Next Matter
Manager, Strategic Finance - Product Engineering (R&D)
Next Matter, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Overview
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.
This role will be based in San Francisco or