LinkedIn Looking for Business Strategy and Operations Associate, LTS international GTM at London, England, United Kingdom Full Time

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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 an Associate to join our GTM BizOps team in London. This person will partner with our global go-to-market organisation and other cross-functional leaders to drive strategic initiatives that shape the growth trajectory of our largest business, Talent Solutions (hiring & learning).

Our Go-to-Market Operations organization is responsible for building and maintaining the operational foundation that enables our sales organization to run effectively and efficiently. This individual will act as an advisor to executives in the sales organization and is responsible for helping crack the most important strategic and operational problems facing the business. As a Go-to-Market Operations Associate, you will be partnering with senior sales executives to assess business performance and derive actionable insights focused on driving revenue growth, sales productivity, and customer value. The Associate is also responsible for leading, executing, and scaling operational and planning processes in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

The Associate should have a strong strategic mindset, use data to drive decision making inclusive of owning the analysis, while having strong communications skills that enable them to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. The candidate should also be able to handle highly sensitive, confidential, and non-routine information, have high 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.

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 
• Advise senior members of the sales organization on growing and optimizing their businesses by making data-driven, actionable recommendations that help them achieve their long-term strategic priorities     
• Lead and provide recommendations on a variety of strategic, cross-functional projects that will shape LinkedIn’s go-to-market motion. Present insights and recommendations to executives and global sales operations partners  
• Establish strong working relationships with peers in other Sales Operations teams and cross-functional partners (sales leadership, HR, finance, and systems teams) to achieve objectives  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or related practical experience 
• 2+ years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, or a strategy, sales operations, business operations within a technology company  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Ability to leverage numbers and insights to influence and drive sound decision making
• Experience in communicating effectively and presenting to Senior Executives
• Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate with stakeholders
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel: expertise in data analysis and financial modeling
• Experience working with large datasets and relational databases e.g., SQL
• Motivation to challenge the status quo and continually innovate
• Ability to effectively solve complex problems from high priority strategic initiatives

Suggested Skills:

• Strategy Consulting
• Communication Skills
• Pesenting

Additional Information

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