Account Executive Director, Payments & Lending

Socure; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure is seeking an Account Executive Director, Payments & Lending, to lead strategic growth in a greenfield territory and drive high-impact SaaS sales for our identity and fraud solutions.

You will own the full sales cycle—from prospecting to close—while building executive-level relationships and collaborating with product, engineering, and marketing to shape our roadmap. This role emphasizes growth, leadership, and market development in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7–9+ years in enterprise SaaS sales with a record of closing large, complex deals.
• Experience selling identity verification, fraud prevention, or related risk solutions.
• Demonstrated success in lending, payments, or telecommunications verticals.
• Ability to drive value-based conversations with C-level stakeholders.
• Background selling fraud, identity, big data, or security solutions in technical environments.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building scalable processes in high-growth settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth across greenfield opportunities and existing accounts to expand product adoption.
• Manage full-cycle enterprise sales—from prospecting to close—for high-value SaaS deals.
• Build and maintain a robust pipeline through outbound efforts and executive engagement.
• Align solutions with customer needs in fraud, analytics, and digital identity.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing to influence the roadmap.
• Deliver accurate pipeline forecasts and support strategic planning.
• Represent Socure at industry events and deepen client relationships as needed.

Skills

Enterprise SaaS sales

Identity verification

Fraud prevention

C-level engagement

Lending vertical

Payments vertical

Job description

Why Socure?

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.

We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.

About the Role

Socure is seeking a high-performing Account Executive Director, Payments & Lending to drive strategic growth across our newest vertical. As an Account Executive, you’ll own a greenfield territory and lead high-impact sales efforts for our AI-powered identity and fraud solutions. This is a rare opportunity to help shape market adoption in a category-defining company.

What You’ll Do

• Greenfield + Upsell:
  Lead growth across both greenfield opportunities and existing accounts, developing expansion strategies that deepen product adoption and maximize account value.




• Lead Enterprise Sales:
  Manage full-cycle sales—from prospecting to close—targeting high-value SaaS deals with innovative, fast-growing companies.




• Strategic Prospecting & Relationship Building:
  Build and maintain a robust pipeline through outbound efforts and executive-level engagement.




• Consultative Selling:
  Align complex technical solutions with customer needs in fraud, analytics, and digital identity.




• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  Work closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to align on customer needs and influence the product roadmap.




• Forecasting & Reporting:
  Deliver accurate pipeline forecasts and support strategic planning.




• Industry Engagement:
  Represent Socure at industry events and deepen client relationships through in-person meetings as needed.

What You Bring

• 7–9+ years in enterprise SaaS sales, with a consistent record of closing large, complex deals.




• Experience selling identity verification, fraud prevention, or related risk management solutions.




• Demonstrated success in one or more key verticals: lending, payments & telecommunications.




• Ability to drive value-based conversations and craft tailored solutions for C-level stakeholders.




• Background selling fraud, identity, big data, or security solutions in highly technical environments.




• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building scalable processes in high-growth settings.

Bonus Points

• Strong network within relevant vertical markets

Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.

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