Sales Operations Associate (Fixed-Term Contract)

LinkedIn; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn in Ireland is hiring a Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst for an 11-month fixed-term contract. The role is hybrid, combining time at home with days in the office, and you will partner with senior sales executives to shape go-to-market strategies and drive revenue growth.

You will lead data-driven planning, build territories, set targets, and provide forecasting insights, working with cross-functional teams including Finance, Operations, and Sales Leadership to help the business win.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, finance, sales operations, business operations, or an analytical/operational role
• 2+ years of experience with Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience using SQL to analyze data and drive decisions
• Ability to leverage numbers and insights to influence decision making

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide recommendations on projects shaping LinkedIn’s future go-to-market model
• Drive data-driven planning processes including customer segmentation, headcount, territory planning, and quota setting
• Track business performance and provide forecasting insights to sales leadership
• Lead sales operations processes such as quota management, territory allocation, audits, and dashboards
• Establish strong partnerships with cross-functional peers (finance, operations, sales leadership) to achieve objectives

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Problem Solving

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Tableau

Presto

SQL

Job description

• Full-time
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Department: GBO

Company Description

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.

Job Description

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.

This position is an 11 month fixed-term contract.

OurSalesOperations organizationis responsible forbuilding the ultimate go-to-market engine to connect our solutions with customer needs at scale. As a Sales Strategy & Operations Analyst, you will be partnering with senior sales executives to crack the most important strategic topics in the sales organization, driving revenuegrowthand improving sales productivity and customer value. The Analyst is also responsible for leading, executing and scaling operational and planning processes (e.g. building sales territories, setting sales targets) in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. Finance).

The Analyst should have strong strategic mindset and communications skills and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive critical business decisions. The candidate should also be able to handlehighly sensitive, confidential, and non-routine information, be open minded to challenge the status quo and work on a rapidly changing organization while inspiring excellence from themselves and business partners.

Responsibilities:

Lead and provide recommendations on a variety of decision-making projects that will shape LinkedIn’s future go-to-market model

Act like an owner in driving strategic planning processes through data-driven recommendations (e.g. customer segmentation, headcount, financial and territory planning, quota setting)

Track business performance and provide insights and recommendations toadvisesales leadership on forecasting

Lead operational processes of the sales organization,such as:quota management, territory allocation, audits, report and dashboard development

Establish strong working relationships with peers in other Sales Operations teams and cross functional partners (business operations, sales leadership, compensation,financeand systems teams) to achieve objectives

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in management consulting, finance, sales operations, business operations, or an analytical/operational role
• 2+years of experiencewith Exceland PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience working with SQL
• Ability toleveragenumbers and insights to influence & drive sound decision making
• Experience in communicating effectively and present to Senior Executives
• Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate with stakeholders
• Experience in working with Tableauand/or Presto
• Motivation to stand out from the crowd, disrupting the norm to help the business win
• Ability to effectively solve complex problems from high priority strategic initiatives

Suggested Skills:

• Analytical
• Communication
• Problem Solving

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