Chief of Staff, GPO Marketing

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 is located in Mountain View, New York or San Francisco.

We are seeking a highly strategic and operationally sound Chief of Staff for our Growth, Performance, and Operations (GPO) team within LinkedIn’s Marketing organization. This individual will act as a thought partner and drive the day-to-day execution of key priorities, serving as a trusted advisor to the Vice President of GPO and the leadership team. This role will be instrumental in advancing the strategic priorities and narrative of the organization, while ensuring operational excellence through effective processes and a robust rhythm of business. 

The GPO team is comprised of seasoned subject-matter experts who rely on extensive experience, an ambitious vision, and an outcome-oriented approach to drive LinkedIn's growth through best-in-class marketing, technologies, and capabilities.  

To be successful in this role, the chief of Staff should have a robust strategic approach, be technologically savvy, precise and structured in their approach to operations, and be an effective communicator. 

The strategic approach involves getting close to how things work in the business and the team before understanding what matters most and developing a practical action plan that drives impact. 

A passion for technology will allow the Chief of Staff to understand and genuinely appreciate the work performed by this team of experts who live at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and best-in-class marketing, where art meets science. 

Communication skills will be necessary to establish an internal and external team narrative outlining the GPO's impact on LinkedIn's growth to keep the team engaged and focused while ensuring alignment and support from cross-functional stakeholders. 

Communication skills will be necessary to establish an internal and external team narrative outlining the GPO's impact on LinkedIn's growth. This will keep the team engaged and focused while ensuring alignment and support from cross-functional stakeholders. 

The candidate should also be able to handle highly sensitive, confidential, and non-routine information, have attention to detail, be open-minded to challenge the status quo and work in a rapidly changing organization while inspiring excellence from themselves and business partners. 

The candidate should have a track record of helping teams excel through analysis, strategy, communications, and operational rigor. 

The Chief of Staff is a crucial member of the Growth, Performance & Operations leadership team, participating in strategy discussions, leading key initiatives, facilitating business planning and execution, and communicating results. They will also be a part of the Marketing and Communications (M&C) Chief of Staff community to help connect strategy, operations, and relationships across the global organization. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to make an impact working alongside a team shaping the future of marketing and technology, working for a company that does well by doing good. 

Responsibilities

 Strategic Leadership & Execution: 

• Partner with the VP of GPO to drive the strategic agenda and narrative for the organization. 
• Develop and implement practical action plans that drive significant impact. 
• Participate in strategy discussions, lead key initiatives, and facilitate business planning and execution. 
• Understand and align business operations with broader organizational goals. 

Operational Excellence: 

• Ensure operational excellence by establishing and maintaining efficient processes. 
• Drive a structured approach to operations, ensuring precision and efficiency. 
• Handle highly sensitive, confidential, and non-routine information with discretion. 

Team & Stakeholder Engagement: 

• Establish an internal and external narrative that outlines the GPO’s impact on LinkedIn’s growth. 
• Keep th