Territory Account Executive - Central Market

Block; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 5,908,526 - 8,864,856; Full time

Job summary

Block is seeking a Territory Account Executive in Lake Charles, Louisiana to drive local sales and enhance retailer engagement. The role emphasizes building relationships with sellers to promote Square's services, maintaining a strong pipeline through face-to-face interactions, and achieving sales goals.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years in sales, demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills, and have a collaborative approach. Reliable transportation and local residency are essential for the position.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sales experience in a full cycle closing role.
• Experience exceeding sales targets and closing complex deals.
• Reliable transportation and residence in the market served.
• Collaborative and team player mentality.

Responsibilities

• Sell face-to-face 80% of the time to prospective sellers.
• Engage with Square Sellers to monitor account health.
• Build a sustainable, top of funnel pipeline.
• Utilize Salesforce for tracking sales activities.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Negotiation

Business development

Collaboration

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Role

Square is looking for a Territory Account Executive to join our newly established field sales organization. Our goal is to bring a local experience to our Sellers (aka customers/merchants) everywhere. You will engage with our Sellers in a relevant and authentic way, demonstrate Square's mission of economic empowerment and provide a truly local presence.

This individual contributor sales role will work with restaurants, retailers and service based businesses in our largest and highest potential markets. This is a hunter and field based sales role. You will build a vision and strategy plan for winning market share in your city. You will collaborate to create a build top of funnel leads, referrals, connect with local partners, attend/host local events within your community to generate new business, kickstarting the flywheel and build Square's brand awareness within your city. This role requires excellent communication skills, persistence, and a strong ability to build rapport with sellers to negotiate and close complex deals both remotely and in person.

Responsibilities

• Sell into your market in-person. You will sell face to face 80% of the time to source leads, perform discovery and demos to generate interest and close deals selling our Square ecosystem
• Get to know the active Square Sellers within your community - keep a pulse on their account health and partner with account management and customer support, and generate referrals
• Engage and partner with onboarding teams to ensure Sellers are implemented successfully
• Build a sustainable, top of funnel pipeline through a combination of tactics - walking your city and performing 50-60 drop‑ins a week to prospective sellers, create a referral channel with active Square sellers, strategic partnerships or local community associations
• Develop a strong on‑hands skill of demo and onboarding of Square hardware and software solutions
• Work with our channel sales team to identify complementary partners in your market for referrals and build that referral channel
• Cultivate a deep understanding of the business and technology needs of our primary vertical markets (restaurants, retail and services)
• Achieve and exceed monthly sales goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) - we are big on metrics
• Utilize Salesforce to track, monitor, and report on sales activities, pipeline status, and outcomes

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sales experience in a full cycle closing role with field sales experience
• Experience exceeding sales targets, selling a diverse ecosystem of products, and closing complex deals
• Ability to drive deals independently in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
• Business development experience (e.g. hunting and cold calling)
• Since this is a field position, you must have reliable transportation and live in the market you are serving
• A collaborative and team player mentality
• Prior Salesforce experience or equivalent
• Even better:
  • 2+ years of payment processing OR related technology (i.e. payroll, loyalty, time management)
  • 1+ years of relevant audience experience (experience working in/selling to restaurants, retailers or services based businesses)

Pay and Benefits

Block takes a market‑based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: $42.89–$64.35 USD
Zone B: $39.89–$59.85 USD
Zone C: $37.76–$56.62 USD
Zone D: $35.60–$53.42 USD

Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible.