Senior Manager, Talent Strategy & Consulting

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/Sunnyvale. 

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 the Senior Manager of Talent Strategy & Consulting within our Global Talent Organization (GTO), you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across HR, Strategic Finance, and other critical business functions. This hybrid role combines high-level strategic consulting with hands-on leadership of advanced analytics initiatives, ensuring that data-driven insights power transformative talent strategies across LinkedIn. You will lead a team of strategy and analytics professionals while directly partnering with executives to align talent initiatives with overall business objectives. 

Responsibilities 

Executive Talent Consulting & Partnership 

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior business, HR, and finance executives on critical talent initiatives spanning hiring, employee engagement, development, and retention. 
• Lead executive-level discussions to challenge assumptions, influence decision-making, and drive the adoption of innovative, data-informed talent strategies. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional People Analytics teams to capture the voice of the business and ensure alignment on strategic priorities.

Advanced Analytics Leadership 

• Oversee the design and delivery of complex analytics projects—from hypothesis formulation and model development to executive-level dashboards and actionable insights. 
• Translate multifaceted data into clear, high-impact recommendations that inform talent decisions such as workforce planning, compensation strategies, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. 
• Champion the use of predictive modeling, prescriptive analytics, and advanced statistical techniques to anticipate and address evolving talent challenges. 

Strategic Prioritization & Impact Measurement 

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to pinpoint critical talent issues and prioritize initiatives that drive measurable business impact. 
• Develop and refine comprehensive KPI frameworks and measurement systems that track performance trends, benchmark against industry standards, and support data-driven decision making. 

Holistic Talent Strategy Development 

• Define and drive the talent strategy roadmap, ensuring its integration with LinkedIn’s broader organizational objectives. 
• Facilitate strategic planning sessions with executive leadership to align talent practices with emerging business needs such as org transformation and performance. 
• Leverage external market intelligence and benchmarking data to refine and elevate our talent practices relative to industry trends. 

Executive Reporting & Storytelling 

• Craft and present executive-ready reports and visualizations that clearly articulate key talent trends, risks, and opportunities. 
• Use influential storytelling techniques to connect complex data insights with tangible business outcomes, ensuring clarity and actionable guidance for senior leadership. 

Team Leadership & Innovation 

• Mentor and inspire a high-performing team of analytics and strategy professionals, cultivating a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 
• Partner with technology and internal analytics teams to enhance data infrastructure, tool selection, and governance standards that support robust analytical capabilities. 
• Continuously identify and integrate emerging analytics approaches and best practices to keep LinkedIn at the forefront of talent strategy. 

Governance, Compliance & Ethical Data Use 

• Ensure the highest standards of data integrity, privacy, and compliance across all talent analytics initiatives. 
• Advocate for ethical data practices and guide executive decision-making on the legal and cultural implications of data-driven talent strategies. 

Qualifications