Account Executive - Fintech Named
Sells Plaid's API solutions to high-growth fintech companies in a named territory, owning the full sales cycle from prospecting to close. Requires 7+ years quota-carrying sales experience, API knowledge, and consultative approach with fintech expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Build close customer relationships and identify business value and impact of Plaid across your territory of accounts
- Go deep and wide in customer and prospect accounts to build support for adopting Plaid solutions
- Win as a team — in partnership with your outbound sales development rep, account manager, technical account manager, implementation manager, product organization, and other members of your account pod
- Deeply understand each customer’s goals and priorities, and effectively communicate how Plaid’s solutions can help them achieve the desired outcome
- Leave no stone unturned - you're a self-starter and take the initiative to get things done before being asked. You think two steps ahead, anticipate potential risks, and take action to proactively mitigate those risks
- Identify opportunities for Plaid solutions to deliver value, with both existing and prospective high-growth Fintech customers
- Develop a book of high-potential engaged prospects and maintain a sufficient pipeline to support successful attainment against quota
- Own the end-to-end sales cycle and coordinate efforts from sales engineers, product specialists, and other team members throughout the sales process
- Coordinate cross-functional resources and drive initiatives across Plaid to support a consultative sales motion
- Manage pipeline and accurately forecast deal value and win probability
- Develop a deep understanding of Plaid solutions and apply this knowledge by identifying how each customer can leverage our technology to achieve their unique goals and objectives
Qualifications
- A minimum of 7+ years in a quota-carrying direct sales role, with a strong track record of attainment
- Excellent prospecting, qualifying, and negotiating skills; consultative sales approach with a customer-centric mindset
- Working knowledge of APIs and a desire to understand how Plaid works 'under hood'
- Professional yet relaxed communication style, with the ability to break-down complex concepts and explain them in simple terms to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of an organization
Skills
APIs, Prospecting, Qualifying, Negotiating, Consultative Sales, Pipeline Management, Sales Forecasting, Plaid, Fintech, Quota Attainment
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