Vikram Vishwanath

About Vikram Vishwanath

At the end of the day, my job involves people. We\'re complicated, we\'re always changing, we have millions of things going on in our lives, and ensuring that people’s expectations are met at the end of the day ALWAYS, involves a lot of big decisions to be made. I\'m working to ensure that customer delight is a possibility at the end of the day with some really amazing people at LinkedIn. That, to me, means transparency, it means being an advocate for you to get what you want, and it means creating a real partnership that ensures a long & ever lasting customer satisfaction that keeps them coming back for more. I strive to make sure that I harness the above mentioned statement to ensure that it resonates well with the people whom I converse with on a daily basis. At work: Currently engaged as an Account Director at LinkedIn. My Role as an Account Director at LinkedIn consists of Managing our existing relationship with clients across the globe.I am responsible for Nurturing, equipping and growing these accounts by being a strategic consultant with regard to Talent, Branding and Employee Engagement. I also support the search and staffing businesses in the region, leveraging my business aptitude, and domain expertise. Long story short, my goal is to help enable organisations and businesses to delight their customers and employees as a sales function, by consulting to help add value.Away from work: A passionate singer, music enthusiast & an avid reader. You can also find me trying to escape the magnanimous reality of life over the weekends in a long drive far away from the hustle & bustle that the weekdays have to offer!

Experience

1. Senior Account Director - Mid Market & Enterprise (Search & Staffing)

   Linkedin

   Oct 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   As an Account Director at LinkedIn, I am responsible for managing the Search and Staffing businesses across South India within our Talent Solutions portfolio. In this capacity, I partner closely with a diverse set of clients—including recruitment firms and staffing agencies—to deeply understand their talent acquisition priorities and deliver tailored, high-impact solutions that drive measurable hiring success.My role involves leading strategic conversations with our Mid-Market & Enterprise customers, building and nurturing multi-stakeholder relationships, and aligning LinkedIn’s innovative AI-driven talent and hiring products with clients’ business objectives. I am also focused on identifying growth opportunities, navigating complex sales cycles, and collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure consistent delivery of value and customer satisfaction.Through a consultative approach and strong commercial acumen, I drive revenue growth while maintaining a client-first mindset, ensuring our partnerships contribute meaningfully to workforce transformation in the region.FY 25-26Q1 - 162%Q2 - 158%Q3 - 127%H1 - 160%

Education

• Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

  Postgraduate Diploma in Customer Relationship Management

• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

  Postgraduate Program in Management (PGPM) , Business Administration and Management, General

• SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST)

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Hr Sec School

  Higher Secondary Education

  2014 — 2016

• The Hindu Senior Secondary School - India

  Schooling, CBSE

  2008 — 2014

• Liverpool John Moores University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General