Strategy & Market Insights Manager

Strategy & Market Insights Manager

01 Oct 2024
California, Sanfrancisco, 94102 Sanfrancisco USA

Strategy & Market Insights Manager

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.Join us to transform the way the world works.This role will be based in San Francisco or Sunnyvale.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 is part of LinkedIn’s Corporate Development & Strategy team, which partners closely with cross-functional leaders to drive corporate and strategic initiatives, analyze market activity and competitive dynamics, and source, evaluate, execute and integrate M&A and strategic partnership opportunities. This specific role will focus on strategic initiatives and market activity versus any deal-related activity. We seek exceptional candidates who are highly motivated, have a track record of academic and professional success, are driven to succeed and have enthusiasm and passion for LinkedIn’s professional suite of products.The responsibilities of this Manager include keeping a pulse on public and private markets and synthesizing insights to inform LinkedIn’s strategy and most important business decisions. The right candidate has proven skills in strategic thinking and understanding data, along with the curiosity and critical thinking needed to identify important takeaways that may not be reported in existing news or research. In addition, the Manager will work with key cross-functional partners - leaders from Product, Engineering, Finance and our executive team - and must be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders. This role is an excellent opportunity to join a small team that influences long-term company-wide investment initiatives that impact hundreds of millions of professionals worldwide.Responsibilities

Follow and synthesize macro indicators, research (Wall St, 3rd party, etc.), and industry conversations to keep a pulse on key market trends and sentiment

Run point on the quarterly earnings review each quarter, which includes interfacing with Microsoft IR for input into public earnings, as well as crafting the internal narrative of business highlights each quarter for the CFO’s office

Drive exec prep for external meetings with equity research analysts or key internal events

Develop a deep understanding of LinkedIn’s market landscape and build relationships with key players in the industry (e.g., VCs, companies, founders, investment banks, etc.)

Communicate effectively across all levels (within the team, to cross-functional partners, to leadership / executives)

Build effective relationships with colleagues from across the organization

Basic Qualifications:

5+ years of post-undergrad work experience that includes experience in one or combination of strategy consulting, equity research, public/private market investing, or related experience

Familiarity with financial statements, forecasting, and analysis

Independently capable of seeking information, solving conceptual problems, corralling resources, and delivering results in challenging situations

Preferred Qualifications:

Exposure to Consumer Internet and/or Software as a Service (SaaS) sectors

Ability to formulate exec-level insights around complex business problems and create structured quantitative and qualitative analyses

Exceptional oral and written communication skills & executive presence: able to articulately present and debate recommendations with senior leadership

Experience working with large data sets and using statistical analyses

Desire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment

High aptitude to learn quickly, assimilate to new teams and projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work well under pressure with appropriate attention to detail

Strong personal initiative, excellent judgment and sense of humor

Suggested Skills:

Strategic thinking

Executive-level Communication

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $138,000 to $225,000. 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. Equal Opportunity StatementLinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here: EEO Statement2020 - Signed.pdf (https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/LinkedInGCI/EeE8sk7CTIdFmEp9ONzFOTEBM62TPrWLMHs4J1CQxVTbg?e=xcELJV) .Please reference the following information for more information: https://legal.linkedin.com/content/dam/legal/LinkedInEEOStatement2020.pdf .Please reference the following information for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088EEOCKnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf andhttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCPEEOSupplementFinalJRFQA508c.pdf for more information.LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you

Having interviews in an accessible location

Being accompanied by a service dog

Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview

A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance ​Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Pay Transparency Policy Statement ​As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates ​Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.

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