New Business Enterprise Account Executive (Public Sector)

Neon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in the UK is seeking an Enterprise Account Executive to drive new public sector business across UKI, building strategy with buying centres and delivering value through the Databricks Data + AI Platform.

You will engage executives, leverage AI-enabled research, and partner with teams to close complex deals while advancing adoption of cloud data analytics solutions in government and allied public organisations.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of closing new business in public sector accounts.
• Experience navigating public sector procurement frameworks and mechanisms.
• Background in cloud software, data and AI spaces.
• Ability to articulate business outcomes and ROI to executives.
• Familiarity with MEDDPICC or similar sales methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop account strategies to engage all buying centres across UKI and accelerate deals.
• Leverage AI tools for research, planning and deal execution.
• Own the end-to-end sales cycle from prospecting to close and maintain a healthy pipeline.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners to deliver customer value.
• Articulate the consumption narrative and position against competitors with clarity.
• Drive adoption of Databricks platform to deliver business outcomes in public sector contexts.

Skills

New business development

Public Sector

Cloud software

Data & AI

Executive engagement

Job description

SLSQ128R110

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 Head of Public Sector - Growth, 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 Public Sector organisations. We’re looking for a proven Enterprise Account Executive 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 AI tools every day to speed up account research, prepare for meetings and plan deals. You'll build with the Databricks platform yourself, so you understand what customers experience.
• 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 in UKI and build strategies targeting all critical stakeholders. Build and self-source your own pipeline, and run the full sales cycle from first prospecting to close, keeping your pipeline clean and well maintained
• 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
• Comfortable joining technical conversations alongside Solutions Architects, and able to position Databricks clearly against competitors (technical knowledge can be developed)

What we look for:

• Strong new business development background with a track record of closing and exceeding quota in Public Sector accounts. including building territories and winning new logos, not just managing an inherited book.
• Experience navigating Public Sector procurement frameworks and mechanisms
• A Builder + AI First mindset: you actively use AI tools to improve your productivity and the quality of your work, and you can show examples beyond simply knowing about them
• Background in Cloud software, open source technology, and/or the Data and AI space, ideally selling into data, analytics, AI or digital transformation programmes
• Experience driving adoption of usage-based SaaS services and co-selling with AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
• Coachable, curious and committed to continuous learning, with evidence such as certifications or cross-functional projects.
• Ability to identify key use cases and buying centres to expand Databricks’ value within an organisation
• Experience selling to business-line leaders, the C-suite and economic buyers. You can explain business outcomes and ROI, not just product features, and you present with confidence to executives.
• 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
• Bias for action and a strong sense of ownership. You take initiative well beyond carrying a number
• A collaborative seller who leads deal teams and mentors others, with a record of success in high-performance, high-accountability cultures
• Eligibility for SC clearance (existing clearance is an advantage)

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

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