Account Executive, Nordics

Who we are

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.

About the team

The Nordic team is a highly consultative sales team that is responsible for the growth of Stripe’s largest customers within the region. We work with the most ambitious and fastest growing companies, from Maersk, to IKEA, to Lovable - Stripe’s payments and financial infrastructure unlocks new revenue streams and growth opportunities for their businesses.

What you’ll do

As an Account Executive, you’ll manage the growth, retention, and expansion of mid-market customer relationships, while identifying new opportunities to expand Stripe’s footprint within existing accounts.

We’re looking for someone who can execute long-term sales strategies, engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders, align technical and business requirements with product teams, build value in competitive situations, lead commercial negotiations, and ultimately close deals.

Responsibilities

• •Work with existing Enterprise Stripe customers to develop and execute long-term sales strategies to expand Stripe’s revenue.
• •Own the full sales cycle, from business case development, deal structuring and negotiating, to close and activation.
• •Own a named account list and develop account plans for winning and expanding business with high growth technology companies.
• •Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities.
• •Drive deal strategy and commercial negotiations for large, complex renewals.
• •Develop relationships with executive stakeholders within your book of business.
• •Be responsible for account mapping and coordinating effective meetings with the appropriate external stakeholders expanding the customer relationship.
• •Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process and help shape the Stripe sales culture.

Who you are

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

3+ years of sales experience, preferably selling a highly technical product to enterprise customers, with a track record of top performance

Ability to understand technical requirements and craft solutions across multiple products

Ability to develop and execute account plans spanning multiple business units across complex organizations

A knack for working well with a wide range of people, both internally and externally

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 preferably in one of the Nordic languages

Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment

Strong interest in technology and a deep understanding of the space