Account Executive - Fintech Named

Plaid

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Seattle Office Posted 39 days ago $285,108$309,000 / year

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TL;DR

Join Plaid's Fintech team as a senior sales professional, working closely with upcoming and established fintech companies to help them leverage Plaid’s bespoke solutions for growth. Your day-to-day will involve building strong customer relationships, identifying business value through deep dives into customer needs, and collaborating across teams including sales development reps, account managers, and technical experts to drive successful outcomes. You’ll need at least 7 years of quota-carrying direct sales experience with a proven track record, along with excellent prospecting, qualifying, and negotiating skills. Familiarity with APIs and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly are essential. This role requires a deep understanding of Plaid’s technology and solutions to tailor them effectively for each customer's unique goals in a fast-growing fintech landscape.

Skills

APIs Python SQL CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Docker PostgreSQL Git Jenkins Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with Fintech customers to identify business value.
  • Identify opportunities for Plaid solutions in both existing and new customer accounts.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams throughout the sales process to support customer needs.
  • Develop a deep understanding of Plaid’s technology to tailor solutions for unique goals.
  • Manage sales pipeline, forecast deal values accurately, and ensure successful attainment.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 7+ years in quota-carrying direct sales with strong attainment record.
  • Excellent prospecting, qualifying, and negotiating skills; consultative sales approach.
  • Working knowledge of APIs and understanding of Plaid's technology.
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Deep customer relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.

Market check

Salary context

This $285,108–$309,000 range sits above 87% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$171,600$235,620

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$161,265$247,100

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 127 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,000–$262,800 across 127 roles with salary data.

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