Senior Account Executive

We are seeking a Senior Account Executive to join the founding U.S. sales team of a fast-growing fintech company transforming the payments industry through data and AI. This is a unique opportunity to help establish the company’s U.S. presence, win some of its first enterprise customers, and play a key role in shaping the sales strategy, processes, and go-to-market approach. The ideal candidate is an entrepreneurial sales professional with a proven track record of closing complex enterprise deals and thriving in high-growth, build-from-scratch environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own a territory of mid-market and enterprise accounts, developing outbound strategies to generate pipeline and drive new business
  • Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through negotiation, contract execution, and customer onboarding
  • Build relationships with senior decision-makers, including CFOs, finance leaders, payments executives, and e-commerce stakeholders
  • Deliver consultative, value-driven sales presentations focused on business impact, payment optimization, and revenue growth
  • Partner with SDRs, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to support customer acquisition and long-term success
  • Negotiate commercial agreements and navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
  • Help build and refine sales processes, messaging, territory strategies, and best practices as the U.S. organization grows
  • Share customer insights and market feedback to influence product development and go-to-market strategy

Qualifications

  • 5–8 years of quota-carrying B2B sales experience, including mid-market and enterprise sales
  • Demonstrated success exceeding sales targets and closing complex, high-value deals
  • Experience selling fintech, payments, SaaS, merchant services, or related technology solutions
  • Proven ability to engage senior executives, including finance, payments, and operations leaders
  • Strong outbound prospecting and pipeline generation skills with a hunter mentality
  • Experience navigating complex buying processes and negotiating commercial agreements
  • Experience in a high-growth startup or founding sales environment strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with Salesforce, Outreach, Salesloft, Gong, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Clari, or similar sales platforms
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently and contribute beyond a traditional sales role
  • Travel industry experience strongly preferred

Compensation & Schedule

  • Base salary: $160,000–$180,000 plus variable compensation and equity
  • Full-time
  • Remote within the United States
  • Authorization to work in the U.S. required

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Wellness and home office stipends
  • Team offsites and opportunities to collaborate with global colleagues

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