Account Executive, Enterprise (Hunter), Japan

About the role

About 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.

Responsibilities

• As an Account Executive at Stripe, you will drive Stripe's future growth engine by building relationships with prospective users and turning them into happy Stripe users.
• Own a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with middle market and enterprise companies
• Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities
• Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to close, to go live for middle market and enterprise companies
• Develop relationships with executive stakeholders at new and existing users
• Work with company leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Finance) to lead complex product workshops and develop financial analyses
• Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process
• Operate with high agency in a high-growth startup environment
• Contribute to a results-oriented culture while demonstrating humility, resilience and receptiveness to constructive feedback to find the globally optimal outcome
• Engage with cross functional teams (Partners, Post Sales, Product and Engineering) to help drive and iterate Stripe's strategy

Requirements

• If you're motivated, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!
• We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
• Minimum requirements
• 10+ years of sales experience, preferably at a technology company, with a track record of consistent top performance
• Proven ability to operate within a high performing culture with strong humility and resilience and respect
• Ability to own executive relationships with top customers, prospects and industry thought leaders, resulting in better sales outcomes.
• Ability to understand complex business problems companies face today, and craft solutions across multiple products
• Ability to develop and execute account plans spanning multiple business units across complex organizations
• Strong presentation skills, particularly for in-person meetings with multiple stakeholders
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations involving bespoke commercial agreements
• Superior verbal and written communication skills in English and Japanese
• Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Strong interest in technology
• Preferred requirements
• Prior experience at a growth stage Internet / Software company

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