Account Executive, Existing Business (Central Eastern Europe)

Stripe
Poland +1 more
Remote

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced enterprise sales professionals who navigate technical complexity and build long-term relationships, with a preference for those fluent in English and either Polish or Romanian, operating in a remote setup across Central Eastern Europe.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a proven track record in enterprise sales of technical products and a strategic mindset for account expansion
    — “7+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a highly technical product to enterprise customers, with a track record of top performance
  • Individuals who can manage complex negotiations and align with product teams to deliver tailored solutions
    — “Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements
  • Professionals with strong stakeholder engagement skills and a deep understanding of technology and its applications
    — “Ability to understand technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple products

Things to consider

  • Remote work is expected, but the role may require travel to stakeholder meetings in the CEE region
    — “Be responsible for account mapping and coordinating effective meetings with the appropriate external stakeholders
  • Fluency in Polish or Romanian is mandatory, but additional CEE language skills may be advantageous
    — “Superior verbal and written communication skills in English and in either Polish or Romanian

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in developing and executing long-term account strategies with complex enterprises
    — “Work with existing Enterprise Stripe customers to develop and execute long-term sales strategies to expand Stripe’s revenue
  • Demonstrate ability to manage and negotiate large, complex deals with tailored commercial approaches
    — “Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations for large, complex renewals
  • Emphasize stakeholder relationship-building and cross-functional collaboration with product teams
    — “Develop relationships with executive stakeholders within your book of business
  • Demonstrate adaptability and comfort in highly ambiguous and fast-paced environments
    — “Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

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What success looks like

  • renewal-closure
  • account-expansion
  • customer-satisfaction
Typical background
enterprise-salesaccount-execution

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise-salesAccount-managementNegotiationCustomer-stakeholder-engagementSolution-selling

Preferred

Fintech-industry-knowledgeMulti-language-communication

Stack & domain

Sales StrategyDeal StructuringCommercial NegotiationsAccount MappingLeadershipCommunicationSalesEnterpriseTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

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 CEE team is a highly consultative sales team that is responsible for the growth of Stripe’s largest customers within the region. We work with some of the most ambitious and fastest-growing companies in the world, including Booksy, Maczfit, and ElevenLabs - Stripe’s payments and financial infrastructure unlocks new revenue streams and growth opportunities for their businesses.

What you’ll do

As an Account Executive (Existing Business), you will create partnerships between Stripe and the most innovative and fastest-growing companies in the world by helping them to understand how Stripe’s online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses. 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

Work with existing Enterprise Stripe customers to develop and execute long-term sales strategies to expand Stripe’s revenue

Own the full sales cycle, from business case development, deal structuring and negotiating, to close and activation

Own a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with high growth technology companies

Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities

Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations for large, complex renewals

Develop relationships with executive stakeholders within your book of business

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

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

7+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a highly technical product to enterprise customers, with a track record of top performance

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 in English and in either Polish or Romanian

Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment

Strong interest in technology and a deep understanding of the space

Preferred Qualifications

Fluency in other CEE languages would be beneficial

Experience in fintech/payments is a plus, but not prerequisite

Source: Stripe careers

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