Full-Time

Systems & Tools – Sr. Associate

Product Owner

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

10,001+ employees

Professional networking and job search platform

Enterprise Software
Financial Services
Education

Compensation Overview

$106k - $174kAnnually

+ Annual Performance Bonus + Stock + Incentive Compensation Plans

Mid

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid work option; requires commuting to the office.

Category
Product Management
Product Operations
Product
Required Skills
Product Management
SQL
Tableau
Salesforce
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 4+ years of experience in sales strategy and operations or equivalent role
  • 2+ years of experience in sales technology, including third-party tools (Anaplan, Salesforce) and internal, first-party business applications
  • 2+ years of software development lifecycle (SDLC) experience as a business partner or analyst, authoring business requirements and collaborating with Product and Engineering teams
  • BA/BS degree
  • Expertise in Sales and Sales Operations workflows and processes, including: Account planning, Account segmentation, Quota setting and management, Sales crediting and compensation, Sales forecasting, Sales motions, Territory planning and management
  • Direct experience with Anaplan (or similar 3P) to drive sales planning and performance processes
  • Direct experience with Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, or other CRM platforms
  • Experience in ads/media sales operations; understands the media sales cycle
  • Experience leading sales or business process transformation initiatives
  • Experience building for scale; comfortable with data and ambiguity
  • Experience embedding a Research and Development (R&D) mindset into Ops processes
  • Experience evaluating new tools and weighing in on build vs. buy decisions
  • Strong analytical skills to ensure we are prioritizing products/features based on data and not intuition
  • Understands agile methodologies and ways of working
  • Understands Product Management best practices; experience working as or with Product Managers
  • Comfortable and skilled at understanding customer needs and advocating for business users
  • Can delve into the details but can also engage meaningfully on the big picture to solve operational problems
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Innovative and focused on continuous improvement, staying up to date with the latest industry trends
  • Highly proficient using Excel, SQL, and familiar with relational databases
  • Familiar with analytics and business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI)
Responsibilities
  • Drive global Sales Technology priorities for LinkedIn’s media business: Understand the business and business needs; drive systems and tooling recommendations that increase Sales and Sales Operations productivity, decrease complexity, and can scale across segments and regions; Evaluate and quantify business and user impact to drive prioritization across new use cases, tasks, defects, and enhancements, ensuring we are prioritizing based on data and not intuition; Partner with Go-to-Market Enablement to ensure success and drive adoption of 3P and 1P tools
  • Own sales planning and performance products in Anaplan: Define product requirements, drive product planning and product design for new features and enhancements in Anaplan; Partner with Anaplan Solution Architects and Model Builders to design, test, launch, and optimize Anaplan models, ensuring that solutions can scale; Clearly communicate product benefits and value to our users and internal stakeholders
  • Act as the voice of LinkedIn’s media business on GTM Tech initiatives: Surface underlying business, data, process, and user needs based on existing pain points, heuristic/expert interviews, survey analysis and insights, and process/workflow analyses; Consolidate business requirements across internal media sales audiences and identify standardization or business process optimization opportunities to inform future solution design; Partner with Product Managers in GTM Tech to generate hypotheses based on problem statements to inform 1P product scope/feature scope, initial requirements, and/or criteria for success

LinkedIn is a professional networking platform that connects job seekers with employment opportunities and businesses with talent. It serves a wide range of users, including individual professionals, recruiters, and companies from various industries. The platform operates globally, offering services that help users network, search for jobs, and acquire talent. LinkedIn's business model is mainly subscription-based, providing premium memberships that offer advanced features like enhanced search options, insights, and learning resources. Additionally, it generates revenue through advertising and recruitment services, allowing companies to post job listings and reach potential candidates. What sets LinkedIn apart from its competitors is its extensive database and advanced algorithms, which facilitate efficient matching of job seekers with relevant job opportunities, making the hiring process smoother for employers.

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$121M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2002

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

-3%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • LinkedIn's continuous innovation, such as the new career break feature, demonstrates its commitment to user-centric enhancements.
  • The platform's extensive user base and global reach provide significant networking opportunities and career growth potential.
  • LinkedIn's strong brand recognition and market position offer stability and credibility for employees.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive landscape of professional networking and job search platforms could pressure LinkedIn to continuously innovate to maintain its market position.
  • Privacy concerns and data security issues could impact user trust and platform engagement.

What makes LinkedIn unique

  • LinkedIn's unique position as a professional networking platform with over 700 million users globally sets it apart from other social media platforms.
  • The platform's new feature promoting career breaks for various personal reasons enhances user experience and inclusivity, distinguishing it from competitors.
  • LinkedIn's integration of job listings, professional networking, and content sharing creates a comprehensive ecosystem for career development.

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