Sales Strategy and Operations Associate

LinkedIn; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn in New York is seeking a Sales Strategy & Operations Associate to advise CS leaders with data-driven recommendations and drive revenue growth. You will analyze performance, own dashboards, and shape territory and headcount planning in a hybrid work model.

The role requires adapting insights for senior leaders, partnering with HR, Finance, and Systems, and delivering operational excellence to scale initiatives company-wide.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in business, operations, analytics, or related field.
• 2+ years in Sales Operations, Business Ops, or related analytical/operational role.
• 2+ years of Excel and PowerPoint experience.
• Experience with SQL or related language.
• Experience leveraging AI for data analysis and synthesis.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior CS leaders with data-driven recommendations that support long-term priorities.
• Track performance and provide insights to CS leadership for day-to-day decisions.
• Lead territory management, reporting, and dashboard development.
• Drive strategic planning: segmentation, headcount, and territory planning.
• Lead cross-functional projects shaping LinkedIn’s go-to-market motion.
• Collaborate with Sales Ops, Business Ops, HR, Finance, and Systems to achieve objectives.

Skills

Excel

Data Analysis

SQL

Stakeholder management

Education

BA/BS in business, operations, analytics, or related field

MBA/MA/MS degree in business, analytics, or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Job 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.

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

This role will be based in our New York office.

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.

As a Sales Strategy & Operations Associate, you will act as an advisor to leaders in the Customer Success (CS) organization and be responsible for helping crack the most important strategic and operational problems facing the business. Additionally, you will assess business performance and derive actionable insights focused on driving revenue growth, sales productivity, and customer value. You will also help drive operational excellence, ensuring data and operational foundations are maintained to allow the business to run efficiently. This individual is also responsible for leading, executing, and scaling new initiatives in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior members of the CS organization on growing and optimizing their businesses by making data-driven, actionable recommendations that help them achieve their long-term strategic priorities

• Track business performance and provide insights and recommendations to advise CS leadership and inform day-to-day decisions

• Lead operational processes of the CS organization, such as territory management, reporting, and dashboard development

• Drive strategic planning processes through data-driven recommendations, including customer segmentation, headcount planning, and territory planning

• Lead and provide recommendations on a variety of strategic, cross-functional projects that will shape LinkedIn’s go-to-market motion. Present insights and recommendations to executives and global Sales Operations partners

• Establish strong working relationships with peers in other Sales Operations teams and cross-functional partners (Business Operations, Sales leadership, HR, Finance, and Systems teams) to achieve objectives

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in business, operations, analytics, or related field

• 2+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Business Operations, Management Consulting, Investment Banking, or a related analytical/operational role

• 2+ years of experience with Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience with SQL or related language

• Experience leveraging AI for data analysis and synthesis

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to leverage numbers and insights to influence and drive sound decision making

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel; expertise in data analysis and modeling

• Experience in communicating effectively, project and time management, writing and presenting, and the ability to confidently interact with senior management

• Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate with stakeholders

• Strong attention to detail and ability to see insights beyond the numbers to drive sound decision making

• Ability to flex between day-to-day operations/project management and broader strategic initiatives

• Motivation to challenge the status quo and continually innovate

• Ability to effectively solve complex problems from high priority strategic initiatives

• MBA/MA/MS degree in business, analytics, or related field

Suggested Skills

• Excel

• Data Analysis

• SQL

• Stakeholder management

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $89,000 to $145,000. 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.

Additional Information

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