Lead Account Executive, Enterprise Solutions Group, Marketing Solutions

LinkedIn
US - California - Sunnyvale
January 29, 2025

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.

This role can be based in New York City, Chicago, Sunnyvale, or San Francisco, depending upon which location the applicant chosen for the role is currently residing.

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.

We are looking for a Lead Account Executive to join our Marketing Solutions team in showcasing LinkedIn as the premier place for brands to market to the world's professionals. As a Lead Account Executive, you will take a collaborative approach to developing and delivering a sales and marketing strategy while also leading a pod where you focus on growing business from new buying groups while the CSM focuses on growing existing buying groups. The impact of the combined efforts and strength in collaboration will result in hitting growth targets. You will drive results by forging meaningful relationships and delivering customer value for both clients and agencies.

Responsibilities:

Engage and strategize with senior-level executives at client companies or agencies to demonstrate how LinkedIn can drive revenue to their business

Develop and cultivate deep relationships with senior executive clients at SVP, VP and CMO levels

Be consultative and identify net-new buying groups and grow client investment

Fully embrace and foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging

Interact and collaborate across our global footprint of offices

Partner with cross-functional teams across Insights, Marketing, Media Operations, etc. to collaborate on campaign activation and drive toward client goals

Proactively provide smart client research and industry-specific information and trends

Conceive and pitch creative marketing solutions to advertising agencies and direct clients

Command, report and forecast sales activity - from prospecting target accounts and contacts to closing deals and renewing

Update and create sales proposals and manage advertising agencies and marketers

Generate revenue and hit target quota

Mentor, lead and help coach junior members of the team - upskill and scale

QualificationsBasic Qualifications:

BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience

8+ years of experience in advertising, or marketing, or sales, or business development, and/or customer success

5+ media sales experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience preparing sales proposals, forecasts and account planning

Demonstrates understanding of internet advertising technology and marketing automation

Knowledge and understanding of marketing buyers and marketing jobs to be done

Ability to achieve results by understanding the needs of the customer and connecting a customer's pressures with business and product solutions

Ability to prospect, develop authentic relationships, remove pressure for key decision makers, and outline strategic recommendations for national Fortune 1000 companies and top agencies.

Demonstrates understanding of internet advertising technology, marketing automation, measurement, etc.

Experience working with senior marketing leaders and the c-suite

Suggested Skills:

Digital Marketing

Digital Advertising

Strategic Communications

Solution-based Selling

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $220,000 to $335,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit /careers. linkedin. com/benefits.

Additional InformationEqual Opportunity Statement

LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here: EEO Statement_2020 - Signed. pdf.

Please reference the following information for more information: / eeoc. gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6. 12ScreenRdr. pdf and

/ dol. gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c. pdf for more information.

LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin. com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
Having interviews in an accessible location
Being accompanied by a service dog
Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicant.

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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