Account Executive, Product Sales, Optimized Checkout

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 building out its Payments Product Sales team and as an Account Executive you will be a critical part of the team driving the growth of Stripe’s Optimized Checkout Suite. What you’ll do As an Account Executive, Optimized Checkout, you will use your sales and product expertise to help drive growth of Stripe’s payment 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 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 revenue, increasing attach rates, and new client acquisition for a wide range of customers including Enterprises and Platforms Create your strategic territory plan and lead outreach efforts to develop a robust, qualified pipeline Develop relationships with executive stakeholders and lead discussions with existing and prospective customers Deeply understand Stripe Payments, our Optimized Checkout Suite, and competitors, serving as both an internal and customer-facing expert on our product and the market Engage with Product and Engineering teams to synthesize and relay customer feedback to inform Stripe’s product roadmap Contribute to the development of go-to-market playbooks alongside product, marketing, sales, and technical services stakeholders Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization 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. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Requirements 7+ years of customer facing experience at a leading technology or payments company and a track record of top performance Experience building trusted advisor relationships with senior business leaders Proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with cross-functional business partners 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 to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements Thrives in a fast-paced environment and changing requirements True team player - always Humor is very welcomed Preferred Qualifications 3+ years of experience specifically selling payments or technology solutions to enterprise customers