LinkedIn
Manager, Corporate Development
LinkedIn, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Company Description
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.
Join us to transform the way the world works.
Job Description
At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.
This role is based in Sunnyvale or San Francisco.
LinkedIn’s Corporate Development team partners closely with cross-functional leaders to drive corporate and strategic initiatives, analyze market activity and competitive dynamics, and source, evaluate, execute and integrate M&A and strategic partnership opportunities. We seek exceptional candidates who are highly motivated, have a track record of academic and professional success, are driven to succeed and have enthusiasm and passion for LinkedIn’s professional suite of products.
The responsibilities of the Manager include delivering strategic projects, landscape insights, strategic finance projects, M&A analysis, and scenario evaluations to inform LinkedIn’s most important business decisions. The right candidate has proven skills in financial modeling and strategic assessment/diligence, along with the curiosity and critical thinking needed to identify important factors that may never fit on a spreadsheet. In addition, the Manager must possess an ability to work directly with senior executives on company-critical projects.
This role is an excellent opportunity to join a small team that influences long-term company-wide investment initiatives that impact hundreds of millions of professionals worldwide.
Responsibilities:Develop strong knowledge of our competitive ecosystem and deliver insightful analyses of market opportunities to inform our M&A strategySupport acquisitions by playing a quarterback role across all elements of the deal including defining acquisition rationale, valuation modeling, due diligence, deal negotiations, etc. This includes coordinating a multitude of internal teams across various stages of the processManage post-acquisition integration by ensuring that cross-functional teams are all executing on their respective M&A integration plansDrive strategy projects end to end working closely with cross-functional partnersAssist in building relationships with key players in the industry (e.g., VCs, founders, investment bankers, etc.)Assist the team in building world-class best practices and infrastructure to keep us running smoothlyBuild effective relationships with colleagues from across the organizationCommitment to a minimum of two in-office days per week, depending on opportunities for team collaborationQualifications
Basic Qualifications:5+ years of work experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate development at a technology company, or related experienceDemonstrated ability and experience with building financial models (e.g., DCFs, M&A valuation, etc.)Prior experience in M&A deal execution and integrationPreferred Qualifications:MBAExposure to Consumer Internet and/or Software as a Service (SaaS) sectorsAbility to formulate exec-level insights around complex business problems and create structured quantitative and qualitative analysesAbility to take ambiguous problems and provide structure and clarityExceptional oral and written communication skills & executive presence: able to articulately present and debate recommendations with senior leadershipStrong personal initiative, excellent judgment and sense of humorExperience working with large data sets and using statistical analysesDesire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment: a highly proactive self-starterHigh aptitude to learn quickly, assimilate to new teams and projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work well under pressure with appropriate attention to detailSuggested Skills:Strategic ThinkingExecutive-Level CommunicationFinancial AnalysisData AnalysisEqual Opportunity StatementLinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay Transparency Policy StatementAs a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions. The pay range for this role is $138,000 to $225,000. 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.
Join us to transform the way the world works.
Job Description
At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.
This role is based in Sunnyvale or San Francisco.
LinkedIn’s Corporate Development team partners closely with cross-functional leaders to drive corporate and strategic initiatives, analyze market activity and competitive dynamics, and source, evaluate, execute and integrate M&A and strategic partnership opportunities. We seek exceptional candidates who are highly motivated, have a track record of academic and professional success, are driven to succeed and have enthusiasm and passion for LinkedIn’s professional suite of products.
The responsibilities of the Manager include delivering strategic projects, landscape insights, strategic finance projects, M&A analysis, and scenario evaluations to inform LinkedIn’s most important business decisions. The right candidate has proven skills in financial modeling and strategic assessment/diligence, along with the curiosity and critical thinking needed to identify important factors that may never fit on a spreadsheet. In addition, the Manager must possess an ability to work directly with senior executives on company-critical projects.
This role is an excellent opportunity to join a small team that influences long-term company-wide investment initiatives that impact hundreds of millions of professionals worldwide.
Responsibilities:Develop strong knowledge of our competitive ecosystem and deliver insightful analyses of market opportunities to inform our M&A strategySupport acquisitions by playing a quarterback role across all elements of the deal including defining acquisition rationale, valuation modeling, due diligence, deal negotiations, etc. This includes coordinating a multitude of internal teams across various stages of the processManage post-acquisition integration by ensuring that cross-functional teams are all executing on their respective M&A integration plansDrive strategy projects end to end working closely with cross-functional partnersAssist in building relationships with key players in the industry (e.g., VCs, founders, investment bankers, etc.)Assist the team in building world-class best practices and infrastructure to keep us running smoothlyBuild effective relationships with colleagues from across the organizationCommitment to a minimum of two in-office days per week, depending on opportunities for team collaborationQualifications
Basic Qualifications:5+ years of work experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate development at a technology company, or related experienceDemonstrated ability and experience with building financial models (e.g., DCFs, M&A valuation, etc.)Prior experience in M&A deal execution and integrationPreferred Qualifications:MBAExposure to Consumer Internet and/or Software as a Service (SaaS) sectorsAbility to formulate exec-level insights around complex business problems and create structured quantitative and qualitative analysesAbility to take ambiguous problems and provide structure and clarityExceptional oral and written communication skills & executive presence: able to articulately present and debate recommendations with senior leadershipStrong personal initiative, excellent judgment and sense of humorExperience working with large data sets and using statistical analysesDesire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment: a highly proactive self-starterHigh aptitude to learn quickly, assimilate to new teams and projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work well under pressure with appropriate attention to detailSuggested Skills:Strategic ThinkingExecutive-Level CommunicationFinancial AnalysisData AnalysisEqual Opportunity StatementLinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay Transparency Policy StatementAs a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions. The pay range for this role is $138,000 to $225,000. 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr