Business Operations, Associate - LinkedIn Talent Solutions (Go-to-Market)

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 San Francisco or Mountain View / Sunnyvale or NYC.  

We are looking for a Business Operation Associate to join our LinkedIn Talent Solutions, go-to-Market 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, Product Marketing, Pricing, and FP&A 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. building go-to-market strategies for new product launches; developing acceleration plans for new commercial models; etc.) 

• Leverage LinkedIn data to conduct in-depth analyses across areas of the business (e.g. customer segments / regions / product lines) to develop deep understanding of key value drivers, identifying improvement areas and opportunities 

• Conduct in-depth analysis of our various businesses and develop deep understanding of key value drivers to identify improvement areas and opportunities  

• 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  

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Background in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, strategy or an operational or growth role within a technology company  

• Experience with SQL  

• 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, re