Account Executive, Startups (Grower)
South San Francisco, CAFull-time$263–394K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Stripe’s Startups, Grower team supports growth and retention among its largest and fastest-growing startup customers. The Account Executive identifies opportunities, executes sales strategies for upsells and renewals, and drives campaigns to increase product adoption. The role owns sales cycles and customer relationships, working across internal teams to address client needs and support successful outcomes.
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Full job description
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 Startups, Grower team is a consultative sales team that is responsible for the growth and retention of the largest and fastest-growing Startup customers at Stripe. As an Account Executive, you'll identify new opportunities for our clients to get the most out of Stripe by understanding our clients' needs, execute scaled sales strategies to close upsells and renewals with existing Stripe customers, and drive end-to-end campaigns to increase adoption of Stripe products.
What you'll do Responsibilities
- Own contract renewals and lead commercial negotiations to increase and retain existing customer revenue and Stripe market share
- Develop and implement full sales cycle strategies for driving product adoption, net new product sales, and client retention at scale among existing Stripe customers
- Solve complex client needs and work across product, sales, risk, and operations teams to improve our product
- Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for startups and small and medium businesses
- Generate your own leads through cold calling, blitzing, research, networking, and driving your territory
- Make every potential Stripe user happy with every interaction, regardless of deal size
- Identify and understand users' pain points to propose Stripe solutions
- Make sure that internal teams are set up for users' success by coordinating with other Stripe teams
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
- 8+ 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
- Problem-solving 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 an ambiguous and fast-paced environment
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
Preferred qualifications
- Prior experience in a sales and customer-facing role at a high-growth technology company
- Experience with Excel and SQL, or a willingness to learn
In-office expectations Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.
Pay and benefits The annual US base salary range for this role is $262,900 - $394,300. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.
We look forward to hearing from you. At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us. Apply now Please find our California applicant personal information notice here.
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How this job compares
Set against the 12,148 open Account Executive jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$263–394K/yr
- California median$130–188K/yr1,239 salary ranges
- US median$110–160K/yr8,716 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $329K, is 105% above the California median midpoint ($160K) — in the top quarter of Account Executive salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,550 open Account Executive jobs in California and 12,148 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Account Executive postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,229 postings).
- Education
- 1,785 of the 12,148 open Account Executive jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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