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 Account Executive to join our team and generate new opportunities within Academics vertical. You will have proven experience selling complex solutions to the higher education. You will be responsible for responding to inbound inquiries as well as blanketing your region with outbound activity. You will strategically approach target educational institutions and teams identify the best technology options and sell LinkedIns learning and hiring solutions. Although you strive to meet and exceed quota you will always act in the best interest of the client.
Responsibilities :
Business Development and Sales Management
- Prospect relentlessly to build a pipeline and establish strong personal relationships with prospects.
- Create reliable forecasts and maintain transparency with management on pipeline status.
- Close new business consistently at or above quota level.
- Develop and execute on a strategic plan for the territory document and distribute competitive information.
Customer Success and Relationship Building
Proactively mitigate churn risk by adopting a smart customer-centric approach.Build relationships with multiple stakeholders across the customers organization both vertically and horizontally.Sell LinkedIn solutions suite across various customer lines of business (LOBs).Demonstrate joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customer success.Collaboration Leadership and Operational Excellence
Invest in colleagues by offering coaching and advice when opportunities for improvement arise.Develop and circulate best practices as the foundation for team success.Be proactive in solving problems outside of your area and take on additional initiatives as needed.Seek leadership opportunities and work to help the company achieve broader objectives.Maintain discipline in territory and account planning forecasting and quota attainment.Travel as required (approximately 40% of the time).Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications :
3 years of experience in sales3 years of relevant sales experience selling into education verticalPreferred Qualifications :
Solution sellingAbility to multithread and sell to different business stakeholdersExperience in selling SaaS solutionsAbility to find manage and close high-level business in an evangelist sales environmentAbility to negotiate and accurate forecasting skillsKnowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactionsExperience in handling CRMAbility to manage CXO relationships and large enterprise accountsAbility to assess business opportunities and use data to inform decision-making and persuade othersAbility to manage a large number of prospect situations simultaneously while positioning company products against direct and indirect competitorsSuggested Skills :
Solution SellingNegotiationForecastingAdditional Information :
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Employment Type : Full-time
Key Skills
Business Development,Customer Service,Revenue Growth,ABC Analysis,Account Management,Communication,CRM,Excel,Salesforce,PMP,Customer Relationships,Business Relationships,Sales Goals,Sales Process,CPA
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1