Strategic Account Executive, Platforms (French-speaking)

Who we areAbout 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 Platform Sales team works with Software Platforms to help them facilitate payments and distribute financial services to their customers using our Stripe Connect product. Platforms already using Stripe include Shopify, Lightspeed and Mindbody.

As a key member to the Stripe Platforms team, you will navigate complex organizations and ecosystems and identify ways Stripe can exceed expectations. We’re building something new, developing our sales process, our value proposition and assisting in the creation of key tools and assets. We’re looking for pioneers to join us on this adventure. 

If you’re motivated, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

What you’ll do

As a Strategic Account Executive on the Platforms team, you will be responsible for Stripe relationships with a limited number of Strategic Accounts, their partner network and their customer base. Your objective is to build and implement a growth strategy that benefits all parties involved.

Responsibilities

• Own the completed relationship with a limited number of Strategic accounts
• Develop a growth strategy for the Platform, its partners and merchants
• Manage and close complex contractual negotiations
• Develop relationships with executive stakeholders
• Work with company leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Finance) to lead complex product workshops and financial analyses
• Engage with Product and Engineering teams to help drive product strategy

Who you are

You are an adept salesperson, capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including the CEO, CTO, COO, and CFO. You have experience leading a successful sales strategy leveraging a partner ecosystem.  You have an in-depth understanding of the buyer journey and can lead a complex, multi-party sale in a highly consultative manner. You are used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge. You are naturally analytical and enjoy digging into business models and helping customers quantify their investment decisions. You get excited about prospecting, and are capable of independently leading a sales cycle from start to finish. You care about the customer and its success. Finally, you enjoy building – you like to actively participate in the development of our sales process, the articulation of our value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets. You are fine with multiple travels across France.

If you have a sales mindset but not a direct sales experience and you are strong on the other requirements, you are welcome to apply.

Preferred requirements

• 10+ years of sales or partner management experience, preferably selling a technical product, with a track record of top performance
• Extensive experience directly selling a technology product or service, preferably at an API-first company, with a record of top performance
• A proven track record of moving sales processes forward from inception to close by leading complex, multi-party sales in a highly consultative manner, understanding strategies and applying value proposition
• Great listening skills and ability to quickly become a trusted resource for decision-makers across technology and finance orgs within software companies
• An ability to understand complex technical problems and understand how Stripe’s solutions can address them
• A positive attitude and tireless work ethic when encountering blockers to success, whether external or internal
• Strong presentation skills
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements
• Superior verbal and written communication skills in both English and French
• Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Strong interest in technology and a deep understanding of the space
• Strong interest in finance and business model
• Excitement in learning
• Fastidious approach to CRM hygiene and experience utilizing thorough sales forecasting metrics on a weekly/quarterly basis and communicating them in a succinct manner