Sales Manager, Platforms - UK
Stripe · London, UK
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- Yesterday
Still open · checked 3h agoon Stripe's careers page
What Stripe sells
Tools for businesses to accept payments and send payouts
A business that sells things needs a way to take money from its customers. Stripe handles those payments, so the business can focus on what it sells. Stripe can also send money to sellers, contractors, and other people around the world.
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Ask hard questionsToo much is left unsaid. Make them answer before you invest.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
- Pipeline
- Doesn't say where pipeline comes from. Ask.
- Time on market
- Brand new.
- Company hiring
- 79 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. Lights 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 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.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 3.
What's the annual quota, and how was it set?
A quota built from real data is a target. Otherwise it's a hope.
- 4.
Where does pipeline come from: inbound, SDRs, or me?
Tells you how much of your week is prospecting versus selling.
- 5.
How long is ramp, and what's the quota during it?
Full quota on day one means you start behind.
- 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.
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.
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.
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
Lead a team of Platform AEs selling Stripe's payments-as-a-service into UK enterprise SaaS platforms, mainly expanding existing partners. The role centers on hiring, coaching, deal strategy and revenue delivery.
Enterprise · Expansion
Selling motion
Who you're selling to
- Buyer:
- Software and SaaS platformsIn their words: “Oversee the expansion of Stripe’s footprint with global SaaS platforms in the UK”
- Industry:
- Software (SaaS)In their words: “Stripe helps software platforms offer more value to their customers by embedding Stripe’s powerful payments technology into their solution.”
- Company size:
- Enterprise
Pipeline expectations
Compensation
What is not disclosed
This posting doesn't tell you:
- Base salary
- OTE
- Quota size
- Quota attainment
- Average deal size
- Sales cycle length
The questions above cover the big ones.