Sales Manager, Commercial (Hunter)

Stripe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe’s Commercial team, within the Americas Sales organization, is seeking a Sales Manager, Commercial (Hunter) to build and lead a new mid-market sales motion. You’ll hire, coach, and guide Account Executives while directly engaging with customers and shaping the GTM strategy.

The role requires extensive experience in high-growth tech sales, leadership, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value. Strong relationship-building and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience, with 3+ years of people management experience preferred.
• Experience leading scaled sales in an early or growth stage, high-growth technology environment.
• Experience forecasting and managing a high growth business.
• Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team.
• Ability to build relationships with strategic client and industry thought leaders.
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business-relevant terms.
• Prior experience at a growth stage internet/software company.
• Prior experience running complex sales cycles with commercial or enterprise size companies.
• Prior experience leading a team in an office outside of the company headquarters.
• Prior experience in the payments industry and/or fintech.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on mid market businesses
• Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against key sales and growth 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
• Inspire, motivate and enable development of team members to promote career growth and impact for Stripe
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to implement programs that drive overall efficiency for the team
• Deeply understand the needs of mid market customers to shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet their needs
• Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level.

Skills

People management

Sales leadership

Forecasting

Hiring & coaching

Relationship building

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 The Team

Stripe’s Commercial team sits within Stripe’s Americas Sales organization and is responsible for acquisition, expansion, and growth of mid market accounts in North America. This team sells the entire suite of Stripe products and owns the full customer lifecycle.

What you’ll do

As a Sales Manager, Commercial (Hunter), you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth through defining the sales motion and GTM processes needed to acquire, grow and expand mid market accounts. In this role, you will build the foundation of a new team and GTM motion at Stripe. You will hire and 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 complicated problems with limited oversight. Ideal candidates will have management and leadership experience scaling a technology sales team and possess first-class analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on mid market businesses
• Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against key sales and growth 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
• Inspire, motivate and enable development of team members to promote career growth and impact for Stripe
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to implement programs that drive overall efficiency for the team
• Deeply understand the needs of mid market customers to shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet their needs
• Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level.

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

• 8+ years of relevant experience, with 3+ years of people management experience preferred
• Experience leading scaled sales in an early or growth stage, high-growth technology environment
• Experience forecasting and managing a high growth business
• Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team
• Ability to build relationships with strategic client and industry thought leaders
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business-relevant terms

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience at a growth stage internet/software company
• Prior experience running complex sales cycles with commercial or enterprise size companies
• Prior experience leading a team in an office outside of the company headquarters
• Prior experience in the payments industry and/or fintech

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 $299,800 - $449,800. 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.