Account Executive

Ripple Ripple · Fintech · Sydney, Australia · Sales

This role is for a Strategic Account Executive at Ripple, focusing on selling advanced Treasury and Risk Management solutions that blend traditional finance with blockchain and digital assets to financial institutions. The role involves managing complex enterprise sales cycles, identifying new opportunities, developing account strategies, and leading deal negotiations to drive revenue growth and expand Ripple's footprint.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the primary strategic lead for a portfolio of high-value enterprise accounts. Manage complex sales cycles and align Ripple’s global treasury roadmap with large corporate financial goals.
  2. Whitespace Analysis and Revenue Optimization: Perform detailed whitespace analysis within the enterprise tier to uncover untapped opportunities for cross-selling and up-selling sophisticated treasury and risk management modules.
  3. Strategic Pursuit and Expansion: Drive aggressive revenue growth by converting identified whitespace into high-contract-value business, growing Ripple’s footprint across global subsidiaries and diverse business units.
  4. Comprehensive Account Sales Planning: Develop and maintain multi-year account plans that map intricate collaborator hierarchies, budget cycles, and technical roadmaps to ensure a predictable, high-performing sales pipeline.
  5. Maintain a high "share of voice" with CFOs, Global Treasurers, and Heads of Risk. Position Ripple Treasury as the central nervous system for their institutional liquidity and risk operations.
  6. Deal Leadership and Negotiation: Act as the "CEO of the Deal." Coordinate cross-functional teams across legal, product, and compliance. Navigate procurement hurdles in enterprise-grade financial software sales successfully.

Skills

Required

  • Senior Account Sales or Strategic Sales experience
  • Proven track record of exceeding multi-million dollar annual quotas
  • Experience in Enterprise SaaS or Fintech sales
  • Experience managing mid-long cycle sales processes
  • Experience with deep technical discovery and product demonstrations
  • Experience with legal/regulatory reviews and global deployment strategies
  • Strong understanding of Treasury and Finance software landscape
  • Understanding of digital assets and blockchain in finance
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to lead high-stakes boardroom presentations
  • Ability to distill complex financial technology into a compelling vision

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, or a related field
  • Advanced sales training or certifications

What the JD emphasized

  • Extensive experience in Senior Account Sales or Strategic Sales
  • consistent success exceeding multi-million dollar annual quotas
  • Enterprise SaaS or Fintech sectors
  • Success in managing mid-long cycle sales processes
  • deep technical discovery
  • product demonstrations
  • legal/regulatory reviews
  • global deployment strategies
  • Strong understanding of the Treasury and Finance software landscape
  • integration of digital assets and blockchain
  • optimize traditional capital flows
  • Elite communication skills
  • lead high-stakes boardroom presentations
  • distill complex financial technology into a compelling vision