Principal Solution Engineer – LinkedIn Talent Solutions

• Full-time
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Department: GBO

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.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work iscentredon trust andoptimizedfor 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, asdeterminedby the business needs of the team.

As aPrincipal Solution Engineer (SE) at LinkedIn, you are a strategic, customer-facing partner who helps shape how organizations hire, market, and develop talent. You are not just a product expert. You Partner with Account Directors, Account Executives, and Sales Leadership to influence deal approach, solution sequencing, and long-term platform positioning. Your role is to help customers clearly see the value LinkedIn can deliver and to guide them confidently from vision to decision.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in helping to transform a Global Solution Engineering team through the adoption of best practices, stronger sales alignment, and the use of AI tools to drive greater efficiency in partnership with Regional Leadership.

You are deeply curious about how companiesoperateand how people, data, and technology drive better business outcomes.

You enjoy understanding how organizations attract talent, build skills at scale, andengagetheir workforce. You connect these challenges to how LinkedIn’s platforms can deliver measurable impact across recruiting efficiency, workforce planning, employer branding, and learning effectiveness.

You understand that technology only matters when it drives a business result. You focus on outcomes such as reduced time-to-hire, improved quality of hire, stronger employer brand, and better internal mobility rather than just features.

You thrive in complex sales environments. Youoperateas a co-pilot to Sales, bringing a structured, strategic lens todealsso we are not simply selling products but building long-term customer partnerships based on trust and value.

You are genuinely excited about technology and how it is evolving. You actively explore how AI, automation, and data-driven insights are shaping the future of work.

You are curious about how LinkedInappliesAI across its products, including Hiring Assistant, Talent Insights, job matching, skills inference, and learning recommendations, and you are eager to explain this clearly to customers.

You enjoy staying current on new capabilities, experimenting with features, and building confidence in how emerging technology can responsibly augment human decision-making.

You have a growth mindset. You continuously deepen your understanding of LinkedIn’s products, the talent market, and customer use cases, driven by curiosity and a desire to provide better outcomes for customers.

Serve as thetechnical and solutioning lead for sales opportunities, aligning LinkedIn solutions to customerobjectivesand business outcomes.

Design and deliver tailored demos and solution narrativesacross LinkedIn Talent Solutions, LinkedIn Learning, and Talent Insights that address specific customer challenges.

Partner closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Professional Servicesto drive opportunities from discovery through close and into successful adoption.

Engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, from recruiters and HR leaders to TA leadership and C-suite executives.

Translate complex concepts such as labor market data, skills intelligence, and AI-powered matching into clear, practical value for customers.

Maintain strong product knowledge and stay informed on talent, hiring, and workforce trends to remain credible and impactful in customer conversations.

7+ yearsof experience insolution engineering, pre-sales, or technical consulting, supporting enterprise SaaS solutions.

4+ yearsstakeholder managementexperience,with the ability to align different perspectives toward a shared outcome.

4+ yearsexecutive communicationexperiencewiththe ability to translate technical concepts into clear business value.

4+ yearsconsistenttrack recordof resolving complex technical, integration, and security challenges in customer environments.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Demonstrated successoperatingat aPrincipal or equivalent senior IC level

Display initiative, self-motivation and deliver high quality resultsalong with meeting all expectations for both internal and external stakeholders.

Strong interest intechnology, data, and AI, with curiosityabout how these apply to work, talent, and productivity.

Experience with HR Tech, Talent Platforms, Recruiting Technology, Learning Platforms, or Analytics solutions

Familiarity with solution architecture, APIs, SSO, HRIS/LMS integrations, data mapping, and secure data exchange (e.g., SFTP)

Track recordof driving impact beyond individual accounts through enablement, standards, or strategic initiative.

Enjoys seeking out information and experimenting, with a strong focus on diving deep into specific topics and solving problems.

Effective at explaining ideas and finding engaging ways to hold people’s attention. xcfaprz

Professionalproficiencyin German is preferred to support engagement with German-speaking clients and stakeholders.

• Technical Consulting
• Solution Selling

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