Manager, SMB Account Executives - New Business

Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on small and medium, high-growth, tech-forward businesses
• Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against key sales and growth metrics
• Be accountable for increasing revenue at high rates of growth
• Coach and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills
• Inspire, motivate and enable development of team members to promote career growth and impact for Stripe
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs
• Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level
• Implement programs to improve pipeline generation efforts and drive overall efficiency for the team

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience, with 2+ years of people management experience preferred
• Experience leading sales in an early stage, high-growth technology environment
• Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team
• Ability to build relationships with strategic clients and industry thought leaders
• Demonstrated passion for SMB technology businesses
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business-relevant terms

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience at a growth stage internet/software company
• Prior experience forecasting and managing a high growth commercial business
• Prior experience running complex sales cycles, ideally with SMB size companies
• Prior experience leading a team in an office outside of the company headquarters
• Prior experience in the payments industry and/or fintech