Account Executive, LinkedIn Talent Solutions

LinkedIn • Full-time • Gurugram, IN • 4m ago

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

Location: Gurgaon, India

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

We are looking for a Talent Solutions Account Executive to join our team to tap into potential client opportunities, generate new business. You will be responsible for responding to inbound inquiries as well as blanketing your region with outbound activity. You will strategically approach target companies and teams, identify the best technology options and sell corporate solutions for hiring and learning. Although you strive to meet and exceed quota, you will always act as the clients’ internal advocate and in the best interest of the clients. 

Responsibilities: 

Prospect relentlessly to build pipeline and build strong personal relationships with prospects.
Create reliable forecasts and be completely transparent with management on the pipeline status. 
Identify customers’ business objectives, uncover roadblocks, and multithread to establish a strategic partnership. Position LinkedIn’s portfolio of Talent & Learning Solutions, aligned with the business goals & outcomes of your customer.
Close new business consistently at or above quota level 
Develop and execute on a strategic plan for the territory and document and distribute competitive information. 
Leverage peers & manager to help problem-solve, ramp-up, & close deals 
Effectively utilize sales processes and tools 
Invest in colleagues and give coaching and advice when you see an opportunity for improvement. 
Work to develop and circulate the set of best practices that will be the foundation of this team. 
Listen to the needs of the market and share insights with product and marketing team. 
Be proactive about solving problems even if it’s outside of your area and be ready to take on additional initiatives and responsibilities as they emerge. 
Seek out opportunities to be a leader and do everything you can to help the company achieve its larger objectives.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

2+ years of experience in sales or account management

Preferred Qualifications: 

Solution selling
Ability to multithread and sell to different business stakeholders
Experience in selling SaaS solutions
Ability to understand the talent acquisition and learning industry 
Solid negotiation skills that allow for value-based contract negotiations at the senior level 
Excellent communication and project, time and customer management skills 
Ability to manage a large number of prospect situations simultaneously while positioning company products against direct and indirect competitors.

Suggested Skills: 

Forecasting
Solution Selling
Negotiation
Stakeholder Management
Pipeline Management

Additional Information

India Disability Policy

LinkedIn is an equal employment opportunity employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. For more information on our equal opportunity policy, please visit https://legal.linkedin.com/content/dam/legal/Policy_India_EqualOppPWD_9-12-2023.pdf

Global Data Privacy Notice and Compliance Posters for Job Candidates

Please use this link to access documents that provide information about how LinkedIn handles the personal data of employees and job applicants, as well as the E-Verify Participation Notice and the Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section Right to Work posters: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/candidate-portal.

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