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LinkedIn’s Sales Solutions team is dedicated to changing the world of
sales through the use of Sales Navigator, our flagship product that
connects and builds mutually beneficial relationships between buyers and
sellers. As an Account Executive Manager, you will use your strategic
social selling skills to educate prospective customers on the benefits
and value of Sales Navigator. You will serve as a trusted adviser, share
insights and continually seek opportunities for growth to make your
customers as strong and successful as possible.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage a growing team of sales executives focused on new customer
acquisition
- Provide sales mentorship and elevate the team’s abilities while
building a talent pipeline
- Accurately forecast revenue pipelines and develop scalable sales
processes and procedures
- Innovate ways to balance sales opportunities, client management and
new customer onboarding responsibilities
- Focus on client success and devise tactics and strategies to
maintain close relationships
- Listen to the needs of the market and share insights with the
product and marketing teams
- Work to develop and circulate the set of best practices that will
serve as the foundation for this growing team
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the success of
your region
- Be proactive about solving problems and ready to take on additional
initiatives and responsibilities as they emerge
- Achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets
- Do everything you can to help achieve the larger company objectives
- Travel required (approximately 30% of the time)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years of sales leadership experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 5+ years of experience directly managing individual sales reps
- Experience in a SaaS, startup environment, consulting,
software/hardware, or related sales environment
- Experience working in a high-growth sales organization
- Knowledge of subscription-based business sales models
- Excellent communication, social selling and persuasion skills with a
strong sales process discipline
- Ability to build a pipeline and achieve revenue targets in a
predictable way
- Ability to drive and manage cross-functional projects to drive scale