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.  

This role will be based in Bay Area (San Francisco, Sunnyvale/Mountain View), Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, or Omaha.

LinkedIn is looking for a Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager to join our Global Compliance and Integrity team where we strengthen and protect our trusted brand by fostering a culture of compliance and integrity, as well as inspire excellence in transparency, accountability, and inclusion. This role will include a mix of strategic and operational responsibilities working with cross functional stakeholders to understand the risks and establish governance and compliance processes and controls across our organization. While focusing on details, the candidate for-hire will be able to consider the big picture and make recommendations for processes and controls that align with LinkedIn’s growth strategy.  

The ideal candidate will be a curious, growth minded thinker who can apply broad risk, compliance and regulatory knowledge to complex tech enabled business processes. You will have experience supporting control and compliance programs, partnering with the business to identify key risks and design effective and proportionate controls, and measuring the effectiveness of the control environment. You will be an energized ambassador for our compliance programs – knowing how to communicate clearly, succinctly and influence others without authority. 

Responsibilities: 

• Plan, execute, and report on various types of governance and assurance reviews, including post-remediation validations 

• Conduct ongoing risk assessments and assist in developing and executing a dynamic risk-based assurance plan 

• Lead improvements and design of innovative compliance solutions and controls across the Organization 

• Lead compliance related change management initiatives within the team and across the Organization 

• Support management in handling complex issues with internal and external auditors 

• Craft and communicate effective data-driven program reporting and updates to influence decisions and outcomes internally 

• Contribute to an environment that fosters innovation and enables continuous improvement of the risk and compliance mindset across the Company  

• Consult with cross-functional stakeholders on risks and controls relevant to their processes 

• Develop and maintain tight coordination with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to: Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal and Internal Audit 

• Participate and/or lead special or ad-hoc projects and initiatives 

• Manage co-sourced consultants and optimize their engagement according to budget; act as the lead in the scoping, budgeting, tracking of budget versus actuals, and status reporting as needed 

• Demonstrate impeccable ethics by acting as a role model for values, integrity, professional conduct 

• Stay abreast of current events and the regulatory environment and how they may affect LinkedIn processes and compliance 

Qualifications

Basic qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management information systems, or related field or equivalent practical experience. 

• 5+ years of experience in risk management or compliance, including exposure to management consulting, technology industry, financial services, and/or project management 

• 2+ years of experience with governance and compliance risk management 

• 2+ years of experience in auditing or consulting, with a focus on identifying risks and designing and assessing controls across various business processes.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in business, management information systems, or related field 

• CIA, CPA, CISA or equivalent certification preferred 

• Experience with regulatory requirements that may impact the tech industry, such as Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, and AI regulation 

• Effective project management, verbal, and written communication Experience with industry accepted enterprise risk management frameworks 

• Analytical capacity and experience adding structure in a complex, ambiguous environment 

• Proven experience as a strong cross-group collaborator and team player, dealing with complex problems, resolving conflicts, and experience influencing cross-functional audiences 

• Ability to quickly adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through both analytical and problem-solving capabilities 

• Ability to analyze fragmented inputs, synthesize key attributes and recommend/deliver effective, balanced recommendations and outcomes 

Suggested Skills: 

• Designing Controls 
• Regulatory Compliance 
• Internal and External Audit 
• Cross Functional Collaboration 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.    

The pay range for this role is $84,000 to $138,000.  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.