Account Executive, Platforms (Grower) - German Speaking

Job Overview

As an Account Executive (Grower) on the Stripe Platforms team, you will create partnerships between Stripe and the most innovative and fastest-growing software platforms in the world. You will help them understand how Stripe's 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 SaaS Platform companies
• Build and maintain key relationships with C-level executives, while orchestrating the right executive touch points
• Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for upper middle market and enterprise companies
• Work with company leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Finance) to lead complex product workshops and financial analysis
• Craft and lead complex, bespoke commercial & contractual negotiations
• Contribute to shaping our platform partnership strategy and building repeatable processes and scaled engagement models
• Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to help drive product strategy

Requirements

• 7+ 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 proven track record of moving sales processes forward from inception to close by leading complex, multi-party sales in a highly consultative manner
• Great listening skills and ability to quickly become a trusted resource for decision-makers across technology and finance orgs within software companies
• An ability to understand complex technical problems and understand how Stripe's solutions can address them
• A positive attitude and tireless work ethic when encountering blockers to success, whether external or internal
• Strong presentation skills
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Strong interest in technology and a deep understanding of the space
• Experience in or excitement in learning about financial technology infrastructure
• Fastidious approach to CRM hygiene and experience utilizing thorough sales forecasting metrics on a weekly/quarterly basis and communicating them in a succinct manner

In-office Expectations

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.