Account Executive, Platforms (Existing Business)

Job description

Account Executive, Platforms (Existing Business) is an explicitly classified full-time role with Stripe in Sydney, Australia. The official vacancy describes the role context, scope, responsibilities, and applicant qualifications. This STRIDETO summary retains source-backed content and directs applicants to the exact official vacancy and application route. 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 revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the gross domestic product of the internet. About the team The Platform Sales team works with business-to-business software platforms to help them facilitate payments for their customers using Stripe Connect. Software platforms are businesses that build payments and financial services into their products. Platforms that use Stripe include Shopify, Xero, me&u, and Ignition. What you’ll do As an Account Executive on the Platforms team, focused on existing business, you will use sales and product expertise to drive growth with existing Stripe users. You will help customers understand how Stripe’s online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses. These customers include innovative, fast-growing software platforms. Responsibilities Manage and grow a named account list. Develop account plans to win and expand business with upper middle market and enterprise companies. Build and maintain relationships with C-level executives, and coordinate the right executive touchpoints. Contribute to Stripe’s platform partnership strategy, repeatable processes, and scaled engagement models. Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities. Own the full sales cycle, from lead generation through close, for upper middle market and enterprise companies. Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing clients. Partner with leaders across Engineering, Product, and Finance to lead complex product workshops and financial analy

Requirements

• At least 5 years of sales experience, preferably selling a technical product.
• Extensive experience selling a technology product or service directly, preferably at an application programming interface-first company.
• A proven record of advancing sales opportunities from inception to close through complex, multi-party, consultative sales processes.
• Experience understanding customer strategies and applying a clear value proposition.
• Ability to understand complex technical problems and explain how Stripe solutions can address them.
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements.
• Ability to work effectively in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.
• Experience with, or interest in learning about, financial technology infrastructure.
• Payments experience. Position details
• Employer: Stripe
• Employment type: Full-time
• Location: 383 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Skills

• sales
• technical product selling
• consultative sales
• complex negotiations
• financial technology infrastructure
• payments