Talent Account Executive

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 an Account Executive to join our team in Japan, where you will be responsible for tapping into potential client opportunities and generating new business with prospects in the Staffing/Recruiting industry.

What You’ll Do:

• Prospect relentlessly to build pipeline and build strong personal relationships with prospects
• Create reliable forecasts and be completely transparent with management on the pipeline status
• Close new business consistently at or above quota level
• Develop and execute on a strategic plan for the territory and document and distribute competitive information
• Work to develop and circulate the set of best practices that will be the foundation of this team

What Success Looks Like:

• Listen to the needs of the market and share insights with product and marketing teams
• Be proactive about solving problems even if it’s outside of your area and be ready to take on additional initiatives and responsibilities as they emerge
• Seek out opportunities to be a leader and do everything you can to help the company achieve its larger objectives

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in a quota-carrying sales role
• Fluency in Japanese and English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working at or with Staffing agencies
• Experience with recruiting, recruitment media and HR software
• Experience with SaaS opportunities
• Knowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactions
• Strong negotiation and accurate forecasting skills
• Demonstrated ability to find, manage and close high-level business in an evangelist sales environment
• Ability to assess business opportunities and use data to inform decision making and persuade others
• Ability to manage a large number of prospect situations simultaneously while positioning company products against direct and indirect competitors

Suggested Skills:

• New business hunting
• Solution-selling
• Influencing