Business Operations Associate, Go-to-Market Horizontals

Company Description

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.

Job Description

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.   

This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City  

We are looking for a Business Operation Associate to join our Go-to-Market Horizontals team in leading our top- and bottom-line impact through objective analysis, operational insights and strategic initiatives. You will collaborate and work closely with cross-functional partners across Sales Operations, Central Operations, Marketing, and FP&A across lines of business to drive forward strategic initiatives.   

Responsibilities:   

• Deliver strategic projects for our leadership that provide key business insights for high-priority initiatives   
• Deliver strategic projects that enable the business to execute its highest priority initiatives (e.g. accelerating our go-to-market experimentation; expanding reach in new core markets/SMB through vendors and resellers; etc.)  
• Leverage LinkedIn data to conduct in-depth analyses across lines of business to develop deep understanding of key value drivers and investment opportunities  
• Conduct in-depth analysis across LI’s acquisition funnel and identify how to bend the LI-wide growth curve   
• Serve as the connective tissue of a cross-functional team (including Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance, Business Development, Corporate Development, and other internal groups, etc.), working to share knowledge and drive people towards a common goal   
• Communicate effectively across all levels (within the team, to cross-functional partners, to leadership / executives) 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications   

• BA/BS degree in engineering, math, statistics, physics, computer science, business or related discipline; or relevant work experience  
• 2+ years of work experience in a strategy related role with an emphasis on quantitative skills 
• Experience with SQL   

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Background in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, strategy or an operational or growth role within a technology company   
• Proactive and passionate: You’re independently capable of seeking information, solving conceptual problems, corralling resources, and delivering results in challenging situations   
• High-energy, team-first attitude: You’re motivated to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment to help our growing business   
• Highly analytical: You’re analytical, with experience decomposing and solving real world business problems, ideally building/using advanced models.   
• Concise and effective communications: You’re able to articulately present and debate recommendations with cross-functional teams and senior leadership  

Suggested Skills  

• Strategy 
• Data Analysis 
• Growth Strategy 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is [$78,000 to $126,000]. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific office location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.  

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.  

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Statement

LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected cl