Strategic Core Account Executive (Retail)
The posting
SLSQ128R26
Strategic Core Account Executive (Retail)
As a Strategic Core Account Executive at Databricks, you are a strategic sales professional experienced in selling into enterprise accounts. You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion 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 System Integrators. Always looking for new opportunities, you will be asked to close net new logos. Along with the chance to close an exciting deal, we also offer accelerators above 100% quota attainment.
The impact you will have
- Meet with CIOs, IT executives, LOB executives, Program Managers, and other important partners
- Close both new accounts and existing accounts
- Identify and close quick, small wins while managing longer, complex sales cycles
- Exceed activity, pipeline, and revenue targets
- Track all customer details, including use case, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting, in Salesforce
- Use a solution-based approach to selling and creating value for customers
- Promote Databricks' enterprise cloud data platform powered by Apache Spark™
- Ensure 100% satisfaction among all customers
- Prioritize opportunities and apply appropriate resources
- Build a plan for success internally at Databricks and externally with your accounts
What we look for
- Retail experience preferred
- You have previously worked in an early-stage company, and you know how to navigate and be successful
- Field sales experience within big data, Cloud, or SaaS sales
- Hunter (Net-New Logo) Experience
- Prior customer relationships with CIOs, program managers, and essential decision makers
- Simply articulate intricate cloud technologies
- 7+ years of experience exceeding sales quotas
- Understanding of Spark and big data preferred
- Passion for cloud technologies
- Bachelor's Degree
About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide - including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , and Instagram .
Benefits At 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 .
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Taken from Databricks's own posting, last seen live on 31 Oct 2026.
The application
Your details and CV, then 5 questions.
- 1.Are you legally authorized to work in the country in which you are applying?Yes or no
- 2.Do you now or will you in the future need sponsorship for employment visa status in the country in which you are applying?Yes or no
- 3.Do you currently or have you previously worked for Databricks in the past?Pick one: No · Yes - I currently work at Databricks · Yes - Previous Full-Time Employee · Yes - Previous Contractor · Yes - Previous Intern
- 4.Please confirm whether any of the below applies to you. Select all that apply. Note: This information will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls.Pick any
- 5.If you selected a response to the prior question other than “none of the above,” please confirm whether any of the following also applies to you. Select all that apply.Pick any (9 options)
From Databricks's apply page, checked 30 Oct 2026.
About Databricks
Sells its Data + AI Platform (lakehouse, Unity Catalog, Agent Bricks) to enterprises building analytics, data apps and AI agents.
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