Account Executive, Velocity Platforms (Hunter)

WinsAbove; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe, a leader in online payments infrastructure, seeks an Account Executive (New Business) to drive partnerships with software platforms globally. You will identify opportunities, articulate Stripe’s value, and manage complex, multi-party sales at the enterprise level.

You will own the sales cycle from prospecting to close, collaborate with Product and Engineering teams for feedback, and help shape scalable engagement models for platform partnerships.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of sales or prospecting experience, preferably at a technology company.
• Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers.
• Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles and directly sell a technology product or service.
• Experience managing projects with cross-functional input and coordinating deployments.
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Ability and motivation to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to close deals and meet or exceed sales targets.
• Experience in payments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage and nurture a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with upper middle market and enterprise software platforms.
• Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives, coordinating touchpoints with Stripe executives.
• Contribute to shaping 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 Stripe products.
• Lead and contribute to team projects to refine the sales process.
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to provide product feedback.

Skills

Sales experience

Technical understanding

Complex sales management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity tolerance

Verbal and written communication

Closing deals

Payments domain knowledge

Job description

Who we are

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.

About the team

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

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

What you’ll do

As an Account Executive (New Business), you will create partnerships between Stripe and the most innovative and fastest-growing software platforms in the world by helping them to understand how Stripe’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 Stripe 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 Stripe 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