
- Is the Geo Hunter Account Executive - South Africa role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in London, United Kingdom.
- Where is the role based?
- Databricks is hiring for this position in London, United Kingdom.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: open source technology, Cloud Software, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, AI.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Databricks targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Geo Hunter Account Executive - South Africa role at Databricks.
From the original posting
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Location: London (relocation to Dubai expected early 2027)
Do you want to help solve the world’s toughest problems with Data and AI? That’s what we do every day at Databricks.
Reporting to the Middle East and Africa sales leadership team, you’ll partner with a team of accomplished Data, AI and industry specialists. Your mission is to drive the adoption of Databricks across a select group of organisations. We’re looking for a proven Enterprise Account Executive to join our team in London (relocation to Dubai expected early 2027) to deliver net-new strategic business, bringing an informed point of view on Data and Advanced Analytics. Your insight will shape winning strategies and together with our teams and partners enable you to deliver exceptional value to customers.
The impact you will have:
- Assess your accounts and develop a strategy to engage all buying centres, driving deals forward and shortening decision cycles
- Use a solution-led approach to create meaningful value for new logo accounts
- Identify and close quick wins while managing longer, complex sales cycles
- Own a defined list of prospects and build strategies targeting all critical stakeholders
- Support broader customer transformation goals through strategic partnerships, well-scoped services, training, and targeted Executive engagement
- Build strong value throughout the sales process to guide successful negotiation
- Orchestrate cross-functional teams to maximise impact across your ecosystem
- Own the consumption narrative, using demand plans to surface high-value use cases in each account
- Stay customer-centric by delivering both technical and business outcomes through the Databricks Intelligence Platform
What we look for:
- Strong new business development background with a track record of closing and exceeding quota in consumption based business (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
- Experience navigating procurement frameworks and mechanisms
- Background in Cloud software, open source technology, or the Data and AI space
- Experience driving adoption of usage-based SaaS services and co-selling with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
- Ability to identify key use cases and buying centres to expand Databricks’ value within an organisation
- Methods for co-developing business cases and securing C-level sponsorship
Experience building strong champions, collaborative teams and productive partnerships - Understanding of consumption-based land-and-expand sales models
Familiarity with robust sales methodologies (e.g., account planning, MEDDPICC, Value Selling) and accurate forecasting - Demonstrated contributions and a consistent track record of success
- Based in London (relocation to Dubai expected early 2027) with availability for travel.
- Demonstrable experience working with integration partners
- Fluent English
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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