Sr. Employee Communications Manager 2, Corporate Functions

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

This role will be based in San Francisco or Mountain View.

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. 

Job Description  

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Employee Communications team as a Senior Manager 2, focused on internal communications for our Chief Communications Officer (CCO) and the Communications & Social Impact organization. In this role, you’ll be the strategic partner to our CCO, shaping and executing internal narratives and communications that engage, inspire, and align our employees. You’ll also support high-impact communications initiatives for our Finance organization in partnership with our Director of Finance Employee Communications, bringing opportunities to scale your impact to more teams across LinkedIn.  

We’re looking for a dynamic communicator with a strong track record of partnering with senior executives, deep business acumen, and a passion for storytelling that supports business growth. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring creativity to how we engage employees, and lead the day-to-day execution of multiple projects. If you’re energized by the opportunity to lead with influence, drive clarity, think strategically, and help employees feel connected to their work and each other — we’d love to meet you.  

Responsibilities

Communications Strategy and Execution  

• Be a trusted thought partner to the Chief Communications Officer and other senior leaders, advising on the right channel, timing and content of communications to employees. 

• Leverages understanding of business needs and insights to recommend, develop, and socialize employee communications strategy and planning for several functions.   

• Implements tactics and collects and reviews results to ensure accuracy and quality across messages and channels.   

• Lead communications for change management initiatives including organizational changes, new tools and process updates.  

Stakeholder Engagement  

• Owns stakeholder relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and consistency.   

• Incorporates best practices for decision making criteria and principles at outset to drive priorities and expectations, while defining and clarifying scope.   

• Recognizes opportunities, makes decisions, challenges the status quo, and identifies alternatives that recognize stakeholders' diverse perspectives.  

 Writing and Storytelling  

• Develops new stories/narratives and drafts content independently, while connecting and reinforcing strategic messaging.   

• Creatively use different communication formats such as live events, videos, and emails to inform and inspire employees. Recommends what channels are most appropriate for the target audience and drive execution from start to finish. 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications  

• Minimum 9+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related experience, AND 3+ years of experience in Employee Communications  

• OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field AND minimum 6+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related experience, AND 3+ years of experience in Employee Communications.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• 6+ years of experience supporting senior executives.  

• 6+ years of experience in employee communications roles.  

• 3+ years working in a communications or marketing focused role 

• Exceptional judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to operate with a high degree of discretion  

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple communication initiatives simultaneously, operate with ambiguity, and i