Account Executive, Velocity Platforms (Hunter)

Stripe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe is seeking an Account Executive (New Business) to forge partnerships with leading software platforms. You will help customers understand how Stripe Connect can accelerate payments and growth, while managing a named account list and driving revenue growth.

You will engage CTOs, COOs, and CFOs in consultative discussions, shape our partnerships strategy, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to provide customer feedback. This role demands strategic selling and hands-on deal execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of sales or prospecting experience, preferably 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.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a named account list and develop account plans for mid-market and enterprise platforms.
• Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives and Stripe executives.
• Shape platform partnership strategy and build repeatable processes 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 implementation for sold platforms and ramp usage of Stripe products.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship management

Technical understanding

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

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 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.

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, preferable 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

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 US base salary range for this role is $148,700 - $223,100. 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 location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision 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.