Senior Associate - Strategic Finance

About the Company and Role

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network dedicated to creating economic opportunities for the global workforce. Our platforms enable users to build meaningful connections, discover career opportunities, and develop key skills. We prioritize investing in our employees' growth while fostering a culture of trust, inclusiveness, and enjoyment where everyone has the chance to succeed. This role is located in either New York City or San Francisco and follows a hybrid work model combining remote and office work based on business needs.

Position Overview and Responsibilities

The Monetization Strategic Finance team seeks a highly analytical and motivated Senior Associate to support the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions (LMS) division. In this capacity, you will be responsible for financial planning, forecasting, and managing performance for our Onsite Ads business. You will build and maintain detailed financial models, analyze market and product trends, and deliver actionable insights that inform strategic planning and investment decisions.

Additionally, you will support the Ads Measurement team by collaborating closely with Research & Development teams (Product, Engineering, Data Science) and Go-To-Market functions (Product Marketing, Business Development) to assess new product opportunities, prioritize strategically, and define success metrics. This position sits at the intersection of finance, product, and strategy, playing a key role in driving the growth of LinkedIn's advertising business.

Key Duties

• Maintain and improve complex financial models supporting financial planning and performance tracking.
• Analyze performance data to develop insights and narratives that influence decision-makers independently.
• Identify limited-scope opportunities for growth and contribute to strategy development alongside cross-functional teams.
• Build collaborative partnerships across departments to understand and incorporate their priorities and constraints.
• Support evaluation of product opportunities, metric definition, and strategic decision-making with minimal supervision.
• Help operationalize ideas and create execution plans with guidance from senior colleagues.
• Synthesize complex problems and communicate viewpoints in smaller group discussions to facilitate decisions.
• Proactively recognize and remove obstacles with little assistance.
• Participate in organizational culture initiatives promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Seek and engage in career development and skill enhancement opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in finance, accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or a similar function, or equivalent track record.
• Preferred: At least 1 year experience in the technology sector.
• Preferred: One year or more expertise in financial modeling and data analytics.
• Familiarity with SQL is desirable.
• Experience with digital advertising or marketplace business models is advantageous.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $107,000 to $172,000 annually, dependent on factors such as skills, experience, certifications, and location costs. The compensation package may also include annual bonuses, stock options, benefits, and other incentives.

Inclusion and Accessibility

LinkedIn is committed to equal opportunity employment without discrimination on legally protected grounds and fosters an inclusive, accessible work environment. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities to support participation in the hiring process.

Legal Compliance

The company adheres to fair pay transparency policies and local ordinances, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, to consider applicants with criminal records.