Senior Account Executive, SMB Outbound

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do - and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

As PayPal continues its mission to revolutionize commerce, we’re looking for a Senior Account Executive, SMB Outbound to join our Small and Medium Business Sales team in Paris.

The more complex the SMB opportunity, the more it needs someone who can navigate it end to end. In this role, you’ll lead the acquisition of higher-value, more complex new-logo merchants - including winback business - from partner platforms, working across a mix of DBM, partner-generated and AI-supported prospecting leads.

Expect longer sales cycles, more negotiation, and real ownership from first qualification through to close.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Influence the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of sales processes and programs.
• Collaborate with internal teams to implement best practices and drive improvements.
• Work outside of defined processes to determine appropriate actions and solutions.
• Analyze customer needs and present tailored solutions to drive sales growth.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and reporting on pipeline status and revenue forecasts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

What You’ll Do

• Lead complex acquisition opportunities from qualification through negotiation and close.
• Prioritise leads using expected transaction margin, conversion potential and merchant readiness.
• Develop tailored onboarding and commercial propositions for higher-value merchants.
• Maintain reliable forecasts, mentor less experienced Account Executives, and ensure a complete handover of newly acquired merchants to the Account Representative team.

What We’re Looking For

• A track record of owning multi-step, higher-value deals, navigating ambiguity and closing with clear commercial logic.
• Sound commercial judgment: you assess value and probability, choose where to invest your time, and change approach as the evidence shifts.
• Build credible forecasts, manage next actions with discipline, and surface risks early rather than late.
• A natural mentor that raises team capability through practical coa