Account Executive, Product (Link and Financial Connections)

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 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. Stripe is investing in growing its Link Product Sales team and as an Account Executive you will be a critical part of the team driving the growth of the Link network. Few roles provide such a direct impact on the growth of a top company priority.

What you’ll do

As an Account Executive, Link and Financial Connections, you will use your sales and product expertise to help drive growth of Link’s bank account network across a range of customers. You will collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, and other GTM teams to develop deep product and industry knowledge and drive complex deals. You will be instrumental in leading in depth product discussions with existing and prospective customers – and building and executing against our go to market strategy.

You are an adept sales professional, capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization. You are used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge. You’re as comfortable working with external clients as with internal stakeholders. You’re excited to become an expert and to share your knowledge. You are an organized self-starter and an exceptional communicator with strong analytical abilities and a proven history of top performance and improving the teams you join. 

Responsibilities

• Accountable for driving core metrics (i.e. revenue) and new client acquisition (i.e. logos) for a wide range of customers with a focus on bank payments and open banking 
• Act as a strategic GTM leader for this specialized area, such as authoring our commercial strategy and go-to-market playbook 
• Deeply understand Link, Financial Connections, and competitors, serving as both an internal and customer-facing expert on our product and the market 
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to devise and sell novel solutions, synthesize and relay customer feedback to inform Stripe’s product roadmap
• Autonomously manage the bank payments specialist motion for Stripe's largest and most complex users and net-new enterprises 
• Build and win a robust, qualified pipeline in line with our strategic priorities 
• Develop relationships with executive stakeholders and lead discussion with existing and prospective customers
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization (engineering, product, marketing, sales, and technical services stakeholders) to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs

Who you are

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.

Requirements

• • 10+ years of customer facing experience at a leading technology or payments company with 4+ years of experience specifically selling open banking or bank payments solutions to enterprise customers
  • A track record of top performance 
  • Experience building trusted relationships with senior business leaders (c-suite) at large enterprise customers
  • Ability to navigate product fit gray areas and understand nuances of what is possible versus what is off the shelf
  • Proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with cross-functional business partners, especially with Product and Engineering 
  • Self-starter capable of operating independently to drive meaningful business results
  • Enthusiastic “roll up your sleeves” mentality
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to understand complex technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple stakeholders
  • Proven experience leading complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment and changing requirements, excited by ambiguity 
  • True team player - always
  • Humor is very welcomed