Principal Program Manager Talent Architecture

This role can be based in San Francisco Mountain View or Chicago. 

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 part of the Talent Strategic Initiatives team the Principal Program Manager (IC5 will own the operations of our companywide effort to update our talent architecture activate our point of view on how AI and automation will impact roles and work and enable LinkedIn to deepen its effectiveness as a skillsbased organization. The Principal Program Manager will report to the Senior Manager of Talent Architecture and will partner with many senior leaders and stakeholders across LinkedIn. This is a unique opportunity to accelerate our momentum ensure our systems run efficiently within a very complex endeavor and drive our skillsbased org strategy impacting the career experience of every LinkedIn employee.   

Responsibilities: 

• Build a comprehensive program plan and strategic roadmap to support Talent Architecture identify dependencies resources required and levels of risks between and across all relevant projects.  
• Ensure program deliverables are achieved drive performance of our LinkedIn team and vendor partners and conduct after action reviews with supporting project teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Improve and evolve the program to build repeatable scalable processes that result in higher quality more predictable outcomes. 
• Dig deeply into problems and data conducting root cause analysis analyzing operational and workforce data and creating reports that help us understand program health. Generate databased program insights and guide program owner and sponsors to make good decisions related to the program.   
• Build strategic relationships to drive long term success and work with project sponsors and functional leaders within GTO including Compensation HRBP Talent Acquisition Talent Development Talent Services Operations and Programs (TSOP) and others. Extend our influence by building strategic relationships with Product Marketing Sales Engineering Finance etc.  
• Enable the Talent Architecture team to deliver quality predictable outcomes that serve business needs. Evaluate our current systems processes and structure to create a more scalable streamlined set of processes reporting mechanisms and communication plans. Interpret and filter information into actionable formats for program project or team consumption. 
• Lead decisionmaking alignment resource asks and bigimpact areas like the impact of AI and automation on future workforce needs bringing our executive sponsors where needed.  
• Facilitate strategic planning and budget planning track program outcomes and reporting (e.g. OKRs quarterly ops reviews) manage our vendor and hold accountability for meeting our budget targets. 
• Enact a governance approach (e.g. refresh schedule skill change signals skills councils) to keep our talent systems and talent architecture working effectively. 
• Identify apply and role model best practices and flawless program management. Gather and document process for complex project and program requirements. Manage action items prepare and send agendas in advance of meetings and provide follow up email summaries and next steps. 
• Mobilize project/program teams and clearly articulate the plan along with roles and responsibilities for each project team member and stakeholders.  

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years experience within HR/Talent Project/Program Management and/or Management Consulting  
• OR Bachelors degree in psychology business or related field AND minimum 7 years experience in HR/Talent Project/Program Management and/or Management Consulting 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Masters or Doctoral degree in IndustrialOrganizational Psychology Organizational Behavior Management or related field 
• 5 years experience in an Internal Talent or HR Function 
• 5 years experience collaborating with senior leaders in the business talent and/or HR functions 
• 3 years experience creating analyzing and reporting on large operational data sets 
• 3 years experience in management consulting 
• 3 years experience leading endtoend functional or enterprisewideimplementation project   
• 2 years experience program managing enterprisewide job architecture initiatives  

Suggested Skills:

• Program Management 
• Analytical Problem Solving 
• Data Analysis 
• Business Acumen 
• Change Management 

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  

The pay range for this role is $134000 to $218000. 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  Information :

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