Account Executive, Velocity SMB HunterNew

The opportunity

The UK SMB Hunter team is responsible for winning net-new business across the SMB segment in the UK. We focus on bringing Stripe products to high-potential businesses that are not yet Stripe customers.

What you'll do

  • Own the full sales cycle for net-new SMB prospects, from prospecting and: discovery through solutioning, negotiation, close, and activation

  • Build and execute outbound strategies across a named account set to create,: progress, and close new business opportunities

  • Partner closely with SDRs to identify target accounts, refine messaging, and: generate qualified pipeline, while also self-sourcing opportunities

  • Lead consultative sales conversations with founders, operators, and: functional stakeholders across payments, finance, product, and engineering

  • Understand customer pain points and business objectives, and position Stripe: products and solutions to meet their needs, while building trusted relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders throughout the sales process

  • Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations to deliver strong outcomes: for both Stripe and prospective users

What they're looking for

  • Proven success in a closing sales role with a strong focus on net-new: business acquisition, or in a customer-facing role such as solution engineering, implementation consulting, or strategy consulting with demonstrated experience influencing commercial outcomes and executive decision-making
  • Experience managing outbound sales motions and building pipeline through a: combination of SDR partnership and self-generated prospecting, or experience partnering closely with sales teams on account-based strategies that generate and progress new business opportunities
  • Ability to run high-velocity sales cycles while maintaining strong: qualification, deal control, and forecasting discipline
  • Strong consultative selling skills and the ability to uncover customer needs,: build business cases, and align solutions to buyer priorities
  • Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate the value of: multi-product solutions to both business and technical stakeholders, with strong written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Experience selling payments, fintech, SaaS, or other technology solutions
  • Experience in a high-growth sales environment with strong outbound expectations
  • Experience working with founders and SMB decision-makers