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Account Executive - SMB Outbound

PayPal Open · verified Sep 29, 2026
London Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

At a glance

Mid-level Account Executive role at PayPal. London · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleAccount Executive
SeniorityMid-level
LocationLondon
EmploymentFull-time
PostedSep 22, 2026 · 7d ago
Role brief

growthroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Win new small-business merchants, including returning accounts, through partner platforms and multiple lead sources
  • Qualify prospects quickly, explain the value clearly, and transfer properly onboarded merchants to Account Management
  • Own merchant relationships and commercial results from initial acquisition through ongoing account activity
  • Maintain accurate pipeline, forecasts, and portfolio-health updates while sharing effective practices with colleagues
  • Bring internal teams together to solve merchant issues and choose an approach when standard procedures fall short

What you bring

  • At least three years of relevant experience plus a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent education-and-experience combination
  • Strong planning and organisation skills for segmenting a large customer book and maintaining dependable follow-through
  • Confidence in customer and commercial discussions, including needs discovery, trust building, and opportunity conversion
  • Sound judgment using AI, data, and playbooks, with accurate records and coordinated follow-ups

Who this fits

This suits someone comfortable with high-volume SMB acquisition, merchant conversations, and end-to-end commercial ownership. You’ll need to balance competing priorities while keeping service quality, pipeline records, and internal coordination dependable. The role is based in London, includes three office days for most employees, and has no stated travel allocation.

From the employer

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:

Every new SMB merchant we bring on is a small business getting a better way to get paid and grow. As a Merchant Attach Hunter, you'll acquire new-logo merchants — including winback business — from partner platforms, working a mix of DBM, partner-generated and AI-self-prospected leads. It's a fast-paced, high-volume acquisition role: qualify quickly, present a clear value proposition, and hand off a well-onboarded merchant to the Account Management team.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Engage and collaborate with the immediate team.
  • Contribute to solutions and suggest efficiencies.
  • Exercise judgment on issues of importance.
  • Acquire, manage, and expand relationships with small and medium-sized merchants.
  • Prioritize work and ensure task completion guided by policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

What You'll Do

  • Be the single point of contact for your merchants, owning commercial outcomes end to end.
  • Use AI-powered tools to spot growth, cross-sell and risk opportunities across your book.
  • Keep pipeline, forecast and portfolio health reporting accurate, and share effective practices with fellow AM2 colleagues.
  • Coordinate internal teams to resolve merchant needs, and decide the right action when standard process isn't enough.

What You'll Bring — Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Core Capabilities We're Looking For

  • Structured, organised, and able to plan and segment a large customer book while keeping follow-through and service quality high.
  • Skilled in customer and commercial conversations — building trust, identifying needs and converting the right opportunities without losing customer focus.
  • Comfortable using AI, data and playbooks to make sound trade-offs and escalate at the right time when several things need attention at once.
  • A reliable team collaborator who keeps records, pipeline and follow-ups accurate and aligned with internal stakeholders.

Nice to Have — Preferred Qualifications

  • Customer-facing, account-servicing or relationship-management experience.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

0

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

Belonging at PayPal:

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

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