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Plaid · 20 hours ago

Account Executive - Fintech

Plaid is a company dedicated to transforming financial interactions through innovative tools and experiences. The Account Executive will focus on working with existing Fintech customers and identifying new prospects, aligning Plaid's solutions to help them achieve their goals.

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Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Quota-carrying sales experienceConsultative sales approachWorking knowledge of APIsProspecting skillsCustomer-centric mindsetStakeholder engagementNegotiating skillsCommunication skills

Required

A minimum of 3+ 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, without being perceived as ‘salesy'

Company

Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.

H1B Sponsorship

Plaid has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (41)
2024 (41)
2023 (42)
2022 (53)
2021 (30)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.31B
Key Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
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Eric Sager
COO
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