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Account Executive, Bridge - Hunter

Stripe · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
6d ago

Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.

Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”

Still open · checked just nowon Stripe's careers page

What Stripe sells

Takes payments and pays people around the world

A business that sells online has to collect payments from customers, then pay the sellers, contractors, and creators it works with around the world. Stripe helps businesses accept those payments and send money to those people across the globe. Money moves with greater speed, flexibility, and control.

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The Braun Read

Ask hard questions

Too much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.

Pay
No pay listed at all.
Transparency
Says nothing about quota, attainment, deal size, territory or sales cycle.
Pipeline
Mostly self-sourced. Great if you like outbound, rough if you don't.
Time on market
Open 6 days.
Company hiring
77 sales roles open, hiring at a steady pace. Ask how many reps they hired last year and how many are still there.

Based only on what the posting says. Flags are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.

Questions to ask on the first call

Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.

  1. 1.

    What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?

    OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.

  2. 2.

    What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  3. 3.

    Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?

    A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.

  4. 4.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment number.

  5. 5.

    What are the base and the OTE for this role?

    No point investing hours before you know the number.

  6. 6.

    Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?

    New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.

When the offer comes

Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.

  1. 1.

    Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?

    What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.

  2. 2.

    Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?

    The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.

  3. 3.

    I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?

    Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.

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The role

Sell Bridge's stablecoin-based payments APIs, virtual accounts, and payouts to businesses. Hunter role: cold calling, networking, and closing inbound leads, plus upselling existing accounts.

Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
Platforms that disburse funds globally, and cross-border businessesIn their words: “our payouts infrastructure helps platforms disburse funds globally”
Industry:
Payments and fintechIn their words: “Bridge is building a payments platform that uses stablecoins to simplify global money movement.”

Pipeline expectations

Mostly self-sourced. Expect a lot of outbound.

Compensation

The posting doesn't list pay.

What is not disclosed

This posting doesn't tell you:

  • Base salary
  • OTE
  • Quota size
  • Quota attainment
  • Average deal size
  • Territory
  • Sales cycle length

The questions above cover the big ones.

Full posting
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 Bridge is building a payments platform that uses stablecoins to simplify global money movement. Our application programming interfaces (APIs) help businesses send and receive funds across borders. Our virtual accounts enable international consumers and businesses to access, store, and spend US dollars, while our payouts infrastructure helps platforms disburse funds globally. Our team brings experience building financial infrastructure at companies including Coinbase, Square, Brex, Upstart, DoorDash, and Airbnb. We’re focused on making stablecoins a practical foundation for global payments. What you’ll do As an Account Executive at Bridge, you’ll drive growth by acquiring new clients and upselling existing accounts. You’ll manage the full sales cycle, understand clients’ business and technical needs, and work with internal teams to deliver solutions that support their goals. Responsibilities - Close qualified inbound leads and develop outbound opportunities through networking, cold calling, and lead follow-up - Lead discovery conversations to understand prospects’ business needs and identify relevant Bridge solutions - Manage the full sales cycle, from identifying opportunities to negotiating and closing deals, and getting them live - Maintain client relationships to support satisfaction, repeat business, and account growth - Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets - Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasts - Collaborate with internal teams to deliver effective solutions for clients - Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process and help shape the Bridge/Stripe sales culture 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. Minimum requirements - 4-10 years sales experience, preferably selling a technical product in both high-velocity and enterprise motions - Experience managing the full sales cycle at a high-growth payments, financial technology, crypto, or technology company - A track record of exceeding sales quotas, closing net-new and upsell opportunities, and effectively managing complex pricing or commercial negotiations - Experience using data to prioritize accounts, build business cases, and track outcomes, including familiarity with customer relationship management (CRM) tools, Excel, and basic SQL, or demonstrated comfort with data tools and analysis - Ability to comfortably understand technical product requirements, explain solutions across multiple technology products, and work with product, risk, and operations teams to deliver customer outcomes - Superior written and verbal communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to prioritize a high-volume territory and work persistently through ambiguity in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment Preferred qualifications - Experience managing a large pipeline of both high-velocity and enterprise prospects
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