Sales Manager (China)

Stripe; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 395,000 - 592,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus/commission

Retirement plans

Health benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a Sales Manager for the China market to lead a high-performing team of Account Executives and accelerate new client acquisition. You will drive strategic plans, manage performance metrics, and directly engage with customers to close deals.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in sales with 3–5 years of people management, strong English and Mandarin, and a proven ability to scale an enterprise sales organization in a high-growth tech environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of sales experience with 3–5 years in people management.
• Experience leading sales and operations in a high-growth technology environment, enterprise focus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Mandarin to work with China-based customers.
• Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team.
• Ability to build strategic executive relationships with customers and industry leaders.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business-relevant terms.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of sales professionals focused on enterprise customers in the China region.
• Set long-term vision and day-to-day operations with emphasis on key sales metrics.
• Drive revenue growth and acquisition with high growth trajectories.
• Coach the team in consultative and solution-based selling across the full sales cycle.
• Build and maintain enduring customer relationships, including C-level engagement.
• Inspire team development and increase impact for Stripe through mentorship.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align Stripe products with customer needs.
• Participate in industry events to raise market awareness.

Skills

Sales leadership

Enterprise sales

English & Mandarin

People management

Executive relationships

Technical storytelling

Job description

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

Who we Are

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

What You’ll Do

As a Sales Manager (China market) at Stripe, you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth through new customer acquisition. In this role you will lead a team of high-performing Account Executives, helping them to develop their skills and deliver on their ambitious targets, as well as roll your sleeves up to work directly with customers. We are looking for a proactive leader who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, managing high-performing teams and solving problems with limited oversight. Ideal candidates will have experience scaling and managing a technology sales team, and possess first-class analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of sales professionals, with a particular focus on the enterprise customer segments in the China region.
• Develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team and manage day-to-day operations, with a focus on performance against key sales metrics.
• Be accountable for increasing revenue and new client acquisition at high rates of growth.
• Coach and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills through all facets of the sales cycle.
• Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level.
• Inspire, motivate and enable personal and career development of team members, both to promote career growth and to increase impact for Stripe.
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organisation to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs.
• Participate in industry events to help support positive market awareness.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of sales experience and 3 - 5 years of people management experience.
• Experience leading sales and operations in a high-growth technology environment covering the enterprise customer segment
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Mandarin as the position requires you to work primarily with customers from China
• Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team.
• Ability to build strategic executive relationships with customers and industry thought leaders.
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business‑relevant terms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated passion for startups and new technology businesses.
• Experience managing customers in the China region

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Pay and benefits

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is SGD 394,500 - SGD 591,700. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

We look forward to hearing from you. At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.