Large Enterprise Account Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions

At LinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our 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 aLarge EnterpriseAccount Directorto join our teamasa trusted adviserwith a relentless focus onbringing value to our customerswithintheLarge will be responsible for helping our customers effectively engage with our solutions (Talent & Learning). You will be dedicated to making our customers stronger and seeking opportunities for growth. Although you possess a strategic approach to selling and strive to meet/exceed revenue goals you will always have your clients best interest in mind and act as their internal advocate to ensure they are set up for success. 

Responsibilities: 

• ResearchesCustomers business and prepares thoughtful questions and insights in advance of customermeetings 

• Asks layered open-ended questions to understand and clarify Customers objectives and challenges beyond surface-leveldetail 

• Builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the Customersorganization 

• Shifts communication style and content to fit the needs of differentstakeholders 

• Leads with Solutions not products when making recommendations aligned to Customer objectives 

• Sells with Integrity 

• 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 

• Usesdata and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customerobjections 

• Proactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart customer-centricapproach 

• Engages customersthroughout to confirm and clarify value and adaptsastrategy when needed to optimizeROI 

• Drives Customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customervalue 

• Applies business acumen in Account Planning by considering economic industry and company factors with aCustomer-centric lens. 

• Maps all key stakeholders in an account to assess the strength of the account relationship and create account outreachstrategy 

• Agrees to joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customersuccess 

• Practices humility and asks for help from colleagues when faced with a challenge orunknown 

• Is disciplined in Territory and Account Planning Forecasting and Quota Attainment 

• Follows best practices when using CRM and other Sales tools in order to manage the Sales and Buyer cycles 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications: 

• 8 years of applicable sales experience 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with HR software 

• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field 

• Experience with SaaS opportunities and platform 

• Experience selling ITsolutions 

• Knowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fairtransactions 

• Strong negotiation and accurate forecasting skills 

• Experience carrying a revenue target with the ability to develop compelling strategies that deliverresults 

• Excellent communication negotiation and forecasting skills 

• Demonstrated ability to find and manage high-level business in anevangelistic salesenvironment 

• Ability to gather and use data to inform decision making and persuadeothers 

• Ability to assess business opportunities and read prospectivebuyers 

• Ability to orchestrate the closure of business with an accurate understanding of prospectneeds 

• Ability to include multiple partners and members of the company management team using competitive selling to position company products against direct and indirectcompetitors 

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Suggested Skills: 

• Negotiation 

• Communication 

• Persuasion 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. 

The pay range for this role is $213000 to $325000 OTE. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depthy 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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