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Do you want to help solve the world's toughest business problems with Data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.

We are looking for an Enterprise Sales Director to join our growing business in France. Leading a team of Hunter Enterprise Named and Strategic Account Executives, you will be measured by achieving your team's overall quota and growing Databricks consumption. This is a team of account executives that are passionate about building a data ecosystem in France, technically knowledgeable and have a strong desire to drive value for our customers.

You will oversee the Hunter Enterprise Sales team, implementing sales plans, expanding existing business and delivering accurate sales forecasting and reporting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build upon a highly successful team achieving significant year on year growth, in a fast growing business which is a hugely impactful part of the EMEA sales organisation. We are looking for owners, who will go the extra mile and want to be the very best at what they do.

The position will report to the VP, SEMEA & IMEA Enterprise Sales and is based in Paris.

The impact you will have:

Lead a team of account executives, ensuring you coach them to develop the skills and behaviours they will need to succeed
Establish company territory plans, team structure, individual quotas and patches for your team, including investment capacity requirements
Report on revenue forecast and strategic GTM programs
Partner with cross-functional teams to manage a complete revenue and customer success process
Inspire a culture of teamwork, leading with value and achieving desired customers outcomes
Develop trust-based relationships with customers and partners to ensure France's long-term success
Encourage learning and ongoing understanding of technical product details and our future product roadmap
Establish a revenue growth and investment plan in the first 90 days
Deliver our strategic growth plans, in collaboration with the other function leaders across EMEA, ensure forecast accuracy and a predictable, high-growth business

What we look for:

Experience as a high-growth enterprise software sales leader with experience leading sales teams serving Named and Strategic customers in France within the Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS Sales Industry
History of exceeding sales quotas in similar high-growth technology companies
Ability to engage with and hire sales talent in the market
Focus and emphasis on methodology-based sales coaching, MEDDPIC and a Challenger mentality
Experience of value-based sales with both the business and IT stakeholders including C-suite
Experience in leadership roles focused on managing sales organisations to influence, develop, and achieve objectives within Data, AI, Cloud, or SaaS sales
Extended Executive relationship network with key French customers
Knowledge of the partner ecosystem to help grow Enterprise strategic territories
Success implementing strategies for consumption and commitment-based sales revenue models
Business travel is also required outside France.
Fluent French and business English language 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 visit https://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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Director, Enterprise Sales, New Business