Account Executive, SMB (Hunter)

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Chicago, IL, USA
In-Office
Junior
Payments • Software
The Role
Acquire new SMB customers through outbound prospecting, lead generation, solution selling, and full-cycle sales execution. The Account Executive will identify prospects, understand customer pain points, develop business cases, close new business, drive product adoption, and collaborate cross-functionally to improve customer solutions. The role requires success in high-velocity sales environments, comfort with ambiguity, strong communication, technical understanding, and a proven record of exceeding sales targets.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who we areAbout 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.

About the team

The SMB team is a high-velocity sales team focused on acquiring new, under-penetrated SMB customers. As an Account Executive on the SMB Hunter sales team, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and closing net new business, executing outbound sales strategies, and running end-to-end sales cycles to bring new customers onto Stripe. You’ll play a critical role in expanding Stripe’s reach by identifying high-potential prospects and converting them into long-term users of our platform.

What you’ll do

As a Account Executive, SMB Hunter you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth by acquiring net new SMB customers. In this role, you will also help build out a new team and go-to-market (GTM) motion at Stripe.

Responsibilities
  • Identify high-potential prospective users and use effective prospecting strategies to generate leads that drive net-new revenue growth in your territory
  • Develop and implement scaled sales strategies for acquiring new customers and driving adoption of Stripe’s products across new accounts
  • Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions and own the full sales cycle, from business case development to close
  • Work cross-functionally to solve user pain points and improve our product to better serve new customer needs
Who you are

We’re looking for a high performing, well-rounded seller who can manage high velocity deal cycles, enjoys building and has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity and operating in a high-growth environment. If you're hungry, persistent and willing to roll up your sleeves to build the plane while we’re flying it, we want to hear from you!

Minimum requirements
  • 2+ years of sales or prospecting experience, preferably at a technology company, with a track record of top performance
  • 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

Skills Required

  • 2+ years of sales or prospecting experience, preferably at a technology company, with a track record of top performance
  • Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build relationships with technical customers
  • Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles
  • Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams
  • Ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • 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

Stripe Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stripe and has not been reviewed or approved by Stripe.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is robust, with medical, dental, and vision options for employees and dependents, plus mental-health resources and wellness support. Public materials also highlight wellness stipends that complement core insurance offerings.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Compensation packages often include equity grants or stock options alongside competitive salaries and performance-based bonuses, creating meaningful upside. Sales roles may also include commissions, broadening incentive opportunities.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family-planning benefits include fertility coverage and adoption assistance, paired with generous parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents. These offerings sit alongside ample PTO and flexible scheduling in many teams.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
5,360 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies like Salesforce and Facebook—use the company’s software to accept online payments and run technically sophisticated financial operations in more than 100 countries. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Over the long term, Stripe aims to increase the GDP of the internet.

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