Talent Solutions Sales Director

LinkedIn is seeking an Acquisition Sales Director for its Talent Solutions business within the Global Small Business and Acquisition (GSA) organization. The role leads a Chicago-based new business Account Executive organization and focuses on developing leaders and driving new business acquisition revenue and logos.

• Lead and develop a Chicago-based new business sales organization (managers and individual contributors) across SMB, mid-market, and enterprise segments.
• Drive new business acquisition dollars and logos in partnership with peer Acquisition Directors and cross-functional teams.
• Analyze business performance, remove roadblocks, and implement new growth strategies to raise performance.
• Hire, coach, and develop sales leaders and reps; foster learning, accountability, and strong performance management.
• Model market and industry expertise and role-model mastery of core sales leadership skills.
• Strengthen internal and external relationships; maintain a pulse on organizational engagement and culture.

• 10+ years in customer-facing and revenue-generating roles.
• 5+ years in sales leadership.
• Preferred: 2+ years leading new business acquisition teams.
• Preferred: experience as a second-line leader leading other sales leaders.
• Proven ability to manage and develop high-performing sales teams with measurable results.
• Operational rigor with discipline, accountability, and coaching to improve selling effectiveness.
• Demonstrated cross-functional influence and organizational agility; ability to think creatively about growth.
• Strong analytical acumen with ability to assess commercial impact of sales practices.
• Comfort operating in rapidly changing environments; intellectually curious, emotionally intelligent, resilient.

• Location: Hybrid (work from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days based on business needs).
• Office base: Chicago, IL.
• Compensation: Pay range $319,000 to $486,000 annually (total compensation may include annual bonus, stock, and benefits).
• Benefits: Eligible for LinkedIn benefits and other applicable incentive compensation plans.