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As Head of Platforms, Sales (AUNZ) you’ll play an instrumental role in fueling Stripe’s growth in the region through new customer acquisition and expansion within existing accounts. You’ll lead and coach high‑performing sales executives to hit ambitious targets, while also rolling up your sleeves to run strategic, C‑suite conversations and close large, transformative deals. You will own go‑to‑market execution for the segment, partnering closely with sales leadership, marketing, product and PMM to align strategy, refine motions, and ensure seamless execution from pipeline generation through to renewal and expansion.
Job Responsibility:
Recruit, develop and lead a team of sales professionals, with a particular focus on the Platform segment across AUNZ
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 increasing revenue and new client acquisition at high rates of growth
Driving deal strategy and execution including strong pipeline development, opportunity/renewal management, and forecasting
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
Collaborating closely with key stakeholders across Sales, Product/Connect, Sales Ops, S&O, Marketing, GTM Partnerships, and others
Participate in industry events to help support positive market awareness
Requirements:
12+ years of relevant sales experience
4+ years of people management experience
Experience working with the AUNZ markets
Experience consistently forecasting and managing a high growth business for multiple quarters
Thrives in settings with a high level of autonomy to create strategy, direction, and structure
Ability to hire, train, and coach a high-performance sales team
Ability to build executive relationships with customers and ecosystem partners
Ability to understand and articulate technical concepts, and translate them into industry or business relevant terms