Relationship Specialist, Sales Solutions

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.

Job Description

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 Relationship Specialist to join our team in contributing to successful client relationships within the sales industry. You will be responsible for making sure that clients renew their contracts with LinkedIn Sales Solutions’ products and services. You will focus on a portfolio of client accounts to ensure there is engagement in products through discovery, training and ultimately guaranteeing the investment made in LSS best meets the clients’ needs.

Responsibilities:

• Execute small account contract renewals that maximize contract value while protecting and enhancing the customer relationship
• Own, drive and manage the renewal process for a high volume of customers
• Identify customer requirements, uncover roadblocks, and demonstrate strong account management capabilities to drive renewal to on-time closure
• Provide executive management with complete visibility to renewals and solicit executive involvement as required
• Communicate risk clearly and take the lead in developing resolution strategies
• Accurately maintain a quarterly forecast of renewals in your territory

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 18+ months of relevant sales experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience negotiating contracts and managing high volume of customers and renewals
• Experience in a software, SaaS or startup environment
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Solid negotiation skills that allow for value-based contract negotiations at the senior level
• Excellent communication and project, time and customer management skills
• Demonstrated ability to find, manage and close businesses in an evangelistic sales environment

Suggested Skills : 

• Critical Thinking
• Closing Expereince 
• Goal Setting

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $88,000 to $130,000. 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 https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Statement

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