Account Director, Key Accounts, Financial Services - LinkedIn Sales Solutions

LinkedIn•New York, NY

10h•$164,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Account Director in Key Accounts, you will help orchestrate, in a small team, the expanding footprints of our largest and most strategic clients and use your strategic selling skills to consult and educate prospective buyers on the benefits and value of these platforms for their sales, sales operations, sales enablement, and marketing departments. In this role, you will focus on the Financial Services vertical, covering leading financial organizations across wealth management, insurance, and commercial banking - supporting their efforts to grow their business. You will work to establish yourself and the broader LinkedIn team as a trusted advisor to these firms, sharing insights, building business cases, developing deep relationships, and inspiring your clients to embrace new challenges and opportunities for growth. You will also work directly with multiple parts of LinkedIn’s business including Sales leadership, Customer Success, Marketing, and Insights/Analytics. This Account Director role operates within a pod structure led by a Key Account Director that you will work alongside. The Key Account Director is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight of the overall territory while you pursue complementary initiatives to drive growth.

Requirements

6+ years of relevant sales experience

Nice To Haves

6+ years in quota carrying roles selling Enterprise SaaS solutions, CRM platforms or software product solutions, or complex solutions
Experience in the financial services industry
BA/BS 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 company 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.
Consultative Selling
Executive Communications
Influencing
Negotiating

Responsibilities

Learn about LinkedIn’s platform, products and associated tools (e.g. D365)
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 reasonable opportunities and reliable forecasts in a transparent manner
Develop and execute strategic plans for the territory that will evolve and improve our sales process
Listen to the needs of the market and educate the product and marketing team
Work within a small account team to help manage cross-functional resources to support customer requests
Deliver, and preferably exceed, against quarterly and annual revenue targets