Aimed at mid-level sales professionals with Portuguese market expertise who can navigate technical product sales and complex negotiations.
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Original posting from Stripe
Account Executive (New Business - Portuguese Market)
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.
What you’ll do
As an Hunter Account Executive covering new business, you’ll identify new opportunities to expand Stripe’s footprint in the Portuguese market. 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
Expand business with high growth technology companies and traditional enterprises
Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close - partnering with cross functional teams along the way (SDR, Product Sales, Solutions Engineering, Risk & Legal)
Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities
Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations for large, complex renewals
Be responsible for account mapping and coordinating effective meetings with the appropriate external stakeholders expanding the customer relationship
Collaborate closely with the Regional Partnerships team to drive brand awareness and pipeline
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
6+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a highly technical product to enterprise customers, with a track record of top performance within the Portuguese market
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 agreement
Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
Strong interest in technology and a deep understanding of the space
Fluency in Portuguese and English
Preferred requirements
Previous payments sales experience
Strong interest and knowledge in technology, payments landscape and products
Superior verbal and written communication skills
*Relocation from Portugal to Madrid is provided by Stripe
Source: Stripe careers