MBA Intern, Sales Operations

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

LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and everyday millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Our global reach means we get to make a direct impact on the world’s workforce in ways no other company can. We’re much more than a digital resume – we transform lives through innovative products and technology. 

This is a full-time summer internship role based in New York, NY. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for 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, as determined by the business needs of the team.

As a Sales Operations MBA Intern, you will act as an adviser to executives in the global sales development and operations teams. You will be responsible for cracking the most important strategic issues facing our acquisition business and running normal operational reporting. 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead projects with key stakeholders and cross-functional partners to make data-driven decisions on topics including: sales incentive design, forecast modeling, territory optimization, product mix analysis and process improvement 

• Gather requirements and project manage changes to our processes and sales technology that result in improvements in sales rep productivity 

• Gain management confidence in work so that the insights you produce are utilized in executive and board-level presentations 

• Establish strong working relationships with business operations, sales management and systems teams to achieve objectives without management involvement 

• Partner with sales executives on all operational and strategic requests 

• Play a vital role in driving our annual strategic planning process through data-driven recommendations 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 

• Currently enrolled in an MBA program and returning to school the term following your summer internship.  

• BA/BS degree in field with analytical focus, such as Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics 

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, sales operations or investment banking 

• 1+ years of experience working in the media industry or in sales organizations 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with financial modeling and data analysis 

• Experience with Salesforce.com, SQL/relational databases, Hadoop and reporting tools like Tableau 

• Expert knowledge of MS Office especially Excel and PowerPoint 

• Excellent communication, project and time management, writing and presentation skills with the ability to confidently interact with senior management 

• Ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound decision making 

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

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment 

Suggested Skills 

• Sales Operations 

• Analytical Skills 

• Data Analysis 

The pay range for this role is $45 to $60 USD per hour. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations. 

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 p