Account Executive, Product Sales - Payouts (EMEA)

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

Stripe is investing in building out its Payouts Sales team to actively engage and drive prospects and users to support their money movement and payouts needs in EMEA, to help them transform their businesses.

Stripe\’s Global Product Sales team is at the forefront of driving revenue and growth. As trusted business partners and strategic salespeople, our goal is to help users understand Stripe products and integrate them with ease so they can concentrate on what\’s most important to them: their business. We are known for our product knowledge, sales expertise, rigorous thinking and user-first approach to problem solving. Within Stripe, Product Sales proudly serve as a critical source of user feedback and market intelligence, with direct influence on Stripe\’s product roadmap and growth strategy.

What you’ll do

An Account Executive, Payouts, you will work closely with users across EMEA to understand and help optimise their payouts needs. This could range from instant payouts – the ability to receive funds instantly, faster payouts and Stripe’s latest product, Global Payouts, which allows users to add funds to their Stripe account and pay them out to customers and merchants across a wide range of industries and use cases. As part of Stripe’s Money Management Services, scaling these Payouts products is a key strategic driver to support our business and ensure we’re continuing to build the right product for our users. You will use your sales and deep product expertise to help drive growth in this space across EMEA. You will collaborate with product, engineering, legal, 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\’re an organized self-starter, an excellent communicator who is analytical and has a track record for improving the processes and organizations around you.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for driving revenue, increasing attach rates, and new client acquisition of key users in EMEA, utilising the MEDDIIC deal qualification and opportunity management
• Develop relationships with executive stakeholders and lead discussions with existing and prospective Marketplace customers
• Deeply understand the sales process and competitors for Stripe in this space and serve as both an internal and customer-facing expert in these product areas
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to synthesize and relay customer feedback and our findings 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.

• 6+ 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
• Humour is very welcomed

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in-office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is €158,100 – €237,100. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

At Stripe, we\’re looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You\’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn\’t precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren\’t afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.