Enterprise Account Executive, Sales Solutions
At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at LinkedIn. Shanghai · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Build territory plans, create dependable forecasts, and deliver against assigned revenue goals
- Win enterprise opportunities by engaging senior executives and negotiating across mainland China
- Show prospective customers how Sales Navigator can improve their sales connections and outcomes
- Turn customer and market feedback into input for Product and Marketing teams
- Share repeatable sales practices with colleagues while developing new business opportunities
What you bring
- At least five years in a quota-carrying sales position
- Sales experience with mainland China clients or Chinese companies expanding internationally
- Professional fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese
- Experience selling SaaS, CRM, or software platform solutions
Who this fits
You’ll suit a mid-level enterprise seller who can manage complex buying processes and close senior-level business. The role is hybrid in Shanghai, combining home working with select office days based on team needs. You’ll need to understand mainland China business etiquette and decision-making, while building trust with senior executives.
From the employer
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.
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.
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 Enterprise Account Executive, 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
- Inspire yourself, our company and your customers to embrace a new method of connecting value to customers
- Leverage your skills and your customers’ experience to continually evolve our product and the sales process
- Develop and execute strategic plans for your territory and create reliable forecasts
- Consistently overachieve the business and revenue objectives set forth in your plan
- Drive revenue by connecting with customers and building opportunities that will make all parties more successful
- Work to develop and circulate a set of best practices that will be the foundation of this growing team
- Listen to the needs of the market and share them with the Product and Marketing team
- Engaging and negotiating with Senior Executives within Enterprise Organizations, understanding the nuances of mainland China and decision-making processes
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a quota-carrying sales role
- Proven sales experiences with clients in Mainland China or supporting Chinese companies in their global expansion
- Business fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience selling SaaS solutions, CRM platforms or software platform solutions
- Understanding the diverse business practices and etiquettes in mainland China.
- Experience using LinkedIn as a sales professional
- Proven history of overachieving quota and results in a large, high-growth company
- Demonstrated ability to find, manage and close high-level business sales
- Ability to assess business opportunities and read prospective buyers
- Ability to predictably forecast and execute on business goals
- Ability to use insights and data-driven decisions in the sales process
- Ability to effectively build trust-based relationships with senior-level sales professionals
- Ability to bring together multiple buyers in the same company to build groundswell while leveraging partners within LinkedIn to effectively evangelize the solution
Suggested Skills
- Territory Planning
- Business Development
- Collaboration
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