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 net 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

The SMB Account Executive team is a highly consultative sales team that is responsible for the acquisition and growth of Stripe’s largest and most promising SMB customers. As an Account Executive, you’ll identify new opportunities for prospects to get the most out of Stripe by quickly understanding our clients’ needs, execute scaled sales strategies to acquire new customers and drive product adoption.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Identify high-potential prospective users from inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for SMBs
Develop and implement full sales cycle strategies for driving new logo and product adoption
Solve complex client needs and work across product, sales, risk, and operations teams to improve our platform
Generate your own leads through cold calling, blitzing, research, networking, and driving your territory
Make every potential Stripe user happy with every interaction, regardless of deal size
Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions
Set up users for success by coordinating internally with other Stripe teams

Who you are

We’re looking for a well-rounded strategic seller who can build strong relationships with Stripe’s clients and manage high-velocity deal cycles. If you’re smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

Minimum requirements

5+ years of sales experience at a technology company, with a track record of top performance
3+ years of full sales cycle experience, building an outbound pipeline by self hunting and prospecting net new logos through close and implementation
Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers
Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles
Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams
A knack for working well with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
Ability and motivation to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
Superior verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets

Account Executive, SMB (Hunter)