Register your interest, Senior Account Executive, Talent Solutions, Mid Market, UKI

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Please note we currently do not have an active opening. By submitting your application, you are registering your interest in potential future openings similar to the below that may arise and which you are happy to be contacted about.  

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.   

Any future opening of this role will be based in Dublin, Ireland.  

Should you step in to future openings of this role, you will be responsible for blanketing your region with outbound activity and responding to inbound inquiries. You will strategically approach target companies and teams, identify the best technology options and sell corporate solutions for hiring and developing talent. Although you strive to meet and exceed quota, you will always act in the best interest of the client.  This is a new business role for the Mid-Market segment.

Responsibilities  

• Prospect relentlessly to build pipeline and build strong personal relationships with prospects   
• Create reliable forecasts and be completely transparent with management on the pipeline status   
• Close new business consistently at or above quota level   
• Develop and execute on a strategic plan for the territory and document and distribute competitive information   
• Invest in colleagues and give coaching and advice when you see an opportunity for improvement   
• Work to develop and circulate the set of best practices that will be the foundation of this team   
• Listen to the needs of the market and share insights with product and marketing teams   
• Be proactive about solving problems even if it’s outside of your area and be ready to take on additional initiatives and responsibilities as they emerge   
• Seek out opportunities to be a leader and do everything you can to help the company achieve its larger objectives   

Basic Qualifications:   

• 5+ years of closing sales experience in a quota carrying role   
• Fluency in English   

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Experience of SaaS within the HR function  Strong negotiation and accurate forecasting skills  
• Demonstrated ability to find, manage and close high-level business in an evangelist sales environment   
• Ability to assess business opportunities and use data to inform decision making and persuade others   
• Ability to manage a large number of prospect situations simultaneously while positioning com  

Suggested skills:   

• Sales 
• Negotiation  
• Forecasting  
• Communication   

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