Jobs / United States / Stripe
Account Executive, Strategic Platform Partnerships
Stripe · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 260 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 64 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Stripe paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Account Executive” (Sales Managers) in CA: $144k–$144k, median $144k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 260 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 64 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 Strategic Pursuits team is a new group within Stripe’s Enterprise Platform Sales organization, built to win Stripe’s most complex and high-impact opportunities. This team focuses on multi-year, transformative sales cycles with the world’s largest software platforms and enterprises—companies that have the potential to fundamentally shift Stripe’s presence in new industries and markets. Strategic Pursuits is responsible for identifying, shaping, and closing Stripe’s most significant platform partnerships. These are long, intricate engagements requiring deep collaboration across executive, product, and engineering teams and the ability to influence strategic priorities on both sides of the table. The team’s work often extends well beyond payments, helping partners co-develop entirely new business models and revenue streams powered by Stripe’s financial infrastructure stack, including Connect, Billing, Payments, and Banking as a Service. What you’ll do As an Account Executive, Strategic Pursuits , you will lead the end-to-end pursuit of Stripe’s largest and most complex platform opportunities. You’ll act as both strategist and dealleader—identifying transformative prospects, crafting multi-year engagement plans, and orchestrating resources across Stripe to bring highly tailored solutions to market. This is a senior, cross-functional sales role that combines strategic vision, financial acumen, and strong technical understanding with world-class relationship management. Responsibilities ● Lead the pursuit of Stripe’s most complex and high-value enterprise platform opportunities, from initial identification through negotiation and close. ● Develop a multi-year strategic plan for each pursuit account, grounded in a deep understanding of the customer’s business model, technical architecture, and market opportunity. ● Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders across business, finance, product, and engineering—both internally and within prospective client organizations. ● Collaborate closely with Product, Solutions Architecture, Deal Pricing, Engineering, Finance, and Legal to design bespoke commercial and technical solutions that extend beyond payments and unlock new growth for both Stripe and the customer. ● Lead cross-functional deal teams , driving alignment on strategy, scope, and resourcing to ensure the successful execution of pursuit plans. ● Serve as the executive point of contact for the customer, guiding complex discussions around value realization, integration design, and long-term partnership potential. ● Partner with Stripe leadership to shape go-to-market strategy in new industries and verticals informed by insights from these strategic opportunities. ● Represent the customer’s voice internally, influencing Stripe’s product roadmap and commercial strategy based on the needs of the largest, most sophisticated platforms. Who you are You are a seasoned enterprise seller and strategic operator who thrives in high-stakes, ambiguous environments. You are comfortable leading large, cross-functional pursuits that require creativity, patience, and precision. You combine deep financial and technical understanding with exceptional executive presence and storytelling. You’re e