Account Executive, Commercial (Grower)

🏢 Stripe · 📍 Chicago
⚡ Direct Talent Broker Referral
Why apply through CandidatesReach?
✔ Tailored Executive Endorsement Letter: Highlight your real strengths and verified background directly to hiring leads.
✔ Your Preferred Screening Terms: Choose between a 1-minute quick phone screen or scheduled email calendar.
✔ $500 Cash Hiring Bonus: Receive $500 direct cash reward after 30 days of active employment.

Position Summary & Responsibilities

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 Commercial Sales team is responsible for the acquisition, growth, retention, and expansion of mid-market customers. As a Grower Account Executive, you’ll set strategy for your territory, identify opportunities for existing customers to get the most out of Stripe, execute scaled sales strategies to grow revenue and drive end-to-end campaigns to nurture relationships and increase adoption of Stripe products.

What you’ll do

As an Account Executive, Commercial Grower you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth and expanding revenue from Stripe’s existing mid-market customers. In this role, you will also help build out a new team touching more of our install base and GTM motion at Stripe.

Responsibilities

  • Generate upsell opportunities to drive revenue growth in your territory
  • Develop and implement sales strategies to grow revenue per user, adopt new products and ensure retention
  • Identify and understand users’ pain points to propose Stripe solutions and own the full sales cycle, from business case development to close
  • Own contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase and retain existing customer revenue and increase Stripe share of wallet
  • Work cross-functionally to solve user pain points and improve Stripe’s product
  • You will be required to work from the Chicago office three (3) days per week

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

  • Minimum of 5+ years full sales cycle/closing experience with existing business acc
🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Stripe Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Evaluating extreme attention to detail, user-centric API design, and recursive 'first-principles' thinking to solve complex financial infrastructure problems.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):
  • 1. Hand-waving edge cases, security flaws, or error states in system design or code.
  • 2. Using buzzwords without being able to explain the underlying mechanics from first principles.
  • 3. Showing frustration or defensiveness when pushed on technical trade-offs by interviewers.
✨ Recommended Role Alignment Hook:

I obsess over removing the hidden complexities of global commerce so developers can build financial infrastructure effortlessly.

🔒 Free Candidate Preparation Access

Unlock Preparation Priorities & Alignment Hook

Sign in below to review role alignment recommendations before submitting your referral.

🤝 Talent Broker Referral · $500 Bonus Included

Apply for Account Executive, Commercial (Grower)

Setup your contact terms & referral note to get recommended directly to the hiring lead at Stripe.

⚡ Continue with Google (Instant Setup)
or with email

Already have an account? Sign in here