
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 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe..

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 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe..
Founded: 2003 (launched May 2003; company formed Dec 2002)
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California
Members: Over 1 billion
Employee count: Approximately 26,000 (source snapshot)
Revenue streams: Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions, Premium Subscriptions
Professional networking, recruiting, sales enablement, and professional learning.
2003
Software Development
$12.8M
Reported previously rumored $12.8M round
$53M
Investors included Sequoia, Greylock, Bessemer and Bain Capital Ventures; reported ~ $1B valuation
$22.7M
Follow-on infusion from strategic investors including SAP, Goldman Sachs, and McGraw‑Hill
“Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures and strategic investors (SAP, Goldman Sachs, McGraw‑Hill) participated in private rounds prior to IPO.”
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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 This role will be based in Dublin.
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 LinkedIn Sales Solutions team is revolutionizing the world of B2B sales by helping customers adopt a "Deep Sales" approach, focusing their efforts where they will have the most significant impact. We achieve this through LinkedIn Sales Navigator, which facilitates meaningful connections and engagements between buyers and sellers at the right moment. In this role, you will support customers in adopting new sales strategies, creating high-performance sales cultures, and leveraging customer intelligence powered by our GenAI.
As an Account Executive , you will be responsible for the entire new business acquisition sales cycle within the Benelux region—from generating interest in target accounts to conducting in-depth discovery calls, negotiating, and closing deals. You will have a hunter’s mentality, motivated by closing new business deals. Using your strategic selling skills, you will educate prospective customers on the benefits and value of our core solutions. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will share insights and continuously look for growth opportunities to help your customers’ sales teams achieve success.
Responsibilities
Qualifications Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Suggested Skills
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