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Strategy&OpsAssociate
“Strategy & Ops Associate at LinkedIn. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics. Structure ambiguous problems. Conduct data-driven analysis”
What You'll Achieve.
create leverage; optimize growth; scale in our sales organization; drive critical business decisions; inspire excellence from themselves and business partners; solve the most important business; speed up and improves decisions
Industry & Context.
strategic mindset with data and analytical skills; Use problem solving skills; analytical skills; translate data into insights
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience in a strategic, analytical, or operational role, 2+ years of hands-on experience with Excel, SQL, and PowerPoint in a business context, Demonstrated experience with AI‑enabled tools used in business and analytics contexts
Nice to Have
Commercial Operations experience (e.g., Deal Desk, pricing) in SaaS and/or marketing/advertising businesses, Ability to leverage AI and Automation tools across role responsibilities (analytics, communications, strategy & execution, program mgmt., etc.), analytical skills—able to translate data into insights, recommendations, and clear business narratives to drive decision-making, Advanced Excel expertise, including data analysis and financial modeling, Proficiency with BI/analytics tools (e.g., Tableau) and querying languages (SQL/Presto), or demonstrated ability to learn quickly, Executive-ready communication and presence—comfortable presenting to senior leaders and partnering one-to-one with technical and business stakeholders, cross-functional leadership: builds trusted partnerships, facilitates meetings, and guides groups through trade-offs and decisions, Experience managing vendor/partner teams (e.g., offshore operations) and influencing without direct authority, Comfort with ambiguity and complex, high-priority strategic bias toward challenging the status quo and continuous improvement, Program management experience driving large, cross-functional, enterprise-wide experience in global enterprise environments a plus
What You'll Do.
Structure ambiguous problems
Conduct data-driven analysis
Extrapolate key insights
Deliver recommendations
Set and measure business growth
Measure impact of scaled projects
Drive business strategies
Lead complex programs
Design and scale automated workflows
Turn business questions into frameworks
Build AI/ML or rules-based automation
Learn quickly across businesses
Assume ownership for workstreams
Conduct research on industry trends
Gather competitive intelligence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Deal Desk leadership; Partner with cross-functional partners; Present key insights and recommendations to senior business leaders; Work with Sales Ops, Tech, and Data; Partner one-to-one with technical and business stakeholders; Build trusted partnerships; Facilitate meetings; Guide groups through trade-offs and decisions
Communication Scope
communicate and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders; Executive-ready communication and presence; presenting to senior leaders; Executive communication
Process & Methodology
lead complex programs, Program management experience
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