LinkedIn Looking for Associate, Business Strategy & Operations – Talent Marketplace – International Product at London, England, United Kingdom Full Time

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.

We are looking for a Business Operations Associate to join our “Biz Ops” team. This person will partner with our global R&D organisation and international sales & marketing leaders to drive strategic initiatives that shape the growth trajectory of our largest business, Talent Solutions (hiring & learning). Frequent interaction and collaboration with the Global HQ (San Francisco) Biz Ops team will also be critical success factor. Projects will range from understanding product performance, online sales improvement, online marketing strategy, product strategy and driving product adoption.

The ideal candidate is at the intersection of strategic and analytical thinking, with strong execution. This candidate will demonstrate quick learning and an impressive history of driving results.  Most importantly, the candidate will deliver through strong relationships and use excellent communication to reach alignment across senior stakeholders, keep projects on track, and have fun.

Responsibilities

• Leverage LinkedIn data to conduct in-depth analyses across areas of the business to develop deep understanding of key value drivers, identifying improvement areas and opportunities
• Structure ambiguous problems for executive reviews of international markets
• Help identify international product gaps, in collaboration with international sales and marketing teams
• Drive international recommendations for the global product roadmap, including sizing impact and evaluating ROI
• Shape the course of the business by pro-actively identifying growth levers

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, or a strategy, product or growth role within a technology company 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise software, SaaS or online advertising
• Experience working with large datasets and relational databases to solve real-world problems (SQL)
• Proactive and passionate. You’re independently capable of seeking information, solving conceptual problems, corralling resources, and delivering results in challenging situations 
• High-energy, team-first attitude. You’re motivated to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment to help our growing business 
• Highly analytical. You’re analytical, with experience decomposing and solving real world business problems, ideally building/using advanced models. 
• Concise and effective communications. You’re able to articulately present and debate recommendations with cross-functional teams and senior leadership

Suggested Skills:

• SQL
• Stakeholder Management
• Consulting

Additional Information

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