Databricks

Technology

LakebaseSalesSpecialist

£95–140k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Lakebase Sales Specialist at Databricks. Skills: Lakebase sales, Operational databases, Intelligent applications, Enterprise SaaS sales. Drive new Lakebase revenue. Identify Lakebase opportunities”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive new Lakebase revenue; Exceeding quota; Ship features faster; Simplify operational data architectures; Improve governance; Improve cost efficiency; Reduce time-to-market; Cost reduction; Simplification of landscape

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Discovering pain; Building business case

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years enterprise SaaS sales experience, Consistently exceeding quota, Complex, multi-stakeholder deals, Selling data platforms, Selling operational databases, Selling adjacent data/AI infrastructure, Sell to technical stakeholders, Sell to business stakeholders, Leading specialist or overlay motions, Executive presence, Ability to whiteboard architectures, Lead C-level conversations, Build trust with senior decision makers, Value selling skills, Discovering pain, Building a business case, Tying technical capabilities to outcomes, Excellent communication skills, Storytelling skills, Negotiation skills, Comfort presenting to audiences, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Nice to Have

Experience selling Postgres, Experience selling operational databases, Experience selling OLTP workloads, Experience selling transactional cloud database services, Experience in large or strategic accounts, Familiarity with data platforms, Familiarity with lakehouse architectures, Familiarity with cloud ecosystems, Understanding of reverse ETL, Understanding of real-time decisioning, Understanding of operational analytics use cases, Exposure to AI-native applications, Exposure to agent-driven applications, Prior experience in high-growth environment, Experience shaping new plays, Experience shaping messaging, Experience shaping customer narratives, Experience collaborating with partners, Experience collaborating with ISVs

What You'll Do.

Drive new Lakebase revenue

Identify Lakebase opportunities

Qualify Lakebase opportunities

Close Lakebase opportunities

Articulate how Lakebase helps

Simplify operational data architectures

Improve cost efficiency

Sell value of Postgres

Navigate stakeholders

Orchestrate proof-of-value

Validate Lakebase benefits

Compete against databases

Win against databases

Leverage compete assets

Leverage customer references

Align to business outcomes

Partner cross-functionally

Shape territory plans

Shape co-selling motions

Share success stories

Scale Lakebase proficiency

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Account Executives; Partner with account team; Partner with solution architects; Partner with specialists; Partner with Product Management; Partner with Marketing; Partner with Customer Success; Partner with Partner teams; Work jointly with core AEs

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; C-level conversations; Storytelling

Full Job Description

SLSQ327R354 Databricks is seeking a Lakebase Sales Specialist to help customers modernize their operational data foundation with Databricks Lakebase, our fully-managed Postgres offering for intelligent applications. This high-impact role sits within the Lakebase Go-To-Market team and partners closely with regional Account Executives to drive adoption of Lakebase with platform, application, and data teams. Lakebase gives customers a unified, governed foundation for operational workloads and AI-native applications, helping them move away from a fragmented estate of point databases toward a modern, scalable, serverless Postgres service. If you want to be at the forefront of operational databases for AI and intelligent applications at one of the fastest-growing data and AI companies in the world, this is your opportunity. The impact you will have: Drive new Lakebase revenue by identifying, qualifying, and closing Lakebase opportunities within a defined territory, in partnership with regional Account Executives and the broader account team. Lead with outcomes for key Lakebase personas — including platform teams and developers, data teams, and central IT — articulating how Lakebase helps them ship features faster, simplify operational data architectures, and improve governance and cost efficiency. Sell the value of fully-managed Postgres for intelligent applications, positioning Lakebase as the optimal choice for operational workloads that power real-time, AI-driven experiences. Run complex, multi-threaded sales cycles from discovery and value hypothesis through commercial negotiation and close, navigating executive, technical, and line-of-business stakeholders. Orchestrate proof-of-value and POCs that validate Lakebase’s benefits for OLTP-style workloads, reverse ETL, and AI/ML-driven applications, in partnership with solution architects and specialists. Compete and win against legacy and cloud-native operational databases by leveraging our compete assets, benchmarks, an

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