Director, Enterprise Sales, Public Sector

WinsAbove; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking an Enterprise Sales Director to lead the Public Sector team in Ottawa. You will guide a group of Enterprise Named and Strategic Account Executives, drive quota attainment, and expand consumption of our Data + AI platform across Canadian public sector clients.

You will oversee sales planning, cross-functional collaboration, and accurate forecasting to support a high-growth, value-driven sales culture. This is a strategic leadership role focused on long-term customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise software sales teams.
• Proven success in high-growth environments with Named and Strategic accounts.
• Strong coaching and pipeline development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Enterprise Named and Strategic Account Executives.
• Set territory plans, quotas, and patches; manage investments.
• Forecast revenue and report on plan to leadership.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to own end-to-end revenue and customer success.

Skills

Leadership

MEDDPIC

Challenger selling

Public sector sales

Team coaching

Forecasting

Job description

SLSQ327R246

Do you want to help solve the world's toughest business problems with Data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.

We are looking for an Enterprise Sales Director to lead our growing Public Sector business in Ottawa. Leading a team of Enterprise Named and Strategic Account Executives, you will be measured by achieving your team's overall quota and growing Databricks' consumption. This is a team of account executives that are passionate about building a data ecosystem, technically knowledgeable, and have a strong desire to drive value for our customers.

You will oversee the sales team, implementing sales plans, expanding existing business and delivering accurate sales forecasting and reporting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build upon a highly successful team achieving significant year on year growth, in a fast growing business which is a hugely impactful part of the Canadian sales organization. We are looking for owners, who will go the extra mile and want to be the very best at what they do.

The impact you will have:

• Lead a team of account executives, ensuring you coach them to develop the skills and behaviors they will need to succeed
• Establish company territory plans, team structure, individual quotas and patches for your team, including investment capacity requirements
• Report on revenue forecast and strategic GTM programs
• Partner with cross-functional teams to manage a complete revenue and customer success process
• Inspire a culture of teamwork, leading with value and achieving desired customers outcomes
• Develop trust-based relationships with customers and partners to ensure long-term success
• Encourage learning and ongoing understanding of technical product details and our future product roadmap
• Establish a revenue growth and investment plan in the first 90 days
• Deliver our strategic growth plans, in collaboration with the other function leaders across Canada, ensure forecast accuracy and a predictable, high-growth business

What we look for:

• Experience as a high-growth enterprise software sales leader with experience leading sales teams serving Named and Strategic customers within the Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS Sales Industry, specifically within the Public Sector space.
• History of exceeding sales quotas in similar high-growth technology companies
• Ability to engage with and hire sales talent in the market
• Focus and emphasis on methodology-based sales coaching, MEDDPIC and a Challenger mentality
• Experience of value-based sales with both the business and IT stakeholders including C suite
• Experience in leadership roles focused on managing sales organisations to influence, develop, and achieve objectives within Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS sales
• Extended Executive relationship network with key customers.
• Knowledge of the partner ecosystem to help grow Enterprise strategic territories
• Success implementing strategies for consumption and commitment-based sales revenue models.

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.

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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