Manager, Vendor Sales
Manager, Vendor Sales
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Job Description
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. This role can be based in our Omaha NE or Chicago IL offices.
The Scaled Sales Development team is dedicated to driving scaled sales motions to support LinkedIns small business members from acquisition to upsell. Were looking for a Sales leader with experience driving Outsourced/vendorized sales reps while leading a team of experienced vendor leads responsible for performance optimization and operational excellence across LinkedIns scaled vendor programs. You will lead the Premium Chat outsourced sales strategy working with internal LinkedIn teams and vendor partners to develop effective strategies to help ensure the long-term success of our Premium Products.
Responsibilities:
- Consistently achieve and redefine the potential of the outsourced sales program through clear strategies actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
- Drive vendor and team performance by anticipating challenges solving systemic issues and implementing scalable solutions that unlock incremental growth.
- Build and communicate inspiring actionable strategies aligned with LinkedIns broader goals; ensure team plans directly contribute to long-term priorities.
- Activate strategies by leveraging your teams strengths coordinating execution across functions and maintaining clear accountability for results.
- Provide strategic guidance on vendor-related opportunities ensuring alignment with quarterly and long-term objectives.
- Hire develop and coach exceptional and diverse Vendor Leads creating an environment where each team member can thrive and grow.
- Implement performance management frameworks providing ongoing feedback and development to help team members meet their goals.
- Model mastery in vendor program management strategic problem-solving and stakeholder influencesetting high standards for execution and excellence.
- Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset by driving adoption of best practices lessons learned and innovative solutions every quarter.
- Navigate roadblocks and generate solutions by proactively collaborating with partners across Sales Ops Enablement Product Legal and Vendor Management.
- Communicate strategies updates and business insights clearly adapting your style to meet diverse needs and ensuring open transparent communication within your team and across LinkedIn.
- Build and sustain trusted relationships with internal partners and vendor leaders fostering shared accountability and alignment.
- Embody LinkedIns Culture and Values prioritizing Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIBs) as a core element of leadership.
- Maintain a pulse on team engagement wellness and satisfaction and implement plans to address pain points while fostering belonging and cultural humility.
- Celebrate achievements recognize contributions and ensure team members understand how their work advances LinkedIns vision and strategy.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 years experience in vendor management sales operations program management or a related field.
- 2 years experience in a people management role leading individual contributors in a fast-paced cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated success in driving team performance strategy execution and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong communication skills with proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and partners.
- Expertise in analyzing business performance and translating insights into strategic action.
- Experience leading vendor-supported programs within SaaS or scaled sales organizations.
- Proven ability to develop talent shape team culture and drive adoption of new processes or tools at scale.
- Track record of designing and implementing initiatives that improve vendor performance and customer outcomes.
- Deep understanding of sales operations enablement strategies and performance measurement.
Suggested skills:
- People Leadership
- Vendor management
- Sales Operations
LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The pay range for this role is $99000 to $160000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information visit Information :
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