Job Description

This role will be based in San Francisco, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, New York, or Chicago

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.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Employee Communications team as a Senior Manager 2, focused on enterprise-wide internal communications that support recurring programs, new initiatives, and key workforce priorities. In this role, you9ll provide strategic communications counsel to our Performance Management and Compensation teams, shaping and executing communications that drive awareness, understanding, and engagement with LinkedIn9s Total Rewards programs This role will also lead and support other priority HR communications work, bringing opportunities to scale impact to teams across LinkedIn.

We9re looking for a dynamic communicator with a strong track record of partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders, deep business acumen, strong HR communications experience, and a passion for storytelling that brings people strategies to life and supports business growth. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring creativity to how we engage employees across a variety of channels, and lead the day-to-day execution of multiple projects. If you9re energized by the opportunity to lead with influence, drive clarity, think strategically, and helpemployees feel informed about and connected to the programs that shape their careers, we9d love to meet you.

Responsibilities

Communications Strategy and Execution

• Acts as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders across GTO and the enterprise, advising on the right channel, timing, and content of communications to employees.
• Leverages understanding of business needs and insights to recommend, develop, and socialize employee communications strategy and planning.
• Implements tactics and collects and reviews results to ensure accuracy and quality across messages and channels.
• Provides strategic communications counsel to the Performance Management and Compensation teams, shaping and executing the internal narratives that drive awareness, understanding, and engagement with LinkedIn9s Total Rewards programs.
• Leads and supports other priority communications work, including organizational change and issues management, bringing opportunities to scale impact to teams across LinkedIn.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Owns stakeholder relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and consistency.
• Incorporates best practices for decision-making criteria and principles at outset to drive priorities and expectations, while defining and clarifying scope.
• Recognizes opportunities, makes decisions, challenges the status quo, and identifies alternatives that recognize stakeholders9 diverse perspectives.

Writing and Storytelling

• Develops new stories/narratives and drafts content independently, while connecting and reinforcing strategic messaging.
• Creatively uses different communication formats such as live events, videos, and emails to inform and inspire employees. Recommends what channels are most appropriate for the target audience and drive execution from start to finish.
• Delivers high-quality, creative communications that help drive business outcomes.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, 3+ years of experience in Employee Communications or related experience.
• Bachelor9s Degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field AND minimum 6 years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, 3+ years of experience in Employee Communications, or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience supporting senior executives.
• 6+ years of experience in employee communications roles.
• 2+ years of HR communications experience.
• 3+ years working in a communications or marketing-focused role.
• Exceptional judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to operate with a high degree of discretion.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple communication initiatives simultaneously, operate with ambiguity, and inspire collaboration at all levels of the organization.

Suggested Skills

• Storytelling
• Strategy
• Problem Solving
• Influence Others
• Easily Adaptable
• Detail Orientation

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $148,000 to $233,000. 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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