Enterprise Account Executive - Public Sector
Databricks· Public Sector Enterprise Sales
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About the role
Senior-level Enterprise Account Executive responsible for owning and growing Databricks Public Sector business across Ireland and Scotland, with a focus on existing government accounts and net-new opportunities, in partnership with growth and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Build and execute a strategic, Ireland-wide go-to-market plan prioritising government agendas, departments, agencies, use cases, partners, and routes to market for sustainable growth
- Take ownership of an existing portfolio of Irish Government strategic accounts, maintaining continuity with current stakeholders and expanding usage of the Databricks Intelligence Platform
- Identify and pursue net-new opportunities across departments and agencies not yet engaged with Databricks, building a healthy pipeline with the growth team
- Develop a clear view of national and departmental priorities and translate them into Data and AI value propositions, executive conversations, business cases, and qualified opportunities
- Map and engage the full range of buying centres within each account, build champions, guide opportunities forward, and compress decision cycles
- Run a consumption-led sales motion, prioritising high-value use cases and growing usage over time
- Manage a portfolio spanning quick wins and longer, complex public-sector sales cycles
- Build and defend a renewal and expansion motion within existing accounts as a foundation for new growth
- Orchestrate cross-functional and partner resources (professional services, SI partners, hyperscaler co-sell teams) to maximise account impact
- Represent Databricks credibly with senior government stakeholders as a trusted advisor
- Maintain a relentless customer focus by delivering technical and business outcomes through the Databricks Intelligence Platform
Qualifications
- Strong track record of quota attainment or over-achievement selling into public-sector accounts, ideally in Ireland or a comparable market
- Ability to build territory or market-level go-to-market strategies from the ground up, create new demand, and drive growth beyond an existing account base
- Experience managing a strategic account portfolio through a transition, building trust quickly with inherited relationships while prospecting for new ones
- Working knowledge of Irish Government structures, priorities, procurement frameworks, and how public-sector technology decisions are funded and implemented
- Sales experience in cloud software, data platforms, open-source technology, Data and AI, or related enterprise technology
- Experience selling usage-based or consumption-based models and co-selling with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Comfort running land-and-expand motions in existing accounts and greenfield business development across new departments and agencies
- Ability to identify relevant use cases and buying centres within an opportunity to increase Databricks’ impact
- Experience co-developing business cases and building relationships with C-level executives and senior civil-service stakeholders
- Ability to build champions, collaborative account teams, and strategic partnerships to execute territory plans
- Experience using structured sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDPICC, Value Selling) with disciplined forecasting
- Consistent track record of delivering results and contributing positively to customers, teams, and business
- Eligibility for security clearance; existing clearance is an advantage
Skills
Required:Strategic account managementNew business developmentSales leadership
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks (region-specific details available via provided link)
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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