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 Cross border China team at Stripe drives Stripe’s future growth engine by building relationships with prospective clients and turning them into happy Stripe users in Greater China.

What you’ll do

As a Sales Manager at Stripe, you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth through new customer acquisition in the small and mid-market segments. You'll lead and coach high-performing sales executives, helping them deliver on ambitious targets, as well as roll up your sleeves to work directly with prospective Stripe customers. 

Responsibilities Recruit, develop and lead a team of sales professionals, with a particular focus on the  enterprise customer segments Develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team and manage day-to-day operations, with a focus on performance against key sales metrics Be accountable for developing strategies, increasing revenue and new client acquisition at high rates of growth Coach and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills through all facets of the sales cycle Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level Inspire, motivate and enable personal and career development of team members, both to promote career growth and to increase impact for Stripe Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organisation to help shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet customer needs. In particular, this will involve working with the extended Greater China sales team, as well as global inter-working with US, European and APAC sales Participate in industry events to help support positive market awareness Who you are

We are looking for a self-starting leader who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, and solving complicated problems with data and limited oversight. Ideal candidates will have management and leadership experience scaling a technology sales team, superior communication skills, and a knack for understanding unique customer needs.

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. If you’re motivated, smart, persistent, data-driven and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

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 10+ years of sales experience and 5+ years of people management experience. Experience leading sales and operations in a high-growth technology environment covering the mid-market customer segment Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team Ability to build strategic executive relationships with customers and industry thought leaders Demonstrated passion for Stripe’s mission Superior verbal and written communication skills in both Chinese and English Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business-relevant terms

Preferred qualifications

Strong interest in technology

You should include these in your application:

A current resume and LinkedIn profile.