Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500…
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500…
Founded: 2003 (started 2002, launched May 5, 2003)
Core product: Professional networking platform with Talent, Marketing, Sales solutions and Premium Subscriptions
Scale: More than 1 billion members; ~26,000 employees
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California
Liquidity event: Acquired by Microsoft (December 2016)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Professional networking, talent acquisition, sales/marketing enablement and professional career development.
Founded
2003
Industry
Software Development
Funding Track Record
Private venture rounds (multiple)
Approximately $150–155 million prior to IPO
Raised multiple private financings before IPO; notable rounds reported in 2007 and 2008.
IPO- May 2011
Approximately $352.8 million (gross proceeds)
Public offering in May 2011.
Acquisition- December 2016
Acquired by Microsoft in 2016 (primary liquidity event for prior investors).
Founders
What we do
Join the Team
Enterprise Account Director - LinkedIn Talent Solutions (Dutch)
HybridAmsterdam, North Holland, NL
Hybrid • Amsterdam, North Holland, NL
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Company Description
LinkedIn 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 Description
Searching for your dream job? At LinkedIn, we strive to help our employees find passion and purpose. Join us in changing the way the world works.
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 an
Enterprise Account Director
to join our Talent Solutions team, in acting as a trusted adviser and bringing value to our customers within Enterprise Sector.
You 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 out 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:
QualificationsBasic Qualifications:
7+ years of applicable sales experience
Business level fluency of Dutch and English both in oral and written communication
Preferred Qualifications:
Suggested Skills:
Negotiation and forecasting skills
Consultative Selling
Stakeholder Management
Communication
Additional InformationGlobal Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates
Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.
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Researches Customer’s business and prepares thoughtful questions and insights in advance of customer meetings
Asks layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify Customer’s objectives and challenges beyond surface-level detail
Builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the Customer’s organization
Identifies and pursues new business opportunities within the Learning Solutions sector, leveraging market insights and networking to expand our customers' solutions and drive revenue growth.
Shifts communication style and content to fit the needs of different stakeholders
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 stakeholders together
Thinks commercially and applies business acumen when crafting & negotiating commercial agreements
Uses data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customer objections
Proactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approach
Engages customers throughout to confirm and clarify value and adapts a strategy when needed to optimize ROI
Drives Customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customer value
Applies business acumen in Account Planning by considering economic, industry, and company factors with a Customer-centric lens.
Maps all key stakeholders in an account to assess the strength of the account relationship and create account outreach strategy
Agrees to joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customer success
Practices humility and asks for help from colleagues when faced with a challenge or unknown
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
Experience working with C-level customers for solution sales
Experience with HR software
BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field
Experience with SaaS opportunities and Salesforce.com platform can change to Dynamics
Experience selling IT solutions (delate)
Experience in selling online Learning Solutions
Knowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactions
Strong negotiation and accurate forecasting skills
Experience carrying a revenue target with the ability to develop compelling strategies that deliver results
Excellent communication, negotiation and forecasting skills
Demonstrated ability to find and manage high-level business in an evangelistic sales environment
Ability to gather and use data to inform decision making and persuade others
Ability to assess business opportunities and read prospective buyers
Ability to orchestrate the closure of business with an accurate understanding of prospect needs
Ability to include multiple partners and members of the company management team using competitive selling to position company products against direct and indirect competitors .