Associate, Strategic Finance - Ecosystem

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. This role will focus on partnering with the Product Executive team on strategic and operational projects aimed at expanding growth and value within the LinkedIn member ecosystem. Responsibilities Contributes to strategy development with business partners, within a limited scope Begins to validate and execute routine pressure testing of growth opportunities Operationalizes ideas and develops plans for execution with support from more senior team members Supports collaborative relationships with other teams and utilizes input and feedback to develop an understanding of their priorities and constraints Communicates implications of work (e.g., forecasts, analyses, trends) to management and cross-functional stakeholders with the necessary business context Leverages insights and data to develop narratives to influence stakeholders with some guidance Synthesizes problems and communicates point of view to support decision-making on issues related to individual work in smaller group discussions Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to support the growth of initiatives by providing a metrics-oriented perspective, with some supervision Communicates with stakeholders to answer a variety of questions Develops standard workstreams and operational processes according to defined procedures Begins to identify obstacles within immediate scope and makes recommendations Supports performance management by creating, maintaining, and updating basic models and forecasts for assigned metrics Access, transform, and synthesize data from cross-platform data sources and analyze to assess signals, trends, and risks, with some support from more senior team members Leverages comprehensive knowledge to develop hypotheses using identified signals, trends, and risks Executes ad hoc analyses to prove/disprove hypotheses and address well-defined business questions, deriving actionable insights from results Begins to work with cross-functional teams to design experiments to close deviations from targets Supports the culture and values of the organization, including diversity, inclusion, and belonging, by collaborating with and helping others and participating in organization-wide events/initiatives Seeks out feedback and provides constructive feedback to colleagues Takes advantage of opportunities for career growth and skill development Skills Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field 1+ years of experience in finance, finance accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or related field OR equivalent experience Background in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, strategy or an operational or growth role within a technology company Experience with SQL Proactive and passionate: You're independently capable of seeking information, solving conceptual problems, corralling resources, and delivering results in challenging situations High-energy, team-first attitude: You're motivated to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment to help our growing business Highly analytical: You're analytical, with experience decomposing and solving real world business problems Concise and effective communications: You're able to articulately present and debate recommendations with cross-functional teams and senior leadership Data Analysis Communication Strategic Thinking Project Management Stakeholder Management Benefits Annual performance bonus Stock Benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans Company Overview LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows users to create business connections, search for jobs, and find potential clients. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship LinkedIn has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 892 in 2025, 1108 in 2024, 913 in 2023, 1580 in 2022, 1043 in 2021, 1146 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.