Strategic Core Account Executive - Financial Services

Databricks
Toronto, Canada
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward senior sales professionals with Financial Services domain experience comfortable with guiding complex sales cycles and selling cloud innovation.

Best fit for

  • Senior sales professionals with a history of selling to enterprise Financial Services clients
    — “Having experience working with Financial Services accounts is preferred
  • Candidates who have worked in early-stage companies and can navigate ambiguous environments
    — “You have previously worked in an early stage company and you know how to navigate and be successful
  • Individuals with a proven ability to shorten decision cycles and drive value through strategic solutions
    — “you can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles

Things to consider

  • The role requires exceeding sales quotas and managing both short and long-term sales opportunities
    — “7+ years experience exceeding sales quotas
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle high expectations for customer satisfaction and forecasting accuracy
    — “Ensure 100% satisfaction among all customers

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to manage complex sales cycles and shorten decision-making timelines
    — “guide deals forward to compress decision cycles
  • Demonstrate your experience with cloud technologies, especially Apache Spark and big data platforms
    — “Understanding of Spark and big data preferable
  • Emphasize your prior relationships with CIOs and program managers in enterprise settings
    — “Prior customer relationships with CIOs, program managers, and essential decision makers
  • Demonstrate your ability to articulate intricate cloud technologies in a clear and compelling manner
    — “Simply articulate intricate cloud technologies
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • close both new and existing accounts
  • identify and close quick, small wins
Typical background
7+ years experience exceeding sales quotas

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales ExperienceCustomer RelationshipsSolution-based SellingCloud TechnologiesApache Spark

Preferred

Big DataSaas SalesFINS Experience

Stack & domain

SalesCustomer Vision ExpansionSolution-based SellingApache SparkCloud TechnologiesBig DataCloudSaas SalesFINSCustomer RelationshipsCiosProgram ManagersDecision MakersSales QuotasLakehouseDelta LakeMlflowPassion For Cloud TechnologiesArticulate Intricate Cloud TechnologiesNavigate Early Stage CompaniesField Sales ExperienceClose DealsDrive ConsumptionManage Longer Sales CyclesTrack Customer DetailsUse SalesforcePrioritize OpportunitiesApply Appropriate ResourcesBuild Plans For SuccessEnterprise Cloud Data PlatformFinancial ServicesIT ExecutivesLOB ExecutivesCustomer Satisfaction

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

SLSQ227R476

As a Strategic Enterprise Account Executive - Financial Services at Databricks, you are a strategic sales professional experienced in selling into enterprise accounts. Having experience working with Financial Services accounts is preferred. 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 drive consumption. 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 applying appropriate resources

Build a plan for success internally at Databricks and externally with your accounts

What we look for:

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

FINS Experience

Prior customer relationships with CIOs, program managers, and essential decision makers

Simply articulate intricate cloud technologies

7+ years experience exceeding sales quotas

Understanding of Spark and big data preferable

Passion for cloud technologies

Bachelor's Degree

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

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.

Compliance

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