.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 teamThe Startup Sales team is responsible for the acquisition, growth and retention of Startup and Commercial customers. As an Account Executive on the Startup sales team, you'll identify opportunities for new or existing customers to get the most out of Stripe, execute scaled sales strategies to grow revenue in your territory, and drive end-to-end campaigns to increase adoption of Stripe's offering.What you'll doResponsibilitiesIdentify high-potential prospective users and use effective prospecting strategies to generate leads that drive revenue growth in your territoryOwn contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase and retain existing customer revenue and Stripe market shareDevelop and implement full sales cycle strategies for driving product adoption, net new product sales, and client retention at scale among existing Stripe customersSolve complex client needs and work across product, sales, risk, and operations teams to improve our productOwn the full sales cycle from lead to close for startups and small/medium businessesGenerate your own leads through cold calling, blitzing, research, networking, and driving your territoryMake every potential Stripe user happy with every interaction, regardless of deal sizeIdentify and understand users' pain points to propose Stripe solutionsMake sure that internal teams are set up for users' success by coordinating with other Stripe teamsWho you areWe're looking for a well-rounded strategic seller who can build strong relationships with Stripe's clients and manage high velocity deal cycles