Strategic Sales Ops Associate — Planning & Performance

LinkedIn; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Sales Strategy & Operations Associate to join the Planning & Performance team in a hybrid role based in multiple cities. You will analyze business performance, forecast, and support executive reporting, partnering with Sales, Finance, and Analytics to drive strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in Sales/Business Operations, strong data analysis skills, and experience with SQL, Excel, and AI-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Business, Analytics, Operations, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field is required.
• 2+ years of experience in Sales Operations, Business Operations, Finance, Management Consulting, Analytics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience using Excel and PowerPoint to perform analyses and communicate recommendations.
• Experience working with large datasets and writing SQL queries to analyze business performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of LinkedIn Sales Solutions' business drivers and go-to-market strategy to provide data-driven recommendations.
• Analyze performance and synthesize data into insights to identify opportunities and risks across the business.
• Support recurring forecasting processes by assessing performance trends and communicating outlooks to leadership.
• Contribute to forecasting, planning, executive reporting, and recurring operational reviews.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, Analytics and cross-functional teams to execute strategic initiatives.
• Build analyses, dashboards, presentations, and recommendations for executive discussions.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness through automation and AI-enabled solutions.

Skills

SQL

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Data Analysis

Education

BA/BS degree in Business, Analytics, Operations, Economics, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Sales Strategy & Operations Associate to join the Planning & Performance team in a hybrid role based in multiple cities. You will analyze business performance, forecast, and support executive reporting, partnering with Sales, Finance, and Analytics to drive strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in Sales/Business Operations, strong data analysis skills, and experience with SQL, Excel, and AI-enabled solutions.