Job Description

This role will be based in NYC.

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.

Our LinkedIn Marketing Solutions GTM Strategy & Operations organization is responsible for building the ultimate go-to-market engine to connect our solutions with customer needs. As a GTM Sales Strategy & Operations Senior Associate for the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions business, you will tackle the most critical challenges facing our sales organization - from shaping go-to-market strategy to optimizing operational processes - all with the goal of driving more value for our sales org and our customers. You'll work cross-functionally to uncover insights through data, design scalable solutions, and help our Sales org operate smarter and more effectively.

This individual will act as a close partner and advisor to leaders in the GTM Ops and Sales organization and is responsible for helping crack the most important strategic and operational problems facing the business.

As a Sales Strategy & Operations Senior Associate, you will own and optimize the bi-annual business planning process, driving alignment across stakeholders, managing end-to-end planning activities, and ensuring execution against strategic priorities. The Senior Associate will also be responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving operational frameworks and planning processes that increase consistency, scalability, and efficiency across the business. In addition, you will partner with GTM Ops leadership, key cross-functional teams and senior sales executives to assess business performance and derive actionable insights focused on driving revenue growth, sales productivity, and customer value.

The Senior Associate should have a strong strategic mindset, project management and communication skills and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive critical business decisions and outcomes. 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 on a rapidly changing organization while inspiring excellence from themselves and business partners.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end territory planning and quota setting process globally

• Advise senior sales leaders on growing and optimizing their businesses by making data-driven, actionable recommendations to achieve short-term and long-term strategic priorities

• Perform complex data analysis and share insights by leveraging tools like SQL, Tableau, Salesforce.

• Lead ad hoc and operational projects that have regional or global impact

• Establish strong working relationships with colleagues in GTM Operations and cross-functional teams such as Finance, Pricing, Sales Leadership, Systems & Tools

• Partner with Systems and Business Analytics teams to streamline and automate processes, enhance reporting capabilities, and explore opportunities to embed AI

• Be flexible - something unexpected always comes up

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in management consulting, finance, sales operations, business operations, or an analytical/operational role

• 2+ years of experience operating with SQL and Excel

• BA/BS degree in business, operations, analytics, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to leverage numbers and insights to influence & drive sound decision making.

• Experience in communicating effectively and presenting to Senior Executives.

• Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate with stakeholders.

• Experience working in the Ads Tech or SaaS industry.

• Motivation to stand out from the crowd, disrupting the norm to help their business win.

• Ability to effectively solve complex problems from high priority strategic initiatives.

Suggested Skills:

• Problem solving

• Accountability

• Executive communication skills

• Strategic Initiatives

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $109,000 to $176,000. 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 work 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.

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