Account Executive, Velocity Platforms (Hunter)

Stripe; Chicago (IL, CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking an Account Executive (New Business) in Chicago to build partnerships with leading software platforms and help them leverage our payments infrastructure to gain competitive advantage. You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, manage named accounts, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to align solutions with customer needs.

2+ years in tech sales and a proven track record are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of sales or prospecting experience at a technology company.
• Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build relationships with technical customers.
• Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles and close deals.
• Experience with cross-functional projects and user deployments.
• Strong stakeholder management across internal and external teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and nurture a named account list; develop plans to win and expand with upper middle market and enterprise companies
• Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives; orchestrate touchpoints with company leadership
• Contribute to platform partnership strategy and scalable engagement models
• Develop and execute outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities
• Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for Startup, SMB and mid-market platforms
• Coordinate and support implementation for sold platforms and ramp usage of company products
• Lead and contribute to team projects to refine our sales process
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to provide product feedback

Skills

Sales experience

Prospecting

Relationship management

Technical conversations

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Closing deals

API-first understanding

Job description

Who we are About the company

the company is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use the company 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 the team

The Platform Sales team works with B2B Software Platforms to help them facilitate payments for their customers using our the company Connect product. Software Platforms, also known as B2B Indirect, are software platform businesses who serve other businesses. Platforms already using the company include Shopify, Lightspeed and Mindbody.

As a key member to the the company Platforms team, you will manage and elevate relationships with a named account list while identifying new growth opportunities and ways the company can exceed expectations.

What you’ll do

As an Account Executive (New Business), you will create partnerships between the company and the most innovative and fastest-growing software platforms in the world by helping them to understand how the company’s online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and nurture a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with upper middle market and enterprise companies

• Build and maintain key relationships with C-level executives, while orchestrating touchpoints with the company executives

• Contribute to shaping our platform partnership strategy and building repeatable processes and scaled engagement models

• Develop and execute outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities

• Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for Startup, SMB and mid-market platforms

• Coordinate and support the implementation for sold platforms and ramp for their usage of the company products

• Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process

• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to help provide product feedback

Who you are

You are an adept salesperson and relationship manager capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including the CTO, COO, and CFO. You have experience working with Startup, SMB and Mid-Market companies. You have an in-depth understanding of the buyer journey and can lead a complex, multi-party sale in a highly consultative manner. You are used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge. You are naturally analytical and enjoy digging into business models and helping customers quantify their investment decisions. You get excited about prospecting, and are capable of independently leading a sales cycle from start to finish. Finally, you enjoy building – you like to actively participate in the development of our sales process, the articulation of our value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets.

If you’re motivated, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

Minimum requirements

• 2+ years of sales or prospecting experience, preferably at a technology company, with a track record of top performance

• Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers

• Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles, directly selling a technology product or service, preferably at an API-first company, with a record of top performance

• Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams, including managing user deployments and ramp timelines

• A knack for working well with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally

• Ability and motivation to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment

• Superior verbal and written communication skills

• Proven ability to close deals, manage a full sales cycle and meet or exceed sales targets

• Payments experience is preferred