Full-Time

Sales Executive 2

Posted on 5/8/2026

Strada

Strada

1-10 employees

Compensation Overview

$125.2k - $232.6k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Illinois, USA

Remote

Category
Sales & Account Management (2)
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Required Skills
Lead Generation
Salesforce
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Strategic account planning
  • Relationship management
  • Global Payroll and Human Capital Management solution expertise
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce)
  • Performance tracking and reporting
  • Negotiation skills
  • Strong communication skills both internally and externally
  • Presentation skills of commercial and possibly technical content
  • Collaboration skills
Responsibilities
  • Identify and prioritize high-potential markets and verticals for expansion
  • Develop go-to market strategies tailored to regional dynamics and client needs
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with global business goals
  • Build and nurture long-term relationships with global clients’ C-level leadership across multiple countries and cultures to set solid foundation for broader scope and longer contracting timeline
  • Prospecting & Lead Generation: Identify and qualify complex sales opportunities through market research, networking, and inbound/outbound strategies and lead complex sales cycle from prospecting to contract negotiation and closure
  • Pitching & Presenting: Deliver compelling presentations and proposals tailored to client needs being able to elevate the value proposition Strada can deliver to clients
  • Pipeline Management: Create and maintain a healthy sales pipeline and forecast accurately enabling strategic, organic and long-term growth
  • Negotiation & Closing: build and maintain relationship with C-level stakeholders and decision-makers
  • Closely collaborate with the broader cross-country teams to ensure alignment and coordination within complex deals, requiring deployment phasing
  • Work with marketing partnering in generating and leveraging on Qualifying Opportunities and how to message out in the market
  • Support Solutions Architect to build a solid clients’ analysis, business case and solution design to respond to the clients’ needs and provide the value expected from Strada solutions
  • Work with product teams to align on market requirements and Strada strategy incorporating the voice of clients
  • Client Relationship Management: Build and nurture long-term relationships with strategic global clients enabling an early reading of potential needs and/or issues potentially leading towards low satisfaction
  • Upselling & Cross-selling: Identify and/or stimulate opportunities by highlighting Strada’s value proposition to expand (upsell / cross-sell) services/products within current accounts
  • Innovation: Lead innovation conversation with strategic clients to drive new solutions deployment and growth
  • Account Planning: Develop strategic account plans with clear growth targets and aligned with client goals to generate value at client level
  • Performance Tracking: Monitor account performance and usage to identify growth opportunities
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with internal teams (Product, marketing, Solutions Architect, Sales Account Executive) to achieve maximum value for Strada and the client

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Saint Helier, Jersey

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Processes $1.4 trillion annually for 11 million employees and 1,400 customers.
  • GPCI 2025 benchmarks payroll complexity, positioning Strada as industry authority.
  • Nayya partnership enhances benefits management at Workday Rising U.S. 2025.

What critics are saying

  • Workday Global Payroll Connect enables seamless provider switches since October 2024.
  • Deel captures 25% market share by Q1 2026, undercutting Strada pricing.
  • Papaya Global's SD Worx acquisition dominates Strada's French markets by 2027.

What makes Strada unique

  • Strada integrates Navro for end-to-end payroll execution across 95 countries.
  • Workday Payroll provided by Strada available in 57 countries since August 2024.
  • Strada-Syndio AI solution meets EU Pay Transparency Directive by June 2026.

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Company News

Global Payroll Association
Nov 28th, 2025
[Global] Strada's GPCI reveals a turning point for payroll transformation

[Global] Strada's GPCI reveals a turning point for payroll transformation. The global people, payroll, and technology provider Strada has released its 2025 Global Payroll Complexity Index (GPCI), a trusted benchmark for global payroll complexity. Now in its seventh edition and running for over a decade, the 2025 GPCI reveals a payroll landscape that, while still highly demanding, is beginning to stabilise. This year's results highlight the evolution of payroll regulation worldwide, with traditionally stable markets showing greater variation, and average country scores rising by 5 per cent. Europe continues to lead in complexity, with seven of the ten most challenging payroll markets and France remaining the world's most complex payroll market. In North America, the United States reportedly entered the top 10 for the first time, climbing eight places with a 17 per cent increase, while Canada held steady in fifth despite a further 9 per cent rise. Steep increases in complexity elsewhere reinforce how quickly requirements can evolve. Australia surged eight places into the global top three following a 21 per cent rise in its score, driven by broader deduction frameworks, greater stakeholder access to payroll data and more varied payment methods. The top 10 most complex countries for payroll (2025 GPCI) were found to be:

