Strategic Account Executive, Public Sector

WinsAbove; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Strategic Account Executive, Public Sector, to own strategic sales into a marquee public sector customer in Canada. You will lead the full sales cycle, build executive relationships, and collaborate with internal and partner teams to support Canada's digital government and modernization initiatives.

You will identify new AI and data use cases, expand Databricks usage, and drive adoption of our data and AI platform across government operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SaaS, cloud, AI, or big data sales in Public Sector.
• Must speak fluent French.
• Able to navigate complex public sector stakeholder ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of Canadian public sector priorities and procurement.
• Experience selling usage-based PaaS/SaaS or data, AI, and ML solutions.
• Familiar with MEDDPICC and value selling methodologies.
• Proven track record creating customer champions and leading teams.
• Ability to build partner strategies with SI/cloud/consulting partners.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic sales into a marquee public sector customer in Canada.
• Lead the full sales cycle and build executive relationships.
• Collaborate with internal and partner teams to support Canada’s digital government and modernization initiatives.
• Develop territory and account strategy to win high-potential public sector accounts.
• Plan, document, and drive expansion of Databricks usage in new accounts.

Skills

Public Sector sales

French fluency

Stakeholder management

Public procurement knowledge

Value-based selling

Job description

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As a Strategic Account Executive, Public Sector, you will own strategic sales into a marquee customer in Canada's public sector, driving adoption of our data and AI platform. You will lead the full sales cycle, build executive relationships, and collaborate closely with internal and partner teams to support Canada's digital government and modernization initiatives.

The impact you will have:

• Own and exceed revenue targets by continuing to grow a Strategic account in Montreal.
• Develop and execute a clear territory and account strategy to identify, prioritize, and win high-potential public sector accounts.
• Plan, document, and drive the expansion of Databricks usage in newly landed accounts, turning initial projects into broad, high-impact data and AI platforms.
• Proactively identify new AI and data use cases in government operations and feed these insights into Canada's public sector go-to-market, influencing product direction and regional strategy.
• Use a solution‑oriented, value‑based sales approach that links Databricks to measurable outcomes for public services and citizens.
• Orchestrate Databricks’ internal teams and our ecosystem of partners (SI, cloud, and consulting partners) to run effective sales motions and deliver successful customer outcomes.

What we look for:

• 7+ years of SaaS, cloud, AI, or big data sales experience in Public Sector, with meaningful exposure to public sector accounts and a proven ability to drive adoption of new technologies through a consultative, solutions‑oriented sales approach.
• Must speak fluent French
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex public sector stakeholder ecosystems, building consensus across multiple departments, budget owners, and decision/approval layers.
• Deep understanding of public sector priorities in Canada, including typical buying processes, buying cycles, decision‑making structures, and the broader ecosystem of partners that support government projects.
• Extensive experience with Canadian government procurement, including familiarity with budget formulation and execution, tender/RFP processes, evaluation criteria, and relevant compliance and security frameworks.
• Strong background in selling usage-based PaaS/SaaS or data, AI, and ML solutions is highly preferred.
• Solid experience applying structured sales methodologies and processes (e.g., account planning, MEDDPICC, value selling, Command of the Message) to win complex, multi‑stakeholder deals.
• Proven track record of creating strong customer champions and leading collaborative internal and external teams to support implementation and expansion within strategic accounts.
• Clear understanding of how to build a focused partner strategy for the public sector and manage SI, cloud, and consulting partners to jointly win and deliver large, impactful projects.

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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