Velocity Grower Sales Manager

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.

As a manager in this role, you will build and lead a team of high-performing Account Executives, primarily focused on existing Stripe users in the Australia and New Zealand (AUNZ) region. You will help them develop their skills and deliver on ambitious targets, while also working directly with our users.

As a Sales Manager at Stripe, you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth through retaining and growing Stripe’s relationship with our key customers, and expanding their usage. We are looking for a proactive leader who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, managing high-performing teams and solving problems with limited oversight. Ideal candidates will have experience scaling and managing a technology sales team, and possess first-class analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.

• Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on high-growth, tech-forward businesses 
• Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against key sales and growth metrics
• Be accountable for increasing revenue at high rates of growth
• Coach and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills
• Inspire, motivate and enable development of team members to promote career growth and impact for Stripe 
• Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs
• Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level.

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.

• 8+ years of relevant, revenue management experience and at least 3+ years of people management experience 
• Experience leading sales in an early stage, high-growth technology environment
• Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team
• Ability to build relationships with strategic client and industry thought leaders
• Demonstrated passion for start-ups and new technology businesses
• Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business-relevant terms

• Prior experience forecasting and managing a high growth commercial business
• Prior experience running complex sales cycles, ideally with both smb and commercial size companies
• Prior experience leading a team in an office outside of the company headquarters
• Prior experience in the payments industry and/or fintech