Sales Director, Lakebase Sales Specialist - South EMEA

Databricks

SLSQ327R363 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 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 leveraging our compete assets, benchmarks, and customer references. * Align to measurable business outcomes such as performance, developer productivity, time-to-market for new features, cost reduction, and simplification of the operational data landscape. * Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Marketing, Customer Success, and Partner teams to shape territory plans, launch plays, and co-selling motions with key ISVs and GSIs. * Enable the field by sharing Lakebase best practices, success stories, and sales motions with broader sales teams, helping scale Lakebase proficiency across the organization. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE This role requires the ability to operate across two key motions simultaneously: * Establish top strategic focus accounts by engaging application development teams to create net-new intelligent applications leveraging Lakebase. * Drive longer-term Postgres standardization and migration within Databricks' most strategic accounts. Candidates should demonstrate how they can act as a force multiplier across multiple dimensions of the business. Success in this role requires strength in four areas: 1. Business ownership – Operate at a business-unit level by tracking revenue, pipeline, and key observations, and by identifying areas needing additional focus or support. 2. Strategic account engagement – Partner with account teams to engage priority accounts across the global DB700, driving strategic opportunities from initial engagement through successful outcomes. 3. Field, account, & customer enablement: Align customers and the field on the value of Lakebase by equipping AEs and SAs with the messaging and execution motions needed to confidently own accounts without specialist intervention. 4. Market voice and thought leadership – Develop an internal and external presence by contributing to global AMAs and internal forums, and by representing Databricks at key first- and third-party events. The interview process is designed to evaluate candidates across all four of these dimensions. WHAT WE LOOK FOR * Proven enterprise SaaS sales experience, consistently exceeding quota in complex, multi-stakeholder deals. * Proven success selling data platforms, operational databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, cloud-native DBaaS), or adjacent data/AI infrastructure to technical buyers and business leaders. * Strong understanding of modern data and application architectures, including cloud-native services, microservices, event-driven systems, and how operational data underpins AI and analytics strategies. * Ability to sell to both technical stakeholders (developers, architects, data engineers) and business stakeholders (product leaders, operations, line-of-business owners). * Demonstrated experience leading specialist or overlay motions, working jointly with core Account Executives to create and progress opportunities. * Executive presence with the ability to whiteboard architectures, lead C-level conversations, and build trust with senior decision makers. * Strong value selling skills: adept at discovering pain, building a business case, and tying technical capabilities to clear, quantified outcomes. * Excellent communication, storytelling, and negotiation skills, with comfort presenting to both large and small audiences. * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Experience selling Postgres, operational databases, OLTP workloads, or transactional cloud database services, ideally within large or strategic accounts. * Familiarity with data platforms, lakehouse architectures, and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), including how operational databases fit within broader data and AI strategies. * Understanding of reverse ETL, real-time decisioning, and operational analytics use cases, and how they drive value for customer-facing and internal applications. * Exposure to AI-native and agent-driven applications that depend on low-latency, highly scalable operational data services. * Prior experience in a high-growth, category-creating environment, helping shape new plays, messaging, and customer narratives. * Experience collaborating with partners and ISVs to drive joint pipeline and co-sell motions. This description is intended to outline the core responsibilities and qualifications for the Lakebase Sales Specialist role. Actual responsibilities may evolve as the Lakebase product and go-to-market motions continue to grow and mature. 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 click here. 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 If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Databricks

