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 teamThe Startup Account Executive team within our New Business Sales function and is responsible for closing net-new accounts for Stripe. You have the opportunity to sell the entire suite of Stripe products and run the full sales cycle through onboarding.
What you'll doAs a Startup Account Executive at Stripe, you'll drive future growth by building relationships with founders of the fastest-growing venture-backed companies. You'll manage inbound leads and the full sales cycle through onboarding, turning them into happy Stripe users.
Responsibilities- Identify high-potential prospective startups 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 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
- Attend startup events across ANZ
- Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process, including engaging with accelerators and VC firms
- Engage with Product, Marketing, and User Operations teams to help amplify our growth trajectory
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- 3+ years of sales or client-facing experience, preferably at a high-growth SaaS company, bank, consultancy, or venture capital firm, with a track record of top performance
- Ability to understand the Stripe API and build strong relationships with highly technical founders
- Ability to understand complex requirements and craft custom solutions
- Strong problem-solving and quantitative capabilities, including comfort with basic modeling
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to operate in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment
- Strong interest in technology
Skills Required
- 3+ years of sales or client-facing experience, preferably at a high-growth SaaS company, bank, consultancy, or venture capital firm, with a track record of top performance.
- Ability to understand the Stripe API and build strong relationships with highly technical founders.
- Ability to understand complex requirements and craft custom solutions.
- Strong problem-solving and quantitative capabilities, including comfort with basic modeling.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to operate in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment.
- Strong interest in technology.
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.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is positioned as comprehensive across mental, physical, and medical plans. Mental-health support is repeatedly surfaced as a meaningful part of overall coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave and fertility benefits are highlighted as core elements of the package. Leave-related benefits are portrayed as a standout area of support for families.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is framed as a relative strength compared to other parts of the employee experience. Pay is frequently characterized as competitive and, for many roles, perceived as fair in absolute terms.
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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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