LinkedIn headline examples by role

Your headline is the line under your name on your profile. It also shows next to your name in search results, comments, connection requests and messages, so it is often the only thing people read before they decide to click. If you leave it blank, LinkedIn fills it with your current job title.

Your name

Account Executive | Helping finance teams close their books faster | SaaS sales

Role + who you help + result or proof + a keyword people search for.

• Role: the title people look for, such as "Account Executive" or "UX Designer".
• Who you help: a team, an industry or a type of customer.
• Result or proof: a number, a well-known client type or a specialty.
• Keyword: a skill recruiters or buyers type into LinkedIn search.

Separate the parts with a vertical bar ( | ) or a dot so they are easy to scan. Put the most important words first, because the end of a long headline is cut off on phones.

1. 1Account Executive | Helping finance teams close their books faster | SaaS sales
2. 2Enterprise Sales Lead at a cybersecurity company | 3x President's Club
3. 3SDR | Booking first meetings for B2B software teams | Outbound and cold email
4. 4Sales Manager | Building SDR teams from 0 to 10 | Coaching, pipeline, forecasting
5. 5Medical Device Sales | Orthopedics | Working with surgeons across the Midwest

6. 6Content Marketer | Writing guides that rank for B2B software companies
7. 7Growth Marketer | Paid search and landing pages | Lowered CAC by 30% at a fintech startup
8. 8Brand Designer and Marketing Lead | Helping consumer brands look as good as they are
9. 9SEO Manager | Technical SEO, content strategy and reporting for ecommerce
10. 10Social Media Manager | Short-form video for food and hospitality brands

11. 11Senior Backend Engineer | Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes | Payments infrastructure
12. 12Frontend Developer | React and TypeScript | Building accessible web apps
13. 13Machine Learning Engineer | Recommendation systems and search ranking
14. 14Mobile Developer | iOS and Swift | 3 apps with 1M+ downloads
15. 15Software Engineer | Open to backend roles | Python, Django, AWS

16. 16Product Manager | B2B SaaS | Turning customer interviews into shipped features
17. 17Senior PM, Payments | Checkout and fraud | Ex-founder
18. 18Product Manager for developer tools | APIs, SDKs and docs
19. 19Technical Product Manager | Data platforms and analytics
20. 20Associate Product Manager | Former customer success | Healthcare software

21. 21Technical Recruiter | Hiring engineers for early-stage startups | Remote and EU
22. 22Talent Acquisition Partner | Healthcare and nursing roles across Texas
23. 23Executive Recruiter | VP and C-level searches in consumer goods
24. 24Recruiter at a design agency | We are hiring product designers
25. 25Agency Recruiter | Finance and accounting | Placing candidates in 30 days or less

26. 26Founder at [Company] | Helping restaurants cut food waste with simple software
27. 27Co-founder and CEO | Building payroll for small teams in Latin America
28. 28Founder | Bootstrapped to 2,000 customers | Writing about solo SaaS
29. 29Startup Founder | Climate tech | Hiring our first engineers
30. 30Founder and Designer | Furniture made from recycled plastic

31. 31Operations Consultant | Helping manufacturers cut lead times
32. 32HR Consultant for startups | First handbook, first hires, first reviews
33. 33Salesforce Consultant | Setup and cleanup for teams of 10 to 200
34. 34Management Consultant | Healthcare strategy | Ex-Big Four
35. 35Fractional CFO | Fundraising models and board decks for seed-stage startups

36. 36Realtor | Helping first-time buyers in Austin find the right home
37. 37Real Estate Agent | Condos and townhomes in Miami | Bilingual English and Spanish
38. 38Commercial Real Estate Broker | Office and retail leasing in Chicago
39. 39Realtor and Investor | Duplexes and small multifamily | Phoenix area
40. 40Luxury Real Estate Advisor | Waterfront homes | Lake Tahoe

41. 41Freelance Copywriter | Website and email copy for coaches and consultants
42. 42Product Designer | UX research and interface design for fintech apps
43. 43Freelance Video Editor | YouTube and podcast editing | Fast turnaround
44. 44Photographer | Headshots and team photos for startups in Berlin
45. 45Illustrator | Book covers and editorial illustration

46. 46Computer Science Student at [University] | Seeking a summer 2027 software internship
47. 47Marketing Student | Social media intern at a local nonprofit | Open to internships
48. 48Finance and Economics Student | Investment club treasurer | Interested in equity research
49. 49Nursing Student | Clinical rotations in pediatrics | Graduating May 2027
50. 50Recent Graduate | Mechanical Engineering | Looking for roles in renewable energy

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51. 51Data Analyst | SQL, Python, Tableau | Open to new opportunities
52. 52Project Manager | PMP | 8 years in construction | Seeking my next role
53. 53Customer Success Manager | Retention and onboarding for SaaS | Available now
54. 54Executive Assistant | Supporting CEOs at fast-growing companies | Open to work
55. 55Accountant | CPA | Audit and tax | Looking for roles in New York

56. 56Teacher moving into instructional design | Curriculum, e-learning, Articulate
57. 57Former nurse, now UX researcher | Healthcare product research
58. 58Moving from retail management into HR | People operations and training
59. 59Military veteran | Logistics and operations | Transitioning to supply chain roles
60. 60Lawyer turned product manager | Legal tech and compliance software

1. 1Write the job title people would search for, not your internal title.
2. 2Add who you help or which industry you work in.
3. 3Add one result, number or specialty that makes you stand out.
4. 4Check that the first few words still make sense on their own, since phones cut the end off.
5. 5Open your profile, click the Edit icon in your introduction section, and paste it into the Headline field.

• Only your job title and company. It says where you work, not why anyone should contact you.
• Buzzwords with no proof, such as "passionate", "results-driven" or "guru".
• A headline that fits nobody's search. Use the words a recruiter or buyer would type.
• Writing about a job you left. Update it the day your role changes.

Your headline works best when the rest of your profile backs it up. Put the same message on your cover image with the free LinkedIn banner maker, use a clear photo from the free LinkedIn profile picture maker, and add a short professional bio to your About section.

When you meet people in person, share your details with a digital business card instead of spelling out your LinkedIn URL. Your card can carry your headline, photo and LinkedIn link, and people save you from a QR code in one tap. You can also make a QR code that opens your LinkedIn profile.