Account Executive - LinkedIn Talent Solutions

LinkedIn; Hyderabad; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is hiring an Account Executive to grow Talent Solutions with a remote-first approach. You will manage inbound and outbound opportunities, build a robust pipeline, and drive multi-stakeholder engagements across regions.

You’ll forecast accurately, aiming to exceed quotas while aligning with client interests and long-term partnerships. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in SaaS sales, strong CRM experience, and a proven ability to navigate CXO relationships in large accounts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of applicable sales experience.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prospect relentlessly to build pipeline and strong relationships with prospects.
• Create reliable forecasts and be transparent with management on pipeline status.
• Close new business consistently at or above quota level.
• Develop and execute a strategic plan for the territory and share competitive information.
• Invest in colleagues and provide coaching for improvement.
• Develop and circulate best practices for the team.
• Listen to market needs and share insights with product and marketing teams.
• Be proactive and take on initiatives as they emerge; lead where possible.

Skills

Negotiation

Forecasting

Communication

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field

Tools

CRM

Job description

Account Executive - LinkedIn Talent Solutions

• Full-time
• Workplace Type: Remote
• Department: GBO

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.

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 remote, meaning it will be performed from the designated home work location upon time of hire, and any changes to this home work location requires a review of remote status and approval.

We are looking for a Talent Account Executive to join our team to tap into potential client opportunities andgeneratingnew business. You willbe responsible forresponding to inbound inquiries as well as blanketing your region with outbound activity. You will strategically approach target companies and teams,identifythe best technologyoptionsand sell corporate solutions for recruitment. Although you strive to meet and exceed quota, you will always act in the best interest of the client.

This role has customers working in global time zones and hence flexibility to accommodate global work timings is a requirement in this role.

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
• 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
• 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 ifit’soutside of your area and be ready to take onadditionalinitiatives and responsibilities as theyemerge
• Seek out opportunities to be a leader and do everything you can to help the company achieve its larger objectives

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of applicable sales experience
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Solution selling
• Ability to multithread and sell to different business stakeholders
• Experience in selling SaaS solutions
• Experience in handling CRM
• Demonstrate ability in managing CXO relationships and large enterprise accounts
• Knowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactions
• Ability tonegotiateand hasaccurateforecasting skills
• Demonstrated ability to find,manageand close high-level business in an evangelist sales environment
• Ability to assess business opportunities and use data to inform decision making and persuade others
• Ability to managea large number ofprospect situations simultaneously while positioning company products against direct and indirect competitors

Suggested Skills

• Negotiation
• Forecasting
• Communication

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