What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Big Data, Cloud, SaaS, Sales.

What seniority level is this role?

Databricks targets mid-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Startup Core Account Executive role at Databricks.

Startup Core Account Executive at Databricks

Joblaze summary

In the role of Startup Core Account Executive at Databricks, the individual is responsible for driving consumption growth and managing relationships with startup and mid-market accounts. Key skills include a solid understanding of consumption-based sales, familiarity with SaaS and big data concepts, and experience in closing deals. This position is suited for someone with a background in software sales who can navigate the unique challenges of startups. The role offers opportunities for career advancement within a rapidly growing pre-IPO company.

Joblaze insights

Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page October 3, 2026.
SaaS appears in 11% of 200 comparable mid sales/marketing roles in United Kingdom; Big Data appears in 0.5% of 200 comparable mid sales/marketing roles in United Kingdom.

Quick facts

What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Big Data, Cloud, SaaS, Sales.
What seniority level is this role?: Databricks targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Startup Core Account Executive role at Databricks.

From the original posting

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Want to join a fast-growth pre-IPO organisation that could define the next stage of your career?

Reporting to the Director for Startups as an Account Executive at Databricks, you come with relevant experience selling to Start-up and Mid-Market accounts. As a successful candidate, you are a self-starter who understands the consumption sales process. You know how to sell innovation and value to existing customers, identify new use cases and grow consumption and can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners. Always prospecting for new use cases and opportunities within existing accounts. You will be offered huge potential for career progression as part of an innovative business unit supporting fast-growing customers at Databricks.

The impact you will have:

Assess your territory and develop a successful execution strategy within the first 30 days
Drive quarter-on-quarter consumption growth in existing accounts
Exceed activity and quarterly revenue targets
Track all customer details, including use case, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce
Identify new use case opportunities and showcase value to existing customers
Work closely with cross-functional engineering and product teams to deliver the most value back to your customers, aligned with the adoption of our platform
Working with system integrators, ISVs and cloud partners to help customers build a world-class data and AI strategy
Drive business and technical consultancy for businesses to scale their data & company strategies effectively
Promote the value of Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform
Ensure 100% satisfaction among all customers

What we look for:

Demonstrated experience driving consumption growth and closing commit deals in a direct sales role
Experience in relevant software sales roles with a consumption-based sales motion
Some exposure to the software industry and some basic concepts of selling SAAS, Big Data and Business Value
Basic understanding of the data platform and cloud ecosystems
Understanding of the life cycle of a startup and its decision-making process
Experience exceeding sales targets/quotas
Success in closing new accounts while working on existing accounts
General understanding of MEDDPICC
Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience

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Startup Core Account Executive

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