Senior Global Project Manager Sales Readiness

Senior Global Project Manager - Sales Readiness

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We are looking for a Senior Global Project Manager to join our LinkedIn Sales Solutions (LSS) - Sales Readiness Team. We are responsible for bringing innovative sales enablement solutions to our salesforce.

This includes new product and product update changes, sales skills training, sales methodology, portfolio selling and productivity tools.

Responsibilities :

The Senior Global Project Manager will be reporting into the Senior Manager, Sales Readiness and is responsible for building and leading global cross-functional project teams to ensure projects are successfully deployed and capabilities are delivered.

To be successful, you will drive executive alignment on sales enablement, develop plans and project timelines, own the completion of milestones, prioritize actions, communications plans, report status, handle risk mitigation and eliminate blockers as needed.

Operate as Chief of Staff’ for Executive and Cross Functional committee overseeing Sales Enablement

Creation and execution of sales enablement communication plan

Go deep in understanding and validating customer needs, translate them into specific and actionable requirements, product roadmaps and project plans

Use problem solving skills to logically structure ambiguous problems, conduct analysis, extrapolate key insights and deliver recommendations

Identify opportunities for improvement and implement the approved recommendations.

Learn quickly, be proactive, and assume ownership for broad tracks of work

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree

4+ years project management experience

5+ years of sales experience in a closing role or sales readiness or learning & development

Preferred Qualifications :

Analytical in your approach to understanding business impact of our sales readiness programs.

Expertise in project management.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

Ability to interact with a spectrum of audiences ranging from senior executives to sales reps.

Six sigma certification

Ability to lead multiple projects concurrently and perform risk management to minimize project risks.

Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Strong executive presence including the ability to set clear expectations and hold co-workers accountable for meeting commitments

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