Account Executive, AI Sales
South San Francisco HQ
Full Time
16 hours ago
Senior LevelSales
Over $120K

USD per year

Job Description

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

The AI team is focused on one of Stripe’s most strategic growth areas: enabling the monetization and scaling of AI-native and AI-enabled businesses. We’re in a unique position – partnering with the world’s most ambitious AI companies (the likes of OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, etc) building on the frontier of artificial intelligence -- across infrastructure, foundation models, agents, and applications -- to help them grow and commercialize globally using Stripe’s full financial stack. As part of Stripe’s GTM / Sales organization, this team works closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to shape Stripe’s AI GTM strategy and ensure that the world’s leading AI companies -- from early-stage innovators to the largest public players -- choose Stripe as their monetization platform.

What you’ll do

  • Work with existing Stripe customers in the AI Industry to develop and execute long-term sales strategies to expand Stripe’s revenue
  • Own the full sales cycle, from business case development, to deal structuring and negotiating, to close
  • Develop account plans and cross sell into your list of strategic AI customers, driving growth through expansion and new revenue streams
  • Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations for large, complex renewals
  • Develop relationships with executive stakeholders within your book of business, deeply understanding problems they are solving and helping drive to solutions
  • Be responsible for account mapping and coordinating effective meetings with the appropriate external stakeholders expanding the customer relationship
  • Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process and help shape the Stripe sales culture

Minimum requirements

  • 8+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a technical product, with a track record of top performance
  • 4+ years leading complex sales cycles with Enterprise organizations required
  • Ability to understand technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple products
  • Ability to develop and execute account plans spanning multiple business units across complex organizations
  • A knack for working well with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
  • 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 and a deep understanding of the space

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example:

  • Bucharest site: 80% in-office expectation,
  • Mexico City (Stripe Delivery Center) & Bengaluru roles: 100% from office.

Some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements as discussed by hiring managers.

Pay and benefits

  • Annual US base salary range: $310,100 - $465,100 (On Target Earnings including base salary plus commissions/bonuses)
  • Salary range may be narrowed during interview based on experience, qualifications, location.
  • Applicants outside US may request salary range for their location during interview.

Additional benefits may include:

  • Equity,
  • Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses,
  • 401(k) plan,
  • Medical, dental, vision benefits,
  • Wellness stipends.

Office locations: South San Francisco HQ Team: Sales Job type: Full time

How to Apply
About Stripe

Stripe builds financial infrastructure that ambitious companies use to launch their boldest products. Their customers range from hours-old startups to complex global businesses, collectively growing the GDP of the internet. Stripe focuses on enabling businesses around the world to focus on what matters most to them by handling payments and financial infrastructure. They support more than 50 payment methods and have incorporated over 20,000 startups. Stripe operates globally with offices in multiple cities and emphasizes a culture of speed, agility, and impact.

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