Account Executive, SMB Hunter (Central Eastern Europe)

Stripe
Dublin, Ireland
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level sales professionals with technical acumen who can thrive in a consultative role, targeting SMBs in Central Eastern Europe and managing high-velocity deal cycles with cross-functional collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Individuals who have successfully managed complex sales cycles and cross-functional projects
    — “Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams
  • Professionals with strong communication skills and a proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets
    — “Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets

Things to consider

  • The role requires high autonomy in lead generation and territory management
    — “Generate your own leads through cold calling, blitzing, research, networking, and driving your territory
  • Strong technical understanding is necessary for engaging with technical customers
    — “Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers

How to stand out

  • Highlight your success in acquiring new customers and driving product adoption in your resume
    — “execute scaled sales strategies to acquire new customers and drive product adoption
  • Emphasize your ability to coordinate across multiple teams in sales interviews
    — “work across product, sales, risk, and operations teams to improve our platform
  • Demonstrate your consultative approach and understanding of client pain points during interviews
    — “Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • driving revenue growth
  • expanding customer base
  • achieving sales targets
Typical background
sales experiencetechnical background

Skills & requirements

Required

SalesCustomer Relationship ManagementStrategic PlanningTechnical Understanding

Preferred

Cloud ComputingData Analytics

Stack & domain

SalesTechnical UnderstandingComplex NegotiationsCommunicationProject ManagementFinanceProduct

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 Startup and SMB Account Executive team is a highly consultative sales team that is responsible for the acquisition and growth of Stripe’s largest and most promising Startup and SMB customers. As an Account Executive, you’ll identify new opportunities for prospects to get the most out of Stripe by quickly understanding our clients’ needs, execute scaled sales strategies to acquire new customers and drive product adoption.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

Identify high-potential prospective users from inbound leads and outbound prospecting

Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for SMBs

Develop and implement full sales cycle strategies for driving new logo and product adoption

Solve complex client needs and work across product, sales, risk, and operations teams to improve our platform

Generate your own leads through cold calling, blitzing, research, networking, and driving your territory

Make every potential Stripe user happy with every interaction, regardless of deal size

Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions

Set up users for success by coordinating internally with other Stripe teams

Who you are

We’re looking for a well-rounded strategic seller who can build strong relationships with Stripe’s clients and manage high-velocity deal cycles. If you’re smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

Minimum requirements

2+ years of closing sales experience with a track record of top performance

Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers

Analytical ability to manage complex sales cycles

Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams

A knack for working well with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally

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

Superior verbal and written communication skills

Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in a sales role at a high growth technology company

Professional fluency in Polish

Source: Stripe careers

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