Global Payroll Association
Nov 14th, 2025
[Global] Strada and Syndio launch AI-driven pay transparency solution

[Global] Strada and Syndio launch ai-driven pay transparency solution. The international workforce management firm Strada has announced a strategic collaboration with Syndio, an AI Decision Intelligence for Pay specialist. Their new pay transparency solution combines service with advanced technology infrastructure to help organisations meet evolving pay transparency requirements and embed fairness across the workforce. It reportedly unites Strada's global, platform-agnostic advisory framework, proven delivery model, and ongoing professional services with Syndio's technology, including its AI-native solution, Syndi, which delivers real-time pay recommendations within everyday collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and Slack. "The best solutions address multiple challenges at once," Maria Colacurcio - CEO of Syndio - said. "Together with Strada, we're helping HR leaders move beyond the old trade-offs: pay competitively or maintain equity, ensure compliance or drive innovation. Our AI-powered technology foundation, combined with Strada's expertise, makes it possible to achieve all of these simultaneously." As the EU Pay Transparency Directive deadline approaches in 2026, multinational organisations face increasing pressure to remain compliant and modernise their compensation practices. Through their collaboration, Strada and Syndio say they aim to offer a comprehensive solution that addresses these priorities and bridges the gap between compliance readiness and long-term strategic transformation. "Pay transparency is one of the most significant cultural and regulatory shifts in modern employment," Frank Leistner - SVP of Global Partnerships at Strada - said. "Our collaboration with Syndio brings together the best of both worlds: Syndio's enterprise-grade technology platform and Strada's expertise in organisational structure, process, and change. It's a holistic solution that helps HR leaders move beyond compliance to drive cultural transformation while embedding fairness and accountability across their workforce."

Business Wire
Sep 11th, 2025
Strada Unveils Exclusive Nayya Partnership and Innovation Portfolio at Workday Rising U.S. 2025

Strada unveils exclusive nayya partnership and innovation portfolio at Workday Rising U.S. 2025.

PR Newswire
Aug 25th, 2024
Workday Announces Workday Payroll Provided By Strada, Extending Its Ai-Powered Unified Payroll Experience To Organizations Around The World

Now Available in 57 Countries, New Solution Leverages AI to Analyze Global HR and Payroll Data, Anticipate Trends, and Customize Payroll Services All Within WorkdayPLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money , and Strada (formerly the Payroll and Professional Services business of Alight Solutions), a technology-enabled, people-powered company which blends leading-edge technology and human ingenuity, today announced the global availability of Workday Payroll provided by Strada. This new AI-powered global HR and payroll solution gives organizations a unified view into their finance, HR, and payroll data to improve data accuracy, support compliance efforts, and inform strategic initiatives that drive business growth and success."By expanding our long-standing partnership with Strada, we are making it possible for more organizations across the globe to experience the power of a unified HR and payroll solution," said Matthew Brandt, senior vice president, global partners, Workday. "Bringing these critical functions together – with AI at the core – enables Workday customers to make better, more informed decisions to drive their workforces and businesses forward."With Workday Payroll provided by Strada, customers can:Leverage AI to analyze and interpret vast amounts of HR and payroll data to provide predictive insights, anticipate trends, and make improved, data-driven decisions.Customize the level of payroll services per country to support local regulations and streamline compliance support across regions.Provide employees across the globe with self-service access to their payroll data within Workday – including tax withholdings, pay slips, employee demographics, and more – eliminating the need for multiple integrations and payroll systems."As global organizations face evolving payroll challenges – shifting regulations across geographies, increasingly distributed workforces, and changing employee expectations – the need for an agile and comprehensive payroll solution is critical to business success," said Luca Saracino, head of payroll and professional services, Strada. "This latest milestone with Workday further deepens our long-standing relationship, enabling us to deliver our fully integrated HR and payroll solution to even more customers worldwide."Introducing Global Payroll Connect: One Solution to Manage All Payroll NeedsToday, Workday also announced Global Payroll Connect , a unified global payroll solution that can seamlessly connect with payroll providers – via pre-built API integrations – to deliver an end-to-end global payroll experience all within Workday.As part of the expanded partnership, Strada is one of the early adopter partners using Global Payroll Connect.AvailabilityWorkday Payroll provided by Strada is now available to Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) customers.Global Payroll Connect will be available to Workday customers and partners in October 2024.For More InformationLearn more about this strategic partnership here