Mid-Market Account Executive, Commerce

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Hiring Remotely in Chicago, IL, USA
Remote or Hybrid
185K-327K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Afterpay is a people-powered movement to change the way we pay. Shop now, pay later.
The Role
Own the full sales cycle for mid-market commerce merchants across Cash App Pay and Afterpay. Responsibilities include prospecting, pipeline development, discovery, business-case creation, proposal development, negotiation, contracting, cross-functional deal coordination, forecasting, and merchant relationship management. The role requires meeting revenue targets, providing market feedback, improving sales processes, and representing the company at merchant meetings and industry events.
Summary Generated by Built In
It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 50+ million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world's relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible.
Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We've been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.
The Role
The North American Mid-Market Sales team at Cash App and Afterpay is responsible for driving revenue across our commerce payments products, giving merchant partners access to one of the largest and most engaged networks of next-generation consumers. We partner with high-growth and established brands across retail, fashion, beauty, travel, QSR, home, health and wellness, ticketing, and other commerce categories to help them acquire customers, increase conversion, and grow profitably.
We are looking for an experienced Mid-Market Account Executive to build and expand relationships with high-potential merchants across North America. You will own a portfolio of prospective merchants, create new pipeline, lead a consultative sales process, and close new business across Cash App Pay and Afterpay.
You will work with founders, executives, and leaders across commerce, marketing, payments, finance, and technology. Internally, you will coordinate partners across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, Sales Strategy, and Operations.
In this role, you will independently own complex sales workstreams, make informed tradeoffs, and influence deal strategy and execution within your area of responsibility. Success requires balancing high-touch relationship development with a structured and repeatable sales process.
You will:
  • Own a portfolio of mid-market opportunities from initial prospecting and qualification through discovery, negotiation, contracting, launch, and handoff.
  • Develop account plans that identify merchant priorities, key decision-makers, potential blockers, and revenue opportunities.
  • Build pipeline through outbound outreach, market research, internal lead assignments, vertical insights, events, referrals, and partner introductions.
  • Qualify and prioritize opportunities based on merchant fit, revenue potential, product alignment, implementation requirements, and likelihood to close.
  • Lead discovery with business and technical stakeholders to understand merchant priorities, customer needs, payment flows, and implementation requirements.
  • Build merchant-specific business cases and sales narratives that connect Cash App Pay and Afterpay's capabilities to customer acquisition, conversion, and growth goals.
  • Develop commercial proposals and negotiate pricing, financial terms, contracts, procurement requirements, and implementation dependencies.
  • Coordinate deal teams across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, Sales Strategy, and Operations.
  • Manage deal progress using defined milestones, next steps, stakeholder ownership, and internal approval requirements.
  • Maintain accurate opportunity data, pipeline reporting, and sales forecasts in Salesforce and related systems.
  • Bring merchant feedback, competitive intelligence, and market insights back to Product and go-to-market teams.
  • Contribute to sales processes, enablement materials, and operating rhythms that improve pipeline quality, deal velocity, forecast accuracy, and win rates.
  • Deliver against individual revenue and sales targets.
  • Represent Cash App and Afterpay in merchant meetings, industry events, and networking forums.

You have:
  • 5+ years of experience in full-cycle B2B sales, business development, partnerships, or a related go-to-market role, preferably in commerce, payments, fintech, SaaS, retail technology, or another fast-moving technology environment.
  • A demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding quota and closing mid-market or complex commercial deals.
  • Strong prospecting and pipeline-generation skills, including comfort building new business through outbound outreach, market research, partner referrals, events, and executive networking.
  • Executive presence with the ability to earn trust, ask strong questions, influence senior stakeholders, and tailor communication to founders, functional leaders, and cross-functional buying committees.
  • Strong commercial judgment and negotiation skills, including comfort working through pricing, legal terms, procurement, implementation dependencies, and internal approval processes.
  • Comfort using data to build a business case, prioritize opportunities, inspect pipeline quality, and communicate tradeoffs.
  • Product curiosity and technical fluency, especially around payments, commerce, customer acquisition, marketing, and merchant growth.
  • A self-starter mentality and comfort operating through ambiguity, frequent change, and evolving priorities while still delivering results.
  • Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to lead workstreams without formal authority.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build concise, compelling narratives for internal and external audiences.
  • A continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to help build better team processes, enablement materials, and operating rhythms.
  • A willingness to travel for merchant meetings, industry events, and internal team moments.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. To find a location's zone designation, please refer to this resource . If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Zone A: $217,840.00 - $326,760.00
Zone B: $202,560.00 - $303,840.00
Zone C: $191,680.00 - $287,520.00
Zone D: $185,200.00 -$277,800.00
Amounts listed above include target variable compensation.
We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.
We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page .
While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.
Application Guidelines
Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.
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Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.
Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we're helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in full-cycle B2B sales, business development, partnerships, or a related go-to-market role
  • Experience in commerce, payments, fintech, SaaS, retail technology, or another fast-moving technology environment
  • Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding quota and closing mid-market or complex commercial deals
  • Strong prospecting and pipeline-generation skills, including outbound outreach, market research, partner referrals, events, and executive networking
  • Executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional buying committees
  • Strong commercial judgment and negotiation skills involving pricing, legal terms, procurement, implementation dependencies, and approvals
  • Ability to use data to build business cases, prioritize opportunities, inspect pipeline quality, and communicate tradeoffs
  • Product curiosity and technical fluency in payments, commerce, customer acquisition, marketing, and merchant growth
  • Self-starter mentality and comfort operating through ambiguity, change, and evolving priorities
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to lead workstreams without formal authority
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to improve team processes, enablement materials, and operating rhythms
  • Willingness to travel for merchant meetings, industry events, and internal team moments

What the Team is Saying

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Afterpay Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as robust under Block’s package, including medical, dental, vision, disability/life insurance, and mental‑health support.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Many roles are eligible for equity and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which is cited as a meaningful part of total rewards.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Company materials highlight broad time‑off and leave programs alongside flexible/remote‑friendly policies.

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The Company
Melbourne, Victoria
900 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

We started a movement in which everyone can win – shoppers, retailers, society and every person on our team. To play fair, trust people and reward them for doing the right thing. We see and feel the impact of our work as more and more people gain financial freedom and retailers grow across the globe. Founded seven years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has millions of active customers globally and is offered at the world’s best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

Why Work With Us

We’re not trendsetters, we’re change makers. We follow through, we show up, and we make it happen, fast. We are uncomplicated people, who are not scared of the complicated. There’s no time to be just another bystander when you’re on our team, if you’ve got something to say, we want to hear it.

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