Senior Account Director, Talent SolutionsLinkedIn 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.Job DescriptionAt LinkedIn, our approach to versatile work is centred on trust and optimised 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 Senior Account Director to join our team as a trusted adviser with a relentless focus on bringing value to our customers.
You will be responsible for helping our customers effectively engage withoursolutions.
You will be dedicated to making our customers stronger and seeking out opportunities for growth.
Although you possess a strategic approach to selling and strive to meet/exceed revenue goals, you will always have your client's best interests in mind and act as their internal advocate to ensure they are set up for success.ResponsibilitiesResearches Customer's business and prepares thoughtful questions and insights in advance of customer meetingsAsks layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify Customer's objectives and challenges beyond surface-level detailBuilds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the Customer's organisationShifts communication style and content to fit the needs of different stakeholdersLeads with Solutions, not products,



when making recommendations aligned with Customer objectivesSells with IntegrityDrives customer decision-making by achieving a shared vision and proactively considering the value props that tie all stakeholders togetherThinks commercially and applies business acumen when crafting andnegotiating commercial agreementsUses data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customer objectionsProactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approachEngages customers throughout to confirm and clarify the value and adapt a strategy when needed to optimise ROIDrives Customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customer valueApplies business acumen in Account Planning by considering economic, industry and company factors with a Customer-centric lensMaps key stakeholders in an account to assess the strength of the relationship and create an account outreach strategyAgrees to joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customer successPractices humility and asks for help from colleagues when faced with a challenge or unknownIs disciplined in Territory and Account Planning, Forecasting and Quota AttainmentFollows best practices when using CRM and other Sales tools in order to manage the Sales and Buyer cyclesQualificationsBasic Qualifications5+years of experience in customer facing, quota carrying sales, account management or relationship management roles5+ years of experience selling SaaS solutions,



CRMplatforms,softwareplatformsor consultingsolutionsPreferred QualificationsBA/BS degree or equivalent in a related fieldExperience with HR softwareExperience with SaaS opportunities and Salesforce.com platformExperience selling IT solutionsKnowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactionsExperience carrying a revenue target with the ability to develop compelling strategies that deliver resultsExcellent communication, negotiation and forecasting skillsDemonstrated ability to find and manage high-level business in an evangelistic sales environmentAbility to gather and use data to inform decision making and persuade othersAbility to assess business opportunities and read prospective buyersAbility to orchestrate the closure of business with an accurate understanding of prospect needsAbility to include multiple partners and members of the company management team using competitive selling to position company products against direct and indirect competitorsSuggested SkillsCommunicationForecastingAdditional InformationGlobal Data Privacy Notice and Compliance Posters for Job CandidatesPlease use this link to access documents that provide information about how LinkedIn handles the personal data of employees and job applicants, as well as the E-Verify Participation Notice and the Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section Right to Work posters: legal/candidate-portal.Be careful - Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs.
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📌 Talent Solutions Strategist (Hybrid) – Growth & Advisory (Sydney)
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