Account Executive, Enterprise - Hunter
- Your outgoing, enthusiastic personality helps you build rapport with clients and energize sales meetings.
- You are skilled at engaging diverse stakeholders and making presentations lively.
- Your adaptability supports operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- However, the technical and analytical aspects of selling a highly technical product may be challenging if you prefer people-focused roles.
- The structured account planning and disciplined execution required may feel restrictive if you prefer spontaneity and variety.
Who we are
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.
What you’ll do
As an Enterprise Account Executive covering new business, you’ll identify new opportunities to expand Stripe’s footprint. Specifically, we’re looking for someone who can execute on long-term sales strategies, engage with internal and external stakeholders, align on technical and business requirements with product teams, build value in competitive situations, lead commercial negotiations, and close deals.
Responsibilities
- Expand business with high growth technology companies
- Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities
- Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations for large, complex renewals
- Develop relationships with executive stakeholders within your book of business
- Be responsible for account mapping and coordinating effective meetings with the appropriate external stakeholders expanding the customer relationship
- Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process and help shape the Stripe sales culture
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
- 10+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a highly technical product to enterprise customers, with a track record of top performance
- Ability to understand technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple products
- Ability to develop and execute account plans spanning multiple business units across complex organizations
- A knack for working well with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
- Strong presentation skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders
- Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreement
- Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
- Strong interest in technology and a deep understanding of the space
Best personality fits for this role
Your natural leadership and strategic vision make you adept at driving deal strategy and leading negotiations.
Read the ENTJ career guide →Your strategic thinking helps you develop long-term account plans that align with Stripe's enterprise goals.
Read the INTJ career guide →Your energetic, action-oriented approach helps you identify new opportunities and close deals effectively.
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