Plaid

Named Fraud Account Executive

Job Description

The Product Sales team at Plaid is a specialist, solutions-focused sales organization responsible for driving adoption and growth of Plaid’s emerging products across both new and existing customers. This team plays a critical role in scaling products, translating customer needs into commercial opportunities, and accelerating Plaid’s next phase of growth through consultative, value-driven selling.

In this role, you will own the full sales cycle for Plaid’s Fraud solutions, driving new business and expansion within existing customers. You will act as a subject matter expert across fraud, risk, and identity verification, partnering closely with Account Management, Product, and Go-To-Market teams to identify high-impact use cases and deliver measurable customer value. This role is ideal for a self-starting seller who operates with ownership, thinks ahead, anticipates risk, and takes proactive action, while embracing a collaborative, win-as-a-team approach with fellow sellers and cross-functional partners.


Responsibilities
  • Own new business and expansion revenue for Plaid’s Fraud and Identity solutions across a defined territory.
  • Build deep customer relationships and clearly articulate the business value and impact of Plaid’s solutions.
  • Execute end-to-end sales cycles, from discovery and pipeline generation through negotiation and close.
  • Go deep and wide within customer and prospect accounts to uncover use cases, build champions, and drive adoption.
  • Partner closely with Sales Development, Account Management, and cross-functional account pod members to win as a team.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in fraud, risk, and identity verification, bringing market insight into customer conversations.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate deal and customer risks to keep opportunities moving forward.
  • Maintain accurate pipeline management and forecasting to support predictable revenue outcomes.

  • Qualifications
  • 7+ years of experience in a quota-carrying direct sales role, with a strong track record of attainment.
  • Demonstrated experience selling fraud, risk, identity verification, or adjacent fintech solutions to technical and business buyers.
  • Proven ability to drive new business and expansion revenue in a quota-carrying role.
  • Experience navigating multi-stakeholder sales cycles and building consensus across technical, product, and executive audiences.
  • Strong customer discovery and value-based selling skills, with the ability to translate complex problems into clear business outcomes.
  • Highly collaborative mindset with experience interest in pod-based or cross-functional sales models.
  • Self-starting approach with the ability to anticipate challenges, and move deals forward independently.
  • Strong pipeline management, forecasting discipline, and comfort operating in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments.