Account Executive - Talent Solutions

About the company

LinkedIn is a global professional network designed to help people build economic opportunity through meaningful connections, career discovery, skill development, and actionable insights. The company also focuses on employee growth and aims to foster a workplace grounded in trust, care, inclusion, and enjoyment.

This position is intended for someone who wants to help reshape how organizations hire and grow. The role is based in Hyderabad and follows a remote working arrangement from the approved home location at the time of joining. Any later change to the home work location will require a review of remote status and formal approval.

Role overview

The Talent Account Executive will be responsible for generating new business among mid-sized to large enterprise clients across multiple industries. The role combines inbound lead handling with proactive outbound prospecting to build a healthy sales pipeline. You will work strategically with target accounts, understand their hiring and talent acquisition needs, and recommend solutions that support their recruitment objectives while maintaining a strong client-first approach.

Key responsibilities

• Consistently prospect to create pipeline and build strong professional relationships with potential clients.
• Prepare dependable forecasts and maintain clear, honest communication with leadership about pipeline health.
• Win new business on a regular basis at or above assigned quota.
• Plan territory strategy, execute against it, and share competitive intelligence in a structured way.
• Support teammates by offering coaching, guidance, and help whenever improvement opportunities arise.
• Help define and spread best practices that can serve as the team’s operating foundation.
• Bring market feedback to the product and marketing teams so they can improve offerings and messaging.
• Take initiative to solve issues beyond your immediate scope and embrace new responsibilities as they come up.
• Step up as a leader whenever possible and contribute to the company’s broader goals.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant sales experience.
• A BA/BS degree or an equivalent qualification in a related discipline.
• Experience with solution-based selling.
• Ability to sell across multiple stakeholders within an organization.
• Background in SaaS sales.
• Hands-on experience with CRM tools.
• Proven capability in managing relationships with CXO-level decision makers and large enterprise accounts.
• Working knowledge of software contract terms and the ability to structure fair deals.
• Strong negotiation skills and accurate forecasting ability.
• Track record of closing high-value opportunities in a sales environment that requires strong advocacy.
• Ability to evaluate business opportunities using data and influence decisions effectively.
• Comfort handling many concurrent prospecting situations while positioning products against direct and indirect competitors.

Skills

Sales prospecting, enterprise sales, solution selling, CRM management, negotiation, forecasting, stakeholder management, account planning, relationship building, data-driven decision making, competitive positioning, client communication

Additional information

LinkedIn follows an equal opportunity approach in India and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including persons with disabilities.

Applicants should also be aware that the organization provides candidate privacy and compliance notices covering personal data handling, E-Verify participation, and right-to-work information.

Work location

Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The role is remote and must be performed from the approved home work location unless a change is reviewed and authorized.