Databricks

SaaS

LakebaseSalesSpecialist

$175–250k ~AI est. California, United States Remote Friendly
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. Drive new Lakebase revenue. Identify Lakebase opportunities”

What You'll Achieve.

Ship features faster; Simplify operational data architectures; Improve governance; Improve cost efficiency; Drive adoption of Lakebase; Achieve successful outcomes

Industry & Context.

SaaS

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years enterprise SaaS sales experience, Consistently exceeding quota, Complex, multi-stakeholder deals experience, Selling data platforms experience, Selling operational databases experience, Selling adjacent data/AI infrastructure experience, Selling to technical buyers experience, Selling to business leaders experience, Ability to sell to technical stakeholders, Ability to sell to business stakeholders, Demonstrated experience leading specialist motions, Demonstrated experience leading overlay motions, Working jointly with sales teams

Nice to Have

Prior experience in high-growth environment, Experience collaborating with partners, Experience collaborating with ISVs

What You'll Do.

Drive new Lakebase revenue

Identify Lakebase opportunities

Qualify Lakebase opportunities

Drive Lakebase activations

Drive Lakebase consumption

Articulate value proposition

Sell value of Postgres

Navigate stakeholders

Orchestrate proof-of-value

Compete against databases

Align to business outcomes

Partner with Product Management

Partner with Marketing

Partner with Customer Success

Partner with Partner teams

Shape territory plans

Shape co-selling motions

Share success stories

Establish strategic accounts

Engage application development teams

Create intelligent applications

Drive Postgres standardization

Drive Postgres migration

Identify areas needing focus

Engage priority accounts

Drive strategic opportunities

Contribute to internal forums

Represent Databricks at events

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Account Executives; Partner with account team; Partner with solution architects; Partner with specialists; Cross-functional teams; Partner with Product Management; Partner with Marketing; Partner with Customer Success; Partner with Partner teams; Co-selling motions with ISVs; Co-selling motions with GSIs; Enable broader sales teams

Communication Scope

Articulating value; Commercial negotiation

Full Job Description

SLSQ327R338 Databricks is seeking a Lakebase Sales Specialists 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 within our Retail vertical 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 driving Lakebase activations and consumption 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 leve

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