Account Director (German) - Talent Solutions (Staffing)

LinkedIn; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

LinkedIn is seeking an Account Director to join the DACH Staffing team, focused on the Mid-Market sector. This hybrid role combines home and office work, with a base in Dublin, and demands strategic advisory skills across stakeholders.

The role emphasizes solutions-led selling, revenue growth, and long-term customer value creation within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. English and German fluency are essential for success.

Qualifikationen

• 2+ years of sales experience in B2B environments.
• Fluency in English and German is required.
• Experience with HR and recruitment is preferred.
• Background in recruitment agencies is advantageous.
• Experience selling SaaS or IT solutions.
• Ability to manage revenue targets and strategic deals.

Aufgaben

• Builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the customer’s organization
• Asks layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify customer’s objectives and challenges beyond surface-level detail
• Leads with solutions, not products, when making recommendations aligned to customer objectives
• Drives customer decision making by achieving shared vision and proactively considering the value props that tie all stakeholders together
• Thinks commercially and applies business acumen when crafting & negotiating commercial agreements
• Uses data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customer objections
• Proactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approach
• Engages customers throughout and adapts a strategy when needed to optimize ROI
• Drives customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customer value
• Is disciplined in Territory and Account Planning, Forecasting, and Quota Attainment

Kenntnisse

Sales experience

English

German

HR/recruitment domain knowledge

SaaS/IT solutions sales

Forecasting

Negotiation

Strategic planning

Business acumen

Ausbildung

BA/BS degree or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

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.

This role will be based in Dublin.

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 anAccount Directorto join ourDACH Staffing teamas a trusted adviserwith a relentless focus onbringing value to our customerswithinMid-Market sector.

Responsibilities:

• Builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the customer’sorganization
• Asks layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify customer’s objectives and challenges beyond surface-leveldetail
• Leads with solutions, not products, when making recommendations aligned to customer objectives
• Drives customer decision making by achieving shared vision and proactively considering the value props that tie all stakeholderstogether
• Thinks commercially and applies business acumen when crafting & negotiating commercialagreements
• Uses data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customerobjections
• Proactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approach
• Engages customersthroughout and adaptsastrategy when needed to optimizeROI
• Drives customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customervalue
• Is disciplined in Territory and Account Planning, Forecasting, and Quota Attainment

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of applicable sales experience
• Business fluency in English and German

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with HR and/or recruitment
• Background working in a recruitment agency
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field
• Experience selling SaaS and/or IT solutions
• Experience carrying a revenue target with the ability to develop compelling strategies that deliver results
• Excellent communication, negotiation, forecasting, strategic planning and business acumen skills
• Demonstrated ability to find and manage high-level business in fast paced sales environment
• Ability to gather and use data to inform decision making and compelling storytelling
• Ability to orchestrate the closure of business with an accurate understanding of prospect needs
• Ability to collaborate and include multiple business partners

Suggested Skills:

• Negotiation
• Forecasting
• Communication
• Strategic Planning
• Business Acumen

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