Head of Startups and SMB Sales, AMER

2 weeks ago

San Francisco, CA, United States Stripe Full time
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

We believe startups are the future. The Startups and SMB Sales Team are highly consultative sales teams that are responsible for the growth of Stripe's fastest growing Startup customers. Stripe helps these users launch faster, adapt as they grow, and automate workflows to do more with less. As the head of this team, you will be a critical part of the AMER go-to-market leadership team, leading strategy and execution resulting in accelerated revenue growth with Stripe's users.
What you'll do
  • Drive sales growth through successful leadership, organizational planning, customer service and outstanding execution of all startup programs.
  • Oversee the expansion of Stripe's startups footprint.
  • Make hiring decisions, honing our ideal candidate profile and onboarding strategy.
  • Create structure and focus for GTM ideas and product sales campaigns that the product team is exploring. Drive execution and measurement. Analyze results and make recommendations for action in a timely manner.
  • Define key sales support mechanisms, processes, and programs to meet the rapid growth of the business and achieve revenue attainment and market development objectives.
  • Build a world-class organization and write the playbook for the era of consumption-based, API-driven sales.
  • Maintain a product feedback loop to internal teams to ensure that we continue to build for the highest potential businesses.
  • Cultivate deep, trust-based partnerships with some of the most consequential venture capitalists.
Responsibilities
  • Develop the long-term vision and strategy for a growing team, and scale day-to-day operations.
  • Adopt and influence the company's sales methodology/process and drive best practices on selling and forecasting.
  • Develop best practices that enable the organization to more rapidly scale to deliver on revenue targets and support KPIs for growth.
  • Engage with the largest strategic opportunities, leading executive relationships and helping the team win new customers.
  • Develop contingency plans and manage challenges proactively, addressing customer concerns and competitive pressures
  • Effectively work cross-functionally across the organization to shape Stripe's product roadmap to meet customer needs and advance strategic Stripe initiatives for startup founders
  • Build and develop a high-performing team, foster a strong culture of energized and engaged Stripes, invest in the growth and development of your team.
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.
Minimum requirements
  • 15+ years of people management experience, including second line management.
  • Experience leading sales organizations in a high-growth technology environment.
  • Strong understanding of the startup ecosystem, founder empathy, and ability to build strong partnerships.
  • Existing relationships and network with key venture capital firms.
  • Experience building high caliber teams across multiple regions, including launching teams in new offices.
  • Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team.
  • Demonstrated quantitative and analytical skills.

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