Databricks · 1 day ago
Director, Startup Sales
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
3+ years expDatabricks is the data and AI company that provides a platform relied upon by over 10,000 organizations worldwide. They are seeking a Director for their Startup Sales segment to lead and motivate a team of Account Executives, driving revenue success and developing strategic plans for growth.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationData ManagementData StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Drive Revenue Success: Own and exceed your team’s monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets
Develop and Implement Strategic Plans: Develop and lead execution of strategic plans for team’s development and revenue attainment
Build Trust-Based Relationships: develop long term employee, customer, partner, and cross-functional relationships
Lead with Value: Enable your team to understand the commercial and business goals of your customer and how they relate to our value proposition
Empower and Enable the Front-Line Voice of Databricks: Lead your team to effectively communicate the value proposition throughout the customer journey
Qualification
Required
Experienced (3+ years) high-growth Data/AI/Infrastructure leader with experience leading a sales team to new heights
Experience translating a highly technical product to business value for the c-suite
Track record of success executing against personal and team goals while always striving to uplevel your and your team's skills
Proven leadership ability to influence, develop, and empower employees to achieve personal objectives with a team first mindset
Ability to coach and develop fundamentals in your Account Executives including and not limited to prospecting, expansion, operational rigor, and personal development
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as experience communicating with and presenting to the c-suite
Willing to travel as needed (<25%)
Bachelor's degree required
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree is a plus but not required
Experience in big data, selling against open source or freemium models is a plus
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Databricks has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (385)
2024 (319)
2023 (227)
2022 (222)
2021 (166)
2020 (64)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
Ion Stoica
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Recent News
2026-02-02
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