Account Executive – Fintech

Role Overview

• Build close customer relationships and identify business value and impact of Plaid across your territory of accounts
• Go deep and wide in customer and prospect accounts to build support for adopting Plaid solutions
• Win as a team — in partnership with your outbound sales development rep, account manager, technical account manager, implementation manager, product organization, and other members of your account pod.
• Deeply understand each customer’s goals and priorities, and effectively communicate how Plaid’s solutions can help them achieve the desired outcome.
• Leave no stone unturned
• you're a self-starter and take the initiative to get things done before being asked. You think two steps ahead, anticipate potential risks, and take action to proactively mitigate those risks.
• Identify opportunities for Plaid solutions to deliver value, with both existing and prospective high-growth Fintech customers.
• Develop a book of high-potential engaged prospects and maintain a sufficient pipeline to support successful attainment against quota.
• Own the end-to-end sales cycle and coordinate efforts from sales engineers, product specialists, and other team members throughout the sales process.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources and drive initiatives across Plaid to support a consultative sales motion.
• Manage pipeline and accurately forecast deal value and win probability.
• Develop a deep understanding of Plaid solutions and apply this knowledge by identifying how each customer can leverage our technology to achieve their unique goals and objectives.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7+ years in a quota-carrying direct sales role, with a strong track record of attainment.
• Excellent prospecting, qualifying, and negotiating skills; consultative sales approach with a customer-centric mindset
• Working knowledge of APIs and a desire to understand how Plaid works 'under hood'
• Professional yet relaxed communication style, with the ability to break-down complex concepts and explain them in simple terms to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of an organization.

Tech Stack

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