Account Executive, Stripe

• You are an adept salesperson, capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including CEO, CFO, and CTO
• You have experience in building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge
• You’re as comfortable working with clients as with internal stakeholders (including executives)
• You’re excited to become an expert and to share your knowledge
• You’re an organized self-starter, an excellent communicator who is highly analytical and has a track record for improving the processes and organizations around you
• 7+ years of sales or prospecting experience at a technology company and a track record of top performance
• Owning a direct sales quota, with direct sales experience closing new business and/or expansion of existing users
• A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners
• The ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
• A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision
• An enthusiastic “roll up your sleeves” mentality
• Strong presentation skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements
• Ability to understand complex technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple stakeholders

Desirable

• Product Sales is a team of deep functional and technical specialists who both lead and advise on deals for the most strategically important products in Stripe’s portfolio
• As an Account Executive, in Product Sales (Billing) at Stripe, you will use your sales and product expertise to help drive growth through both existing and new to Stripe customers
• Covering both Enterprise, Digital Native, Commercial and Startup segments
• You will collaborate with the core sales, marketing, product marketing, and product teams to develop deep product and industry knowledge and drive strategic deals
• You will be instrumental in leading in depth product discussions with existing and prospective customers – and building and executing against our go to market strategy
• Drive revenue to achieve and over perform on target and KPIs
• Lead new sales and upsell conversations of Stripe for existing and prospective customers
• Drive strategic thought leadership within assigned territory to ensure user success and revenue growth
• Manage a book of business of existing and prospective Stripe customers covering all segments including some of Stripe’s most strategic Billing customers
• Direct responsibility to manage billing revenue performance for an entire segment working directly with regional leaders to drive results
• Deeply understand the sales process and competitors for Stripe, including software, hardware and payments
• Serve as both an internal and customer-facing expert on Stripe, especially for your specialized products
• Synthesize and relay customer feedback and our findings to inform Stripe’s product roadmap
• Engage with Product, Marketing and User Operations teams to help amplify our growth trajectory