Startup Account Executive (South Africa)

Databricks Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and AI company, Databricks, is seeking a Start-up Account Executive to expand its presence in South Africa. This role involves acquiring new customers, managing sales cycles, and contributing to their innovative solutions. Ideal candidates should have experience in software sales with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and the ability to communicate product value effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in direct sales roles.
• Basic understanding of SaaS and data platform ecosystems.
• Fluency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Develop account execution strategy for new accounts.
• Exceed activity and revenue targets.
• Use Salesforce to track customer interactions.

Skills

Sales Skills

Account Penetration

Customer Satisfaction

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Want to help solve the world's toughest problems with data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.

Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data and AI space. Our customers turn to us to lead the accelerated innovation their businesses need to gain first-mover advantage in today's ultra-competitive landscape.

As a Start-up Account Executive at Databricks, you will focus on acquiring new logos to grow our presence in South Africa. As a successful candidate, you are a self-starter who understands how to generate pipeline and manage full sales cycles. You have experience with the consumption business, you know how to sell innovation and value to new prospective customers, identify first or new use cases, and can guide them forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in depth and are passionate about communicating its value to customers and partners. You will be offered huge potential for career progression with the pace of the team's growth.

You will report to the Sales Director for Africa and Qatar

The impact you will have:

• Assess your territory and develop a successful account execution strategy
• Identify and activate new accounts to execute account activation target
• Exceed activity and revenue targets
• Track all customer details including use case, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce
• Identify new use case opportunities and showcase value to prospects
• Promote the value of the Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform
• Ensure 100% satisfaction among all customers

What we look for:

• Experience penetrating new accounts, executing on first use cases, growing initial consumption and closing deals in a direct sales role
• Some exposure to software industry and basic concepts of selling SAAS, Data and Business Value
• Basic understanding of the data platform and cloud ecosystems
• Success in closing new accounts while working on existing accounts
• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience
• Fluency in English is required

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, please visithttps://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks .

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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