Gagan Sachdeva

Activist
DISC Type : Cd

Sr. Named Account Executive - Retail and CPG at Databricks

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Gagan is a Sr. Named Account Executive at Databricks with over 15 years of experience in data and analytics. He focuses on the Retail and CPG sectors, enabling businesses to leverage AI/ML and Agentic AI. Colleagues describe him as professional, pragmatic, and highly knowledgeable. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad.

There is no publicly available information regarding Gagans personal life or hobbies.

Unique fact: Gagan was awarded the Databricks President’s Club for FY26 and was the first Enterprise Account Executive for the company in Toronto, building its enterprise market from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Perfectionist

Value Conscious

Observative

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI
His current role is centered on helping strategic accounts implement and achieve business outcomes using Databricks' Agentic AI capabilities.
Retail & CPG Tech
He specializes in the retail and CPG verticals, helping enterprises with their data-driven strategies, innovation, and adoption of AI use cases.
Enterprise Data Migration
A core responsibility in his role involves assisting large enterprise customers with their migration from legacy EDW systems to the Databricks platform.

Media Appearances

Gagan has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Sr. Named Account Executive - Retail and CPG at Databricks
3-2023
Enterprise Account Executive - Named Accounts at Databricks
3-2023 - 2-2026
Enterprise Account Executive - CPG at Databricks
10-2021 - 2-2023
Strategic Account Executive at Stack Overflow
11-2020 - 10-2021
Senior Account Executive - Canada at MongoDB

Education

7-2011 - 7-2013
Postgraduate Degree from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
8-2005 - 8-2007
Master of Science - MS from Amity University

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Insights For Selling To Gagan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gagan is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gagan

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gagan move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Gagan take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Gagan

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