Account Executive, hunter
Stripe · London, UK
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 2mo ago
Still open · checked 13 min agoon Stripe's careers page
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA 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 64 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- Company hiring
- Ramping up: posted 36 sales roles in the last 30 days. That many open roles can also mean churn. Ask how many reps are still there from last year.
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.
What percent of reps hit quota last year?
Not in the posting
- 2.
Who sits with reps and reviews calls each week?
Explains the attainment number
- 3.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No pay listed
- 4.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
Not in the posting
- 5.
What share of last year's closed deals did reps source themselves?
Mostly self-sourced
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
Always ask
The role
Sell Stripe's payment and product suite to the largest UK Media and Utilities companies. You prospect net-new accounts from a named list, run the full cycle to close, and handle renewals and expansion.
Enterprise · Mixed · Outbound
Selling motion
Who you are selling to
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
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.