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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 Startup Account Executive team within our New Business Sales function and is responsible for closing net-new accounts for Stripe. You have the opportunity to sell the entire suite of Stripe products and run the full sales cycle through onboarding. What you'll do As a Startup Account Executive at Stripe, you'll drive future growth by building relationships with founders of the fastest-growing venture-backed companies. You'll manage inbound leads and the full sales cycle through onboarding, turning them into happy Stripe users. Responsibilities Identify high-potential prospective startups and use effective prospecting strategies to generate leads that drive net-new revenue growth in your territory Develop and implement scaled sales strategies for acquiring new customers and driving adoption of Stripe products across new accounts Identify and understand users' pain points to propose Stripe solutions and own the full sales cycle, from business case development to close Work cross-functionally to solve user pain points and improve our product to better serve new customer needs Attend startup events across ANZ Lead and contribute to team projects to develop and refine our sales process, including engaging with accelerators and VC firms Engage with Product, Marketing, and User Operations teams to help amplify our growth trajectory Who you are We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet

About the Role We are seeking an experienced and versatile India Business Marketing Lead to drive OpenAI’s enterprise and B2B marketing strategy in India. This is a critical leadership role for a full-stack B2B marketer with strong India market judgment—someone who can operate across enterprise, startup, developer, and partner audiences, build foundational capabilities, and deliver high-impact programs that support revenue growth and long-term trust. This role will be responsible for shaping and executing integrated B2B marketing initiatives that support enterprise adoption, partner-led growth, startups, and developer-adjacent business audiences in India. The ideal candidate brings deep experience working with sales-led GTM teams, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and translating global strategy into locally effective execution for India. The preferred location for this role is Mumbai . In this role, you will: Lead the development and execution of India B2B marketing strategy, aligned with global priorities and India GTM objectives. Drive full-funnel B2B marketing programs across field marketing, content, customer marketing, events, executive engagement, and partner marketing. Partner closely with India GTM, Partnerships, Product Marketing, Comms, and Global Affairs to deliver integrated programs that support enterprise adoption and pipeline growth. Translate global B2B narratives and launches into India-relevant, market-specific execution across enterprise, startup, developer, and partner motions. Establish strong India marketing operating rhythms, including planning cycles, agency management, budget oversight, performance measurement, and reporting. Act as the India voice for B2B marketing, bringing market insight, customer perspective, trust signals, and local nuance into global strategy discussions. Build and scale foundational B2B marketing capabilities in India, with an eye toward future team growth and specialization. You might thrive in this role

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Raleigh, London, and Amsterdam. Plaid’s Consumer team owns all of Plaid’s consumer facing surfaces. This includes Link, Plaid’s flagship product, which has been used by over half of all US adults to share their information safely and securely with financial applications. Link drives the vast majority of Plaid’s revenue. We’re also working on some exciting, 0-1 consumer initiatives. Both areas are top business priorities. As part of Plaid’s first Consumer team, you will lead product development and execution within a startup-like environment at Plaid. Responsibilities Define an ambitious vision / roadmap, sign up for quarterly / half year goals, and partner with the cross-functional team to hit them Drive prioritization and execution (build, measure, iterate) Identify opportunities through consumer feedback and staying close to our data / dashboards Partner with cross-functional team (design, research, data science, legal, and compliance) to do all of the above Qualifications You have successfully launched large consumer facing features driving meaningful outcomes at B2C companies You start with the consumer problem and have held a high bar for consumer experience You naturally gravitate towards using data to mak

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. Plaid’s Consumer team owns all of Plaid’s consumer facing surfaces. This includes Link, Plaid’s flagship product, which has been used by over half of all US adults to share their information safely and securely with financial applications. Link drives the vast majority of Plaid’s revenue. We’re also working on some exciting, 0-1 consumer initiatives. Both areas are top business priorities. As part of Plaid’s first Consumer team, you will lead product development and execution within a startup-like environment at Plaid. Responsibilities Define an ambitious vision / roadmap, sign up for quarterly / half year goals, and partner with the cross-functional team to hit them Drive prioritization and execution (build, measure, iterate) Identify opportunities through consumer feedback and staying close to our data / dashboards Partner with cross-functional team (design, research, data science, legal, and compliance) to do all of the above Qualifications You have successfully launched large consumer facing features driving meaningful outcomes at B2C companies You start with the consumer problem and have held a high bar for consumer experience You naturally gravitate towards using data to make strategic decisio

Who We Are Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together . We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. About the Role: The Startup Market Lead, AMER role is responsible for driving startup acquisition and ecosystem growth across North America, with a initial focus on the U.S market. Based in San Francisco, this person leads regional market development initiatives across partnerships, startup communities, events, founder engagement and localized programs, helping position Notion as the preferred workspace for startups building the future with AI. Working closely with the Head of Startups and cross-functional teams, this role combines ecosystem knowledge, relationship building and execution excellence to grow startup awareness, product adoption and top-of-funnel pipeline across the region. This role is ideal for someone who understands the U.S startup ecosystem deeply, enjoys being close to founders, partners and is excited about building scalable regional growth initiatives in fast-moving markets. This role can be based in either San Francisco or New York City. We work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (our Anchor Days) because we do our best thinking and building together in person. We’re looking for someone who’s ex

