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Account Executive, Financial Services, Grower

Stripe · London, UK

Base
Not disclosed
OTE
Not disclosed
Quota attainment
Not disclosed
Posted
3mo 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 1 min agoon 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

Proceed with caution

A few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.

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 104 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
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.

Red flags

None spotted.

Worth asking about

  • Open 90+ days. This role has been posted for three months or more. Ask why it's been hard to fill, and whether anyone left it.

Green flags

None spotted.

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.

    This role has been open a while. What's made it hard to fill?

    The answer tells you what candidates saw that made them walk.

  2. 2.

    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.

  3. 3.

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

    Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.

  4. 4.

    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.

  5. 5.

    Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?

    Coaching is often what's behind a good or bad attainment 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 Stripe's payments and financial infrastructure to large enterprise and digital-native Financial Services companies. Work a named account list through outbound prospecting, then expand existing accounts.

Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound

Selling motion

Mixed

Who you're selling to

Buyer:
CTOs, COOs and CFOs at large enterprise companiesIn their words: “navigates technical conversations at all levels;CTO, COO, CFO and beyond”
Industry:
Financial servicesIn their words: “expand Stripe’s footprint within existing Financial Services accounts”
Company size:
Enterprise

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 As an Account Executive on the Enterprise team at Stripe, you will drive Stripe’s future growth engine by building new relationships with prospective companies, turning them into happy Stripe users. You will manage and elevate relationships with a named account list within a key vertical while identifying new growth opportunities and ways Stripe can exceed expectations. What you’ll do As an Enterprise Account Executive, you’ll own the full sales cycle, from prospecting and closing to managing existing relationships and identifying new opportunities to expand Stripe’s footprint within existing Financial Services accounts. Specifically, we’re looking for someone who can execute on long-term sales strategies, engage with internal and external stakeholders, align on technical and business requirements with product teams, build value in competitive situations, lead commercial negotiations, and close deals. Responsibilities - Own a named account list and develop account plans for winning business with large digital native and enterprise companies - Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities - Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, to go live - Own and lead commercial negotiations to increase and retain customer revenue and Stripe market share - Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at prospective users - Work with company leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Finance) to lead complex product workshops and develop financial analyses - Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process - Engage with cross functional teams (Partners, Post Sales, Product and Engineering) to help drive and iterate Stripe’s strategy Who you are You’re a results-driven salesperson who confidently sells business value and navigates technical conversations at all levels;CTO, COO, CFO and beyond. You’ve worked with upper‑middle‑market or enterprise customers and understand the buyer journey. You lead complex, multi‑stakeholder deals, and quickly learn products that require technical depth. Analytical and ROI‑focused, you enjoy modeling business outcomes and helping customers quantify investment decisions. You love prospecting, can own the full sales cycle independently, and will help shape our sales strategy by refining messaging and building key assets. If you’re motivated, resourceful, persistent, and a great teammate, we’d love to talk. Minimum requirements - 8+ years of sales experience, preferably at a technology company, with a track record of top performance - Used to driving high activity with a goal of building and executing a healthy pipeline of qualified deals to close - Ability to understand complex business problems companies face today, and craft solutions across multiple products - Ability to develop and execute account plans spanning multiple business units across complex organizations - Strong presentation skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders - 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 Preferred requirements - - Prior experience at a growth stage internet/ software company - Experience in fintech/ payments is a plus
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