Senior Account Executive

Astra Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote-first culture

Growth opportunities

Impact on scale

Job summary

Astra Inc. is seeking a Senior Account Executive to own the company’s largest, most complex fintech opportunities. You will hunt, educate stakeholders, and close multi-department deals across procurement, legal, and technical reviews.

You will relentlessly drive pipeline, forecast rigorously, and collaborate with leadership to push Astra’s payments platform to market. The role requires 8+ years in B2B SaaS/payments sales, a proven track record closing enterprise deals, and the ability to travel

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle B2B sales experience, including enterprise/upper mid-market payments/FinTech.
• Track record of closing large, multi-stakeholder deals through procurement, RFPs, and legal redlines.
• Executive presence with ability to present to C-suite without a deck.
• Strong discovery skills, empathy, and consultative sales approach.

Responsibilities

• Become an expert in payments, rails, and routes within the Astra platform.
• Own full cycle on strategic opportunities from first touch to signature.
• Lead executive presentations and technical deep-dives.
• Multithread across economic, technical, and compliance buyers to prevent single-champion deals.
• Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities.
• Sell consultatively and defend the business case against incumbents or inaction.
• Forecast with discipline and defend dates with stated assumptions.
• Be proactive, self-starting, and drive tasks before asked.
• Understand customer business to position the right solution confidently.
• Influence product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies with customer voice.
• Share successful approaches and onboard new AEs as the team grows.
• Apply AI tools to sharpen research, automate workflows, and increase output.
• Collaborate with Integrations, Engineering, and Compliance for seamless onboarding.

Skills

B2B sales

Payments/FinTech

Multi-stakeholder deals

Executive presence

Prospecting

Communication skills

Outbound outreach

Travel 25%

Job description

About Astra

Astra is building mission-critical infrastructure for moving money at scale. Our platform processes billions in annual transaction volume with 99.9%+ uptime, powering real-time transfers, bank debits, card disbursements, and complex financial compliance systems. We provide APIs and automation tools that enable businesses to move money programmatically while maintaining strict regulatory requirements.

The Role

We're looking for a high-performing Senior Account Executive who thrives in complex B2B sales environments and knows how to win in fintech. As a senior member of our Sales team, you will own our largest and most complex opportunities and help set the standard for how Astra sells. You will work closely with Astra leadership and operate as a relentless “hunter” to identify opportunities, clearly articulate and educate our value proposition, and close key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has a strong track record in B2B SaaS sales, experience selling payments or financial technology solutions, and a disciplined, data-driven approach to managing pipeline and forecasting. You have carried multi-stakeholder enterprise cycles through procurement, technical review, and legal, and you have displaced an incumbent provider more than once. If you're competitive, consultative, and energized by closing meaningful deals, we'd love to talk.

What You’ll Do

• Become an expert in all things payments, from how the Astra platform works to the various payment rails and routes.

• Own the full cycle on Astra's most strategic opportunities, from first touch through procurement, technical review, legal redlines, and signature.

• Lead executive-level presentations and technical deep-dives.

• Multithread across the economic, technical, and compliance buyers so that no deal rests on a single champion.

• Develop creative outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities.

• Sell consultatively and competitively, staying proactive and strategic throughout the sales cycle. Build and defend the business case against both the incumbent and the option to do nothing.

• Forecast with discipline. Commit to dates you can defend and state the assumptions they depend on.

• Leave no stone unturned - you're a self-starter and take the initiative to get things done before being asked.

• Dig into the customer's business and uncover the intrinsic motivations that enable you to position the right solution with confidence.

• Be a multiplier for the business by channeling the voice of the customer internally to influence product roadmaps and go-to-market strategy.

• Raise the bar for the team. Share what works, help onboard new AEs, and contribute to the playbook as we build it.

• Apply AI tools to sharpen your research, automate workflows, and increase your overall output.

• Collaborate closely with our Integrations, Engineering, and Compliance teams for seamless sales and onboarding execution.

What We’re Looking For

Required Experience

• 8+ years of full-cycle B2B sales experience, including at least three years selling payments or financial technology to enterprise or upper mid-market buyers.

• A track record of closing larger, multi-stakeholder deals, including navigating procurement, RFP questionnaires, and legal redlines without losing momentum.

• Executive presence. You can present to a C-suite audience without a deck carrying you, hold a thread under interruption, and answer the question actually asked.

• Demonstrated success in prospecting and consultative sales with strong discovery skills, empathy, and the ability to close business.

• Fluency in technical product sales within the FinTech or Payments ecosystem. You can translate rails, settlement timing, and program mechanics into money and time for the customer, and say plainly what we cannot do.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a strong sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence that enable you to build trust fast and speak confidently with stakeholders at any level.

• Focused and disciplined approach to outbound outreach, allowing you to build and accelerate pipeline independent of inbound demand.

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity - you bring your own structure, and you are still coachable.

• Highly collaborative and team focused, efficiently coordinating with external partners and internal resources.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% annually.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation with equity in a growing fintech company.

• Remote-first culture with flexible working arrangements

• Small team, big impact — your work directly supports Astra’s ability to scale responsibly

• Professional growth opportunities in compliance and risk management

• Mission-driven — build infrastructure that powers financial innovation while meeting the highest regulatory standards

Remote Work and Culture

Astra is a remote-first company hiring only within the U.S. We value thoughtful collaboration, clarity, and initiative. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.