--- title: 'Account Executive Platforms, Grower at Stripe' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-platforms-grower-stripe-sydney-6fnb5mze830f' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # Account Executive Platforms, Grower at Stripe - **Company:** Stripe - **Location:** Sydney, Australia - **Posted:** 2026-10-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://stripe.com/jobs/search?gh_jid=8330815 ## 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 Velocity Platform Sales team works with SaaS platforms to help them facilitate payments for their customers using our Stripe Connect product and other software and financial services. Platforms already using Stripe include Shopify, Lightspeed and Mindbody. As a key member to the Velocity Platforms team, you will navigate complex organizations and identify ways Stripe can exceed expectations. We’re building something new, developing our sales process, our value proposition and assisting in the creation of key tools and assets, we’re looking for pioneers to join us on this adventure. ## What you’ll do As a Velocity Platforms Account Executive for the Australia region, you will create partnerships between Stripe and the most innovative and fastest-growing software platforms in the world by helping them to understand how Stripe’s online commerce infrastructure can make payments a competitive advantage for their businesses. You will navigate complex organisations and identify ways Stripe can help them monetise financial services across their business. As this is a Existing position, you will manage an existing book of business in the Australia region. ## Responsibilities - Own the full sales cycle from lead to close for upper middle market and enterprise companies to showcase Stripe value in competitive processes, and consultatively apply highly-technical product knowledge from Stripe solutions - Identify and engage with existing SaaS Platforms, building long term, strategic relationships with them - Work with leaders from multiple functions (e.g., Engineering, Product, and Marketing) at existing and prospective users to lead complex product workshops and financial analyses - Develop outbound strategies to create and nurture opportunities within the Australia region - Build and maintain key relationships with C-level executives, while orchestrating the right executive touch points as well - Develop relationships with executive existing clients ## Who you are You are an adept salesperson, capable of engaging in business-level and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization, including the CTO, COO, and CFO. You get excited about prospecting, and are capable of independently leading a sales cycle from start to finish. You have an in-depth understanding of the buyer journey and can lead a complex, multi-party sale in a highly consultative manner. You are used to building value in competitive situations and enjoy working on products that require deep product understanding, combined with technical knowledge. You are naturally analytical and enjoy digging into business models and helping customers quantify their investment decisions. Finally, you enjoy building – you like to actively participate in the development of our sales process, the articulation of our value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets. ## Minimum requirements - 3+ years experience of directly selling a technology product or service to the Australia region with a record of top performance - A proven track record of moving sales processes forward from inception to close by leading complex, multi-party sales. - Great listening skills and ability to quickly become a trusted resource for decision-makers across technology and finance orgs within software companies - An ability to understand complex technical problems and understand how Stripe’s solutions can address them. You are confident in understanding Stripe’s API and having technical discussion with support from Stripe engineers. - A positive attitude and tireless work ethic when encountering blockers to success, whether external or internal - Ability to operate in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment - Fastidious approach to CRM hygiene and experience utilizing thorough sales forecasting metrics on a weekly/quarterly basis and communicating them in a succinct manner ## Preferred qualifications - Knowledge and understanding of existing and developing payments technologies Position details - Employer: Stripe - Employment type: Full-time - Location: 383 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia - Applications open: 30th October 2026 - Applications close: 30th November 2026 ## About Stripe ## Core Business - Primary industry: Financial services / payments infrastructure - Target customers: B2B – from startups to global enterprises (e.g., Le Monde, trucking companies) - Mission: “Increase the GDP of the internet” by making online commerce easier and more accessible ## Products & Services - **Stripe Payments**: Accept and optimise payments globally – online and in person; supports 135+ currencies and payment methods [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/) - **Stripe Billing**: Manage subscriptions, invoices, and recurring revenue; over 200 million active subscriptions managed [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/) - **Stripe Connect**: Embed payments into platforms and marketplaces - **Stripe Atlas**: Incorporate a company, get everything needed to fundraise and start selling - **Stripe Terminal**: In-person payments with customisable card readers - **Stripe Issuing**: Create and manage a card issuing programme - **Stripe Climate**: Automatically contribute a fraction of revenue to carbon removal ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: $1.9 trillion in payments volume processed in 2025 [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in provided sources - **Growth Signals**: - Infrastructure underpins more than 1% of global GDP [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe) - Over 8,000 employees across 25+ offices worldwide [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs) - 99.999% historical uptime for Stripe services [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/) - Deploys 10,000+ times per day while maintaining five 9s of reliability [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe) - 135+ currencies and payment methods supported [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/) ## Competitive Advantages - **Scale & Reliability**: Processes massive transaction volumes with 99.999% uptime – a level of trust few competitors match. - **Developer‑First Experience**: Obsessive focus on API design, documentation, and ease of integration; “start with a blank screen, work until a product is ready, polish until exceptional” [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe). - **Global Reach**: Supports 135+ currencies and payment methods, with local offices in 25+ cities to serve regional needs. - **Network Effects**: The more businesses use Stripe, the more data and infrastructure advantages accrue, making it harder to switch. ## Strategic Focus - **AI & Agentic Commerce**: Building economic infrastructure for AI, including monetisation through agentic commerce [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/). - **Crypto & Stablecoins**: Enabling borderless money movement with stablecoins and crypto [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/). - **Platform Expansion**: Continuing to add financial tools (billing, issuing, terminal, climate) that work individually or together. - **Globalisation**: Deepening presence in markets like Japan, India, and Latin America. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: “Intense and kind” – high expectations paired with a supportive, transparent environment. Weekly all‑hands with senior leaders; decisions based on idea quality, not seniority [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe). - **Growth & Ownership**: “Promotions are tied to demonstrated impact, not tenure.” Employees get substantial responsibility early, often working outside their domain [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs). - **Work Model**: Hybrid/remote‑friendly – two main HQs (San Francisco & Dublin) plus 25+ offices, and many Stripes work from home or coworking spaces [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs). - **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, mental health, financial advisory, family planning, and parental leave. Education team provides onboarding and ongoing expert‑led courses [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/en-gi/jobs/benefits). - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employee‑created resource groups (Stripe Communities), accommodations for disabilities, and a commitment to equal opportunity [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs). ## Sources 1. [stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe) 2. [stripe.com/jobs](https://stripe.com/jobs) 3. [stripe.com/](https://stripe.com/) 4. [stripe.com/jobs/search](https://stripe.com/jobs/search) 5. 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