Account Executive, Product Sales (Data)

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.

About The Team

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. Revenue and Finance Automation (RFA) Product Sales is tasked with attacking a $100B market opportunity for back office finance automation across billing, tax, revenue reporting, and data.

Responsibilities

• Build deep, resilient, and multi-threaded relationships across the client organization and ability to articulate value across different functions and business stakeholders in the organization.
• Develop and execute formal Strategic Account Plans that map out the client organization, identify short-term and long-term growth opportunities, and forecast renewal/expansion cycles.
• Proactive communication & transparency with consistent value-adding engagements, updates, and ability to manage expectations effectively. Acting as a trusted advisor rather than merely a vendor.
• Drive revenue to achieve and overperform on target and KPIs.
• Lead upsell conversations of Stripe Data products for existing and prospective customers.
• Drive strategic thought leadership within assigned territory to ensure user success and revenue growth.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 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.
• Proven ability to sell in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience specifically selling financial services or similar software.
• Experience in selling data solutions.

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team, and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $262,900 - $394,300. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.