Account Executive 3, Performance & Expansion, Marketing Solutions

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 will be based in New York City, Chicago or San Francisco.  At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.    The Vision of LinkedIn Marketing Solutions (LMS) is to create economic growth opportunities for every organization worldwide. We do this by creating an environment for the best talent to leverage their skills, being the most effective place online for marketers to engage with professionals and by improving results for our marketing partners. Growth and Mid Market team empowers organizations to reach, engage and convert their professional audience at scale. Within Growth and Mid Market, our Performance and Expansion team works with early-stage startups and other high-potential LMS customers, helping them achieve their growth objectives by utilizing best-in-class products and services.   We’re looking for a sales professional to join our Marketing Solutions organization, working on our Startups team to identify, activate and grow new customers. You’ll join a high caliber team and be focused on creating customer value, selling a range of advertising solutions to help B2B startups achieve their business and marketing objectives. Ideal candidates will be results oriented, exhibit a growth mindset and demonstrate strong prioritization skills. They will also be curious and have a passion for startups and growth marketing.  Responsibilities:  Prospect into marketing decision makers at B2B startups  Advise prospective customers on how they can most effectively utilize LinkedIn’s range of marketing solutions  Educate clients on the LinkedIn marketing platform, building a foundation to achieve their marketing objectives and develop a long-term partnership  Strive to consistently exceed quota for you and your team  Work effectively with your client solutions manager and with cross functional partners to deliver value to your customers  Provide updates to the management team on your pipeline and sales forecast  Be proactive about solving problems and be ready to take on additional initiatives and responsibilities as they emerge  Inspire continued innovation by regularly sharing ideas and best practices with peers and manager  Embrace our learning culture to develop yourself as a sales professional and colleague to your peers and internal partners.   Basic Qualifications:  5+ years of experience in advertising, marketing, media and/or business development     2+ years of media sales or digital media account management experience     Preferred Qualifications:  Experience working with startup marketers and/or within a start up company  5+ years of experience in digital media sales  Experience working in the LinkedIn Ads platform  Competency in discovery, understanding customers’ business + objectives  Familiarity with scaled outreach tools like SalesLoft  Proven ability to manage a sizable volume of clients / accounts  Suggested Skills:  Account Planning  Effective Communication  Digital Marketing  Business Acumen  Data Driven Selling  LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  The pay range for this role is $171,000 to $260,000 (On Target Earnings). Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.  The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For additional information, visit:  https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits .  Equal Opportunity Statement  We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are 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. 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