SLSQ227R825   Sales Director, Lakebase Sales Specialists - Benelux & Nordics   We are looking for a highly strategic and execution-oriented Sales Director, Lakebase Sales Specialists, to lead a regional team of specialists responsible for growing the Databricks Lakebase business for the Benelux & Nordics region. Databricks Lakebase extends the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform into operational workloads, enabling customers to build and run real-time, transactional, and AI-powered applications directly on governed enterprise data. This role sits at the center of a major shift in enterprise architecture as organizations move away from fragmented stacks toward a unified data and application platform. In this role, you will manage a team of specialists partnering directly with Account Executives, Solution Architects, and regional Sales Leadership to help customers modernise legacy databases, simplify application architectures, and operationalise AI in production systems. This role requires strong sales leadership, deep domain expertise, and the ability to execute a specialised sales motion across a regional field organisation. This is a highly visible role that collaborates closely with Global Sales Leadership, Product, and Engineering to help scale how Databricks engages developer and platform engineering buying centres.   THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE: * Drive Revenue Growth * Own, manage, and exceed quarterly and annual consumption and booking targets for Lakebase within the region. * Build and maintain a healthy pipeline across application modernisation, database consolidation, and operational workload opportunities. * Support the team in replacing or consolidating legacy operational databases onto the Databricks platform. * Execute and scale repeatable sales plays that drive land-and-expand adoption. * Lead and Develop the Specialist Team * Recruit, hire, and manage a high-performing team of Lakebase Sales Specialists. * Provide direct, hands-on coaching on complex deal strategy, technical qualification, and executive engagement. * Foster a culture of accountability, execution, and customer focus. * Partner with regional sales leadership (RVSPs/AVPs) to seamlessly integrate specialists into account plans and territory strategies. * Execute the Developer and Platform Sales Motion * Implement the global strategy for selling to application developers, platform engineering, and architecture organisations within your region. * Enable the regional core field sales team to identify and qualify operational workload opportunities. * Roll out discovery frameworks for application architectures, real-time systems, and transactional workloads. * Lead architecture workshops and developer engagement initiatives to demonstrate tangible business value. * Strategic Customer and Partner Engagement * Establish trusted relationships with regional CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and platform leaders. * Position Databricks as a premier application data platform alongside its data and AI capabilities. * Directly support the team on strategic, high-value accounts pursuing application modernisation or real-time digital transformation initiatives. * Collaborate with cloud providers, SIs, and ISVs to accelerate adoption. * Provide Field Feedback to Product and GTM * Serve as a critical feedback loop from the regional field to Product, Engineering, and Global Specialist Leadership. * Provide structured insights on regional customer requirements, competitive dynamics, and blockers. * Partner with Product Marketing to localise and refine messaging, positioning, and competitive differentiation.   WHAT WE LOOK FOR: * Proven experience in enterprise software, SaaS, cloud platform, database, or developer platform sales. * Experience directly managing high-performing enterprise sales or specialist teams. * Demonstrated success in executing specialised GTM motions or scaling new product lines within a larger matrixed organisation. * Strong technical baseline and understanding of modern application architectures, including APIs, microservices, real-time systems, and distributed applications. * Proven track record of selling into CIO, CTO, architecture, and platform engineering organisations. * Ability to co-sell and navigate complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles alongside core account teams. * A proven record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets in highly competitive markets. * Ability to translate complex technical platform capabilities into tangible business value for both executives and developers. * Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills. 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 click here. 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 If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Databricks

SLSQ227R826 We are looking for a highly strategic and execution-oriented Director, Lakebase Sales Specialists, to lead a regional team of specialists responsible for growing the Databricks Lakebase business. Databricks Lakebase extends the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform into operational workloads, enabling customers to build and run real-time, transactional, and AI-powered applications directly on governed enterprise data. This role sits at the center of a major shift in enterprise architecture as organisations move away from fragmented stacks toward a unified data and application platform. In this role, you will manage a team of specialists partnering directly with Account Executives, Solution Architects, and regional Sales Leadership to help customers modernise legacy databases, simplify application architectures, and operationalise AI in production systems. This role requires strong sales leadership, deep domain expertise, and the ability to execute a specialized sales motion across a regional field organisation. This is a highly visible role that collaborates closely with Global Sales Leadership, Product, and Engineering to help scale how Databricks engages developer and platform engineering buying centers. THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE: * Drive Revenue Growth * Own, manage, and exceed quarterly and annual consumption and booking targets for Lakebase within the region. * Build and maintain a healthy pipeline across application modernisation, database consolidation, and operational workload opportunities. * Support the team in replacing or consolidating legacy operational databases onto the Databricks platform. * Execute and scale repeatable sales plays that drive land-and-expand adoption. * Lead and Develop the Specialist Team * Recruit, hire, and manage a high-performing team of Lakebase Sales Specialists. * Provide direct, hands-on coaching on complex deal strategy, technical qualification, and executive engagement. * Foster a culture of accountability, execution, and customer focus. * Partner with regional sales leadership (RVSPs/AVPs) to seamlessly integrate specialists into account plans and territory strategies. * Execute the Developer and Platform Sales Motion * Implement the global strategy for selling to application developers, platform engineering, and architecture organizations within your region. * Enable the regional core field sales team to identify and qualify operational workload opportunities. * Roll out discovery frameworks for application architectures, real-time systems, and transactional workloads. * Lead architecture workshops and developer engagement initiatives to demonstrate tangible business value. * Strategic Customer and Partner Engagement * Establish trusted relationships with regional CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and platform leaders. * Position Databricks as a premier application data platform alongside its data and AI capabilities. * Directly support the team on strategic, high-value accounts pursuing application modernization or real-time digital transformation initiatives. * Collaborate with cloud providers, SIs, and ISVs to accelerate adoption. * Provide Field Feedback to Product and GTM * Serve as a critical feedback loop from the regional field to Product, Engineering, and Global Specialist Leadership. * Provide structured insights on regional customer requirements, competitive dynamics, and blockers. * Partner with Product Marketing to localize and refine messaging, positioning, and competitive differentiation. WHAT WE LOOK FOR: * Experience in enterprise software, SaaS, cloud platform, database, or developer platform sales. * Experience directly managing high-performing enterprise sales or specialist teams. * Demonstrated success in executing specialised GTM motions or scaling new product lines within a larger matrixed organisation. * Strong technical baseline and understanding of modern application architectures, including APIs, microservices, real-time systems, and distributed applications. * Proven track record of selling into CIO, CTO, architecture, and platform engineering organisations. * Ability to co-sell and navigate complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise sales cycles alongside core account teams. * A proven record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets in highly competitive markets. * Ability to translate complex technical platform capabilities into tangible business value for both executives and developers. * Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills. 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 click here. 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 If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.