Strategic Accounts Sales Strategy & Operations Associate, EMEAL

This role will be based in London. 

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. 

Our LinkedIn Marketing Solutions GTM Strategy & Operations organization is responsible for building the ultimate go-to-market engine to connect our solutions with customer needs. As a GTM Sales Strategy & Operations Associate for the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions business you will tackle the most critical challenges facing our sales organization - from shaping go-to-market strategy to optimizing operational processes - all with the goal of driving more value for our sales org and our customers. Youll work cross-functionally to uncover insights through data design scalable solutions and help our Sales org operate smarter and more effectively. 

This individual will act as a close partner and advisor to leaders in the sales organization and is responsible for helping crack the most important strategic and operational problems facing the business. 

As a Sales Strategy & Operations Associate you will be partnering with senior sales executives to assess business performance and derive actionable insights focused on driving revenue growth sales productivity and customer value. The Associate is also responsible for performing program managing and scaling operational and planning processes (e.g. building sales territories setting sales targets weekly forecasting) in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.  
 
The Associate should have a strong strategic mindset and communication skills and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive critical business decisions. The candidate should also be able to handle highly sensitive confidential and non-routine information have attention to detail be open-minded to challenge the status quo and work on a rapidly changing organization while inspiring excellence from themselves and business partners.  
 

Responsibilities: 

• Advise senior sales leaders on growing and optimizing their businesses by making data-driven actionable recommendations to achieve short-term and long-term strategic priorities 

• Perform complex data analysis and share insights by leveraging tools like SQL Tableau Salesforce. 

• Lead end-to-end territory planning and quota setting process 

• Lead ad hoc and operational projects that have regional or global impact e.g. optimized territory planning forecast modeling process improvement and automation 

• Establish strong working relationships with colleagues in GTM Operations and cross-functional teams such as Finance Pricing Sales Leadership Systems & Tools 

• Partner with Systems and Business Analytics teams to streamline and automate processes enhance reporting capabilities and explore opportunities to embed AI 

• Be flexible something unexpected always comes up 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications: 

• 2 years of experience in management consulting finance sales operations business operations or an analytical/operational role 
• 1 years of experience operating with SQL and Excel 
• BA/BS degree in business operations analytics or related field 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability to leverage numbers and insights to influence & drive sound decision making. 
• Experience in communicating effectively and presenting to Senior Executives. 
• Ability to build strong partnerships and collaborate with stakeholders. 
• Experience working in the Ads Tech or SaaS industry. 
• Motivation to stand out from the crowd disrupting the norm to help their business win. 
• Ability to effectively solve complex problems from high priority strategic initiatives. 
• Demonstrated interest in using AI and automation to scale workflows improve efficiency and simplify repeatable processes. 

Suggested Skills:

• Analytical 
• Prioritization 
• Communication 

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