Hunter Account Executive - Middle East

Databricks
London, GB
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level sales professionals with cloud software experience who are willing to relocate to Dubai by early 2027.

Best fit for

  • Enterprise sales professionals with a track record of exceeding quota in SaaS or cloud platforms.
    — “Strong new business development background with a track record of closing and exceeding quota in consumption based business (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS).
  • Candidates experienced in navigating complex procurement frameworks and C-level engagements.
    — “Experience navigating procurement frameworks and mechanisms
  • Sales professionals comfortable with consumption-based land-and-expand models.
    — “Understanding of consumption-based land-and-expand sales models

Things to consider

  • Relocation to Dubai is expected by early 2027.
    — “relocation to Dubai expected early 2027
  • Frequent travel is likely required for this role.
    — “availability for travel

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific instances where you co-sold with major cloud providers.
    — “Experience driving adoption of usage-based SaaS services and co-selling with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
  • Demonstrate your ability to identify and expand high-value use cases.
    — “Ability to identify key use cases and buying centres to expand Databricks’ value within an organisation
  • Showcase your fluency in Arabic if applicable.
    — “knowledge of Arabic is a plus
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • closing strategic business
  • expanding Databricks' value
  • successful negotiation
Typical background
enterprise sales experiencecloud software background

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise SalesCloud SoftwareSaas ServicesCo-sellingSales Methodologies

Preferred

Arabic Language

Stack & domain

Cloud SoftwareOpen Source TechnologyData And AiSaasPaasIaasAWSAzureGoogle CloudNew Business DevelopmentClosing DealsExceeding QuotaCo-sellingBuilding ChampionsProductive PartnershipsDataAICloudIntegration Partners

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

SLSQ427R100

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, knowledge of Arabic is a plus.

 

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.

Benefits

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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.

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Source: Databricks careers

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