About Forma.ai: Forma.ai is a Series B startup that's revolutionizing how sales compensation is designed, managed and optimized. We handle billions in annual managed commissions for market leaders like Edmentum, Stryker, and Autodesk. Our growth has been fuelled by our passion for fundamentally changing and shaping how companies use sales intelligence to drive business strategy. We’re welcoming equally driven individuals who are excited about creating something big! About the Team The go-to-market team sits at the centre of Forma.ai’s growth engine, directly impacting pipeline, revenue, and our reputation in the market. This team is strategic, creative, and relentlessly focused on scaling an efficient, measurable go‑to‑market operation. What You'll Be Doing As a Sales Development Representative, you’ll help create new opportunities and build pipeline for Forma.ai. You’ll work closely with Sales and Marketing to identify the right prospects, engage decision-makers, and turn interest into qualified sales opportunities. Outbound & Prospecting Research target accounts and identify key stakeholders across Sales, Revenue Operations, HR, and Finance Execute personalized outbound outreach across email, phone, LinkedIn, and other channels Test and iterate on messaging, sequences, and outreach tactics to improve engagement and conversion Qualification & Pipeline Qualify prospects to understand their priorities, challenges, and potential fit for Forma.ai Book qualified meetings and create new pipeline for our Account Executives Use CRM and sales engagement tools to manage activity, track engagement, and stay organized Sales & Marketing Collaboration Partner closely with Account Executives on target accounts, messaging, and outreach Follow up with inbound leads, event attendees, and prospects engaged through marketing programs Work with

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 As Stripe’s user base and global footprint grows dramatically, we have distinctly unique support problems resulting from both our type of scale and the type of businesses we partner with. The Stripe Delivery Center (SDC) strategy will provide operational leverage and expand Stripe’s portfolio of operational capabilities to support the scaled needs for external users and internal Stripe teams. We strive to deliver frictionless experiences for all of our users, whether they are an Independent Business, Startup, SMB, or Enterprise and our mission is to provide all Stripe Users with the best support experience possible. What you’ll do You will manage a team of Seller Systems Operations Associates in a player-coach capacity. You’ll be accountable for your team’s operational performance, development, and engagement, while working closely with global operations specialists, business process owners, and cross-functional partners to improve workflows and user experiences. Responsibilities Lead the day-to-day operational performance of a team of Associates, including quality, productivity, service-level, and other team goals. Set clear expectations, priorities, and performance goals for individuals and the team. Manage team capacity, scheduling, and work allocation to ensure critical workflows are covered and work is completed accurately and on time. Coach Associates on troubleshooting, process knowledge, communication, and sound judgment in resol

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 Worldwide Alliances & Channels team is responsible for developing and managing a global community of partners that helps ambitious businesses with industry-leading payments and financial infrastructure solutions and services. These partnerships provide Stripe with the opportunity to unlock our market opportunity, supporting us in accelerating our users growth across all market segments from Startup to Enterprise companies. What you’ll do We are looking for an enthusiastic Partner Development Manager to join the EMEA Alliances & Channels team. As a Partner Development Manager, you will cultivate and develop Stripe’s ISV partnerships across EMEA. This is both a partner relationship and a revenue-generating role working daily with the regional sales teams. This highly cross functional role also includes executing Stripe’s global partner programs, partner marketing, partner enablement and partner co-selling initiatives across the region, driving partner participation and engagement. As the successful candidate, you will have experience in sales and/or partner management in the high tech or payments industry, preferably with experience working with ISV partnerships. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions, and work cross-organizationally. An understanding

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You are a consultative seller at heart with a passion for helping customers realize the full value of their partnership with Justworks. You thrive in a highly cross-functional role where you collaborate with Customer Success, Support, and product Specialists to deliver seamless and strategic post-sale experiences. You strive to build customer relationships by understanding their needs and what is vital to their business, as well as deeply understand Justworks’ goals surrounding revenue growth and product adoption. You’re comfortable owning a sales process end-to-end and are energized by both revenue impact and customer success. As an Account Development Executive, you are highly organized, process-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, follow-through, and attention to detail matter. You’re a strong communicator who can simplify complex products and processes for customers and stakeholders alike. You’re excited to grow within a dynamic team focused on upselling and cross-selling across our customer base, and you’re motivated by the opportunity to help shape a growing function at Justworks. Your Success Pr

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You are a consultative seller at heart with a passion for helping customers realize the full value of their partnership with Justworks. You thrive in a highly cross-functional role where you collaborate with Customer Success, Support, and product Specialists to deliver seamless and strategic post-sale experiences. You strive to build customer relationships by understanding their needs and what is vital to their business, as well as deeply understand Justworks’ goals surrounding revenue growth and product adoption. You’re comfortable owning a sales process end-to-end and are energized by both revenue impact and customer success. As an Account Development Executive, you are highly organized, process-oriented, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, follow-through, and attention to detail matter. You’re a strong communicator who can simplify complex products and processes for customers and stakeholders alike. You’re excited to grow within a dynamic team focused on upselling and cross-selling across our customer base, and you’re motivated by the opportunity to help shape a growing function at Justworks. Your Success Pr

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You’re proactive, ambitious, and energized by solving problems and creating opportunities. You’re curious about how businesses operate, enjoy connecting with people, and communicate clearly and confidently. You stay organized, learn quickly, and bring a strong work ethic and positive attitude to everything you do. This role is a strong foundation for a long-term career across sales, customer success, marketing, revenue operations, and broader go-to-market leadership. Many of our top performers go on to grow into other roles across the business. At Justworks, we’re building a modern pipeline generation engine that combines thoughtful human engagement with smarter tools, better signals, and more efficient workflows. We’re looking for people who are curious, adaptable, productive, and excited to grow alongside the evolution of modern go-to-market teams. What You’ll Work On As a Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Justworks, you’ll play a key role in growing our outbound pipeline and generating new business opportunities. You will: Own outbound prospecting and pipeline generation within your assigned territory or segment Resear

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 As Stripe’s user base and global footprint grows dramatically, we have distinctly unique support problems resulting from both our type of scale and the type of businesses we partner with. The Stripe Delivery Center (SDC) strategy will provide operational leverage and expand Stripe’s portfolio of operational capabilities to support the scaled needs for external users and internal Stripe teams. We strive to deliver frictionless experiences for all of our users, whether they are an Independent Business, Startup, SMB, or Enterprise and our mission is to provide all Stripe Users with the best support experience possible. What you’ll do You will manage a team of Associates . You will act in a player-coach capacity and are accountable for supporting associates in delivering against target set goals and mentoring in subject matter expertise. Responsibilities Ongoing management of the operational performance of your team to deliver KPIs Manage capacity and scheduling, dividing and assigning work between team members Ensuring your team has all the skills and resources needed to be successful in their role Setting clear goals and expectations for individual and team performance Foster a culture of continuous improvement to refine team processes and procedures Support recruitment and hiring initiatives Coach and mentor individuals for career progression via structured career development conversations Provide continuous performance feedback and facil

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You are a dependable, natural leader who doesn’t just manage a team—you build a winning culture. You are a master of outbound sales fundamentals, and a data-driven coach who uses insights, signals, and modern tools to develop your team into top performers who consistently exceed expectations and drive meaningful pipeline. As the Manager of Sales Development, you will be responsible for driving a significant portion of the company's revenue, building and motivating a high-performing team, and developing future Account Executives. We view Sales Development Representatives as the primary pipeline for our AE organization, and your leadership will directly shape the next generation of top-performing sellers at Justworks. As we continue to modernize our outbound motion, you will play a key role in evolving how we operate — leveraging AI, automation, and signal-based selling to increase efficiency and effectiveness. You are comfortable questioning existing processes and leading change that improves productivity, pipeline quality, and the overall customer experience. Your Success Profile The Team Operating System You own the daily and we

About Ema Ema is building the world’s leading Agentic AI platform to transform enterprise productivity. We enable organizations to delegate repetitive tasks to Ema, the Universal AI Employee, delivering 10x gains in workforce efficiency, across functions. Founded by former executives from Google, Coinbase, Flipkart, and Okta, our team includes engineers from premier tech companies and graduates of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IITs. We are backed by industry leading investors including Accel, Naspers/Prosus, Section32, and angels like Sheryl Sandberg and Dustin Moskovitz. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices in London, Bangalore and Vancouver, Ema is at the frontier of what Agentic AI can do in production — we ship real systems that run real business processes at scale. Who are you? We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Software Engineer to join the Ema team. As an Enterprise Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining our enterprise software applications. You will work with a cross-functional team of product managers, designers, and developers to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of our enterprise clients. The ideal candidate has experience building products across the stack and a firm understanding of web frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back-end languages. Most importantly, you are excited to be part of a mission-oriented, fast-paced, high-growth startup that can create a lasting impact. You will: Develop and maintain enterprise software applications, including API, data, application, and service development Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code by employing test-driven development process. Build scalable and reliable back-end systems using languages like Go and Python Develop and maintain APIs using REST or GraphQL Integrate multiple enterprise applications and services using a scalable framework like FastAPI Build and maintain data schema using PostgreSQL,

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 Worldwide Alliances & Channels team is responsible for developing and managing a global community of partners that helps ambitious businesses with industry-leading payments and financial infrastructure solutions and services. These partnerships provide Stripe with the opportunity to unlock our market opportunity, supporting us in accelerating our users growth across all market segments from Startup to Enterprise companies. What you’ll do We are looking for an enthusiastic Partner Development Manager to join the EMEA Alliances & Channels team. As a Partner Development Manager, you will cultivate and develop Stripe’s ISV partnerships across EMEA. This is both a partner relationship and a revenue-generating role working daily with the regional sales teams. This highly cross functional role also includes executing Stripe’s global partner programs, partner marketing, partner enablement and partner co-selling initiatives across the region, driving partner participation and engagement. As the successful candidate, you will have experience in sales and/or partner management in the high tech or payments industry, preferably with experience w