Sales Operations & Strategy, Sales Development LinkedIn’s Sales Operations & Strategy team for Sales Development is searching for an associate passionate about driving business growth using data-driven insights. This role will work with LinkedIn’s global Sales Development leadership on the most important strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth and efficiencies. This position is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate with experience in sales operations and analysis or corporate strategy to transition into an instrumental operating role with LinkedIn. Sales Development drives the sales pipeline for LinkedIn’s four corporate business lines: Talent Solutions, Learning Solutions, Sales Solutions and Marketing Solutions. We target every major market globally. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work directly with senior leadership to drive strategies for Global Sales Development
• Build reporting and visualization that drives valuable business insights
• Drive high priority initiatives including (but not limited to) strategic planning, process optimization, forecast modeling
• Plan and execute global initiatives and programs for maximum impact and minimal disruption to key sales stakeholders
• Learn and use CRM tools to drive technical analysis of sales and activities
• Deliver global operations programs that evolve and transform LinkedIn’s sales model
• Work hand-in-hand with Marketing, Finance, and Sales

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BA or BS degree 
• 2+ years’ experience in Management Consulting, Sales Operations, Business Analytics, Investment Banking or other quantitative & analytically focused role
• 3 + years experience with Excel and SQL (or similar querying language)
• 1+ year Tableau or other data visualization tools

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep experience analyzing data and the ability to use data to drive insights and decision-making
• Strong understanding of technology and its application to improve sales productivity thru sales process optimization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience with senior management
• Strong project management, organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Experience with Salesforce.com or other CRM