Account Executive, Enterprise Platforms, Hunter

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 The Platform Sales team works with B2B software platforms to help them facilitate payments for their customers using our Stripe Connect product. Software platforms, also known as B2B Indirect, are software platform businesses that serve other businesses. Platforms already using Stripe include Shopify, Lightspeed, and Mindbody. As a key member of the Stripe Platforms team, you'll manage and elevate relationships with a named account list while identifying new growth opportunities and ways Stripe can exceed expectations. This role will be dedicated to accounts tied to the East territory. Location requirements are listed below. If you're motivated, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you. What you'll do As an Account Executive (New Business), you'll create partnerships between Stripe and the most innovative and fastest-growing software platforms in the world by helping them understand how the Stripe online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses. Responsibilities Directly manage and nurture a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with upper-middle-market and enterprise companies Build and maintain key relationships with C-level executives, while orchestrating the right executive touchpoints Contribute to shaping our platform partnership strategy and building repeatable processes and scaled engagement models Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for upper-middle-market and enterprise companies Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing clients Work with company leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Finance) to lead complex product workshops and financial analyses Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process Engage with Product and Engineering teams to help drive product strategy Who you are You're an adept salesperson and relationship manager capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including the CTO, COO, and CFO. You have experience working with upper-middle-market and enterprise companies. You have an in-depth understanding of the buyer journey and can lead a complex, multi-party sale in a highly consultative manner. You're used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge. You have a problem-solving focus and enjoy digging into business models and helping customers quantify their investment decisions. You get excited about prospecting, and are capable of independently leading a sales cycle from start to finish. Finally, you enjoy building—you like to actively participate in the development of our sales process, the articulation of our value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets. If you're motivated, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you. Minimum requirements Located in New York, New York, South San Francisco, or the Bay Area. We could also consider US-West Remote, or Austin, TX. 10+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a technical product, with a track record of top performance Extensive experience directly selling a technology product or service, preferably at an API-first company, with a record of top performance A p