LinkedIn Hiring for Relationship Manager, LinkedIn Sales Solutions at Bengaluru, India Full Time

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Join us to transform the way the world works.

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.

LinkedIn’s Sales Solutions team is dedicated to changing the world of sales by helping sales teams’ better find, understand and engage their prospects and customers.  

We are looking for a Relationship Manager to join our Sales Solutions team in acting as a trusted adviser and bringing value to our customers. You will operate in a ‘team selling’ environment and will work with other senior sales reps and cross-functional partners to manage and grow large complex enterprise accounts. 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:   *

• Effectively plan your territory and prioritize your time and resources

• Effectively communicate the LinkedIn Sales Solutions value proposition and elevator pitch to inspire your clients to embrace a new method of connecting value to customers

• Make discovery calls and confirm meetings with key decision makers that will generate revenue

• Create a pipeline of opportunities and reliable forecasts in a transparent manner

• Develop and execute strategic plans for the territory that will evolve and improve our sales process

• Collaborate with your POD (team selling) partners to ensure we maximize customer value and maximize our opportunity in the territory

• Listen to the needs of the market and educate the product and marketing team

• Deliver, and preferably exceed, against quarterly and annual revenue targets   

*Basic Qualifications:   *

• 5+ years of Sales Experience

• Experience selling in a team environment 

*Preferred Qualifications:   *

• MBA degree

• Experience with SaaS sales

• Experience in relationship management speaking to C-level users

• Experience with business development across various geographies 

• Proven history of overachieving quota and driving results in a high-growth environment

• Excellent communication, negotiation, analytical and forecasting skills

• Possess deep relationships with senior sales leadership

• Demonstrated ability to find, manage and close high-level business sales

• Ability to use competitive selling to position company products against direct and indirect competitors

• Ability to gather and use data to inform decision-making and persuade others

• Ability to assess business opportunities, read prospective buyers and develop compelling strategies

Suggested Skills:

• Analytical Skills

• Forecasting

• Communication

• Negotiation

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