Sr. Associate, Strategic Finance - LBP

LinkedIn•San Francisco, CA

2d•$98,000 - $158,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. The location of this role will be San Francisco. LinkedIn’s Strategic Finance team is looking for a strategic thinker and motivated operator who is passionate about building technology platforms that enable LinkedIn to serve the needs of its users and customers globally. This person will support the LinkedIn Business Platform team that partners with horizontal go-to-market technology, LinkedIn Business Platform Product, Engineering, and business teams to define and execute the technology roadmap, including estimation and performance measurement of impact. The ideal candidate is highly proactive, strategic, communicative, empathetic, and analytical. The ideal candidate has experience and an interest in consumer (B2C) and / or customer (B2B) experience and technology platforms and is energized by asking how we can improve the lives of LinkedIn’s members, customers, and employees.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field
3+ years of experience in finance, finance accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or related field OR equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

1+ years of experience in the technology industry
MBA degree
Data Analysis
Financial Acumen
Problem Solving
Project Management
Strategic Thinking

Responsibilities

Strategic Thinking Learns to identify new opportunities for growth within a limited scope and supports strategy development with business partners
Validates and executes pressure testing of growth opportunities
Builds collaborative relationships with other teams and seeks input and feedback to develop an understanding of their priorities and constraints
Stakeholder Influence Communicates implications of work (e.g., forecasts, analyses, trends) to management and cross-functional stakeholders to drive action
Synthesizes problems and communicates point of view to support decision-making on issues related to individual work in smaller group discussions
Execution & Organization Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to support the growth of initiatives by providing a metrics- oriented perspective, with minimal supervision
Communicates with stakeholders to answer a wide variety of complex questions
Exercises judgment within defined procedures to develop workstreams and operational processes
Proactively identifies obstacles and works to unblock them with minimal support
Performance Management Executes ad hoc analyses to prove/disprove hypotheses and address ambiguous or complex business questions, deriving actionable insights from results
Culture & Values Contributes to the culture and values of the organization including diversity, inclusion, and belonging, through organization-wide events and initiatives
Proactively seeks out feedback and provides constructive feedback to colleagues
Seeks out new opportunities for career growth and skill development