Sr. Program Manager, Women in Tech

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.

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

LinkedIn’s Women in Tech (WIT) program focuses on building an inclusive environment where all individuals have equal opportunities to grow and succeed in technical and leadership roles. We partner across Engineering, Talent, People Analytics, DIBs, and Comms to design scalable programs that strengthen community, enable growth, and inspire change. 

We’re looking for a Senior Program Manager 2 (IC5) to partner with the Engineering leadership team to define and drive the next chapter of WIT at LinkedIn. This is a strategic role that blends operational excellence with vision-setting, data-driven impact, and influence across a complex landscape. 

You will help shape a multi-year vision for WIT, define success metrics, and bring clarity, innovation, and inspiration to how we address barriers that disproportionately affect women in technical fields. You’ll influence leaders across Engineering and partner organizations, driving alignment and creativity to deliver programs that not only execute well—but make a lasting impact. 

Responsibilities: 

• Set Strategic Direction: Partner with the WIT leadership team to develop and evolve a multi-year WIT program vision and operating plan, aligned with LinkedIn’s broader Engineering and Inclusion strategies. 
• Drive Measurable Impact: Define metrics, track progress, and communicate outcomes that demonstrate WIT’s organizational and industry impact. 
• Design & Deliver Scalable Programs: Drive initiatives that build community, support leadership development, and address barriers for women in tech through scalable, repeatable mechanisms. 
• Influence & Align Stakeholders: Inspire and influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners to align priorities, unlock resources, and navigate complex dynamics to increase program impact. 
• Thought Leadership: Bring subject matter expertise and curiosity about barriers, industry benchmarking, and the evolving DEI landscape to shape program strategy and priorities. 
• Operational Excellence: Build and scale core mechanisms to ensure programs run efficiently and sustain over time. 
• Own the WIT program budget, vendor relationships, and external partnerships to maximize program reach and sustainability. 
• Deliver annual WIT strategic plan, quarterly business reviews, and leadership-readout materials highlighting progress, insights, and opportunities 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in program management, operations, diversity and inclusion, talent, and/or related discipline. 
• Professional experience working within engineering organizations or partnering closely with technical teams. 
• Experience working with HR and /or on talent programs, such as early-career talent programs, community-building initiatives, or leadership development/upskilling programs. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and implementing multi-year program strategies that adapt to evolving organizational or industry priorities. 
• Understanding of and expertise in identifying and addressing systemic barriers that disproportionately affect women in technical fields. 
• Demonstrated ability to combine strategic thinking with operational execution. 
• Understanding of the engineering lifecycle, technical career frameworks, or career progression structures in software organizations. 
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior program managers, interns, or ERG leads to build internal capability and continuity. 
• Background in workforce analytics or program evaluation methodologies. 
• Ability to leverage industry insights and benchmarking to inform program strategy and priorities. 
• Proven capability to influence and drive alignment across complex organizational structures without formal authority. 
• History of navigating dynamic env