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Sales Manager, Commercial (Grower)

Stripe · Chicago, IL · 1170 GEO Sales HQ (NA)

Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a team you built. How did you decide who to hire, and what did you look for?

What they are checking: Whether they have a clear, tested view of what makes a strong account executive.

Describe a deal you personally stepped into and helped close. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can roll up their sleeves with customers, as the posting expects.

Tell me about a time you had to lead through ambiguity with very little direction from above.

What they are checking: Whether they can create structure on their own in a high-growth company.

What would you do

This role builds the motion for a new grower team on existing mid-market accounts. How would you spend your first 90 days?

What they are checking: Whether they can build a sales motion from scratch rather than only run one that already exists.

One of your AEs is missing quota two quarters in a row but works hard. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can tell a skill gap from a territory problem and act fairly on each.

How do you work with customer success and solutions teams so customers aren't confused about who owns what?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate a full customer lifecycle without stepping on partner teams.

About the work

How is expanding an existing customer different from hunting a new one, and how does that change how you coach AEs?

What they are checking: Whether they truly understand account growth as its own motion with different skills.

How would you find expansion opportunities across a book of mid-market accounts already using Stripe payments?

What they are checking: Whether they can use product usage data to spot where customers would benefit from more products.

Walk me through how you run a pipeline review and how you decide whether a forecast is real.

What they are checking: Whether they inspect deals rigorously instead of accepting rep optimism at face value.

How do you talk with a CFO about the business value of Stripe beyond payment processing?

What they are checking: Whether they can sell outcomes to finance leaders, not only features to developers.

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The full job description

As published by Stripe.

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 Stripe’s Commercial team sits within Stripe’s Americas Sales organization and is responsible for acquisition, expansion, and growth of mid market accounts in North America. This team sells the entire suite of Stripe products and owns the full customer lifecycle.  What you’ll do As a Sales Manager, Commercial - Grower you will play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth through defining the sales motion and GTM processes needed to grow and expand Stripe product adoption with existing mid market customers. In this role, you will build the foundation and define the GTM motion for a new team. You will hire and lead a team of high-performing Account Executives, helping them to develop their skills and deliver on their ambitious targets, as well as roll your sleeves up to work directly with customers. We are looking for a proactive leader who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, managing high-performing teams and solving complicated problems with limited oversight. Ideal candidates will have management and leadership experience scaling a technology sales team and possess first-class analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.   Responsibilities • Recruit, develop and lead a team of Account Executives who focus on mid market businesses • Be accountable for driving product attach, increase share of wallet to deliver revenue at high rates of growth • Work with senior leadership to develop the long-term vision and strategy for the team, and manage day-to-day operations with a focus on performance against key sales and growth metrics • Coach and guide the team in developing consultative and solution-based sales skills • Inspire, motivate and enable development of team members to promote career growth and impact for Stripe • Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across the organization to implement programs that drive overall efficiency for the team • Deeply understand the needs of mid market customers to shape Stripe’s products and solutions to meet their needs • Play a personal and direct role in building and maintaining enduring customer relationships, up to C-level. 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 relevant sales experience • 3+ years of closing experience in mid-market or enterprise sales, OR 3+ years experience managing a closing team • Experience forecasting and managing a high growth business • Ability to hire, train and coach a high-performance sales team • Ability to build executive relationships with existing customers • Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry- or business-relevant terms Preferred qualifications • 3+ years of people management experience preferred • Prior sales experience in an early or growth stage, high-growth technology environment • Prior experience running complex sales cycles with commercial or enterprise size companies • Prior experience leading a team in an office outside of the company headquarters • Prior experience in the payments industry and/or fintech  

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