Account Executive, AI Startups - Grower

The role

This person will own contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase revenue among existing customers. They will develop sales cycle strategies and build the go-to-market playbook for AI monetization and usage-based billing.

What you will do

• Own contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase revenue and market share among existing customers.
• Develop and implement sales cycle strategies to drive product adoption, new sales, and client retention at scale.
• Address complex client needs by collaborating with product, sales, risk, and operations teams.
• Build and refine the go-to-market playbook for AI monetization and usage-based billing.
• Engage with AI founders and industry influencers to position Stripe as the preferred infrastructure for monetizing AI.
• Represent Stripe in market-facing activities like hackathons, webinars, and events.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a client-facing/sales role
• Ability to understand complex technical ecosystems and build great relationships with technical customers
• Ability to drive and close upsell opportunities for additional Stripe products in long-term, consultative engagements
• Analytical ability to manage complex pricing and cost considerations
• Experience managing projects with input from cross-functional teams
• A knack for working well with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Ability and motivation to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment
• Superior verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

• Prior experience in a sales and/or customer-facing role at a high growth technology company
• Experience with Excel and SQL, or a willingness to learn

About the company

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Its mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.