Account Executive, Product Sales (Tax)

Stripe
US-Chicago; US-SF-HQ, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level sales professionals with 8+ years in tech sales who thrive in both business and technical conversations, particularly in financial services or tax solutions.

Best fit for

  • Experienced in closing complex deals with C-level executives and technical teams.
    — “capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including C-Level roles
  • Proven track record in owning and exceeding direct sales quotas.
    — “Owning a direct sales quota, with direct sales experience closing new business and/or expansion of existing users
  • Comfortable leading in-depth product discussions and building go-to-market strategies.
    — “Lead discussions with our largest existing and prospective customers

Things to consider

  • Requires at least 50% in-office presence monthly.
    — “spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office
  • Must handle complex negotiations and bespoke commercial agreements.
    — “lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of selling tax or financial services software.
    — “3+ years of experience specifically selling financial services or similar software
  • Demonstrate ability to understand and articulate technical requirements.
    — “Ability to understand complex technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple stakeholders
  • Showcase collaborations with product and engineering teams in past roles.
    — “Collaborate closely with the product, engineering, marketing, and customer success teams
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • revenue growth
  • customer satisfaction
  • market penetration
Typical background
sales experienceproduct knowledgetechnical understanding

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesProduct KnowledgeCustomer Relationship ManagementTechnical Understanding

Preferred

Tax KnowledgeBilling Systems

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

Product Sales is a team of functional and technical specialists who both lead and advise on deals for the most strategically important products in Stripe’s portfolio. Revenue suite Product Sales is tasked with attacking a $100B market opportunity for back office finance automation across billing, tax, revenue reporting, and data.

What you’ll do

As a Tax Account Executive at Stripe, you will use your sales and product expertise to help drive growth through both existing and new to Stripe customers. You will collaborate with the core sales, marketing, product marketing, and product teams to develop deep product and industry knowledge and drive strategic deals. You will be instrumental in leading in depth product discussions with existing and prospective customers – and building and executing against our go to market strategy.

Responsibilities

Drive revenue to achieve and over perform on target and KPIs

Lead discussions with our largest existing and prospective customers

Contribute to the development of go-to-market playbooks alongside product, marketing, sales, and technical services stakeholders

Understand and articulate the value propositions of Stripe Tax to key stakeholders, including technical teams, financial departments, partners and C-suite executives.

Develop a deep understanding of global indirect tax requirements of potential customers.

Build and maintain relationships with clients, guiding them through the sales process and helping ensure a successful implementation of Stripe Tax.

Collaborate closely with the product, engineering, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure client satisfaction and long-term growth.

Stay up-to-date on industry trends in data, analytics, and reporting to identify new opportunities and keep Stripe ahead of the curve.

Who you are

You are an adept salesperson, capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including C-Level roles. You are used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge. You’re comfortable working with clients as you are with internal stakeholders (including executives). You’re excited to become an expert and to share your knowledge. You’re an organized self-starter, an excellent communicator who is highly analytical and has a track record for improving the processes and organizations around you.

Minimum requirements

8+ years of sales or prospecting experience at a technology company and a track record of top performance

Owning a direct sales quota, with direct sales experience closing new business and/or expansion of existing users

A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners

A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision

An enthusiastic “roll up your sleeves” mentality

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong presentation skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders

Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements

Ability to understand complex technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple stakeholders

Preferred qualifications

3+ years of experience specifically selling financial services or similar software 

Experience in selling Tax solutions

Proven ability to sell complex software solutions

In-office Expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Source: Stripe careers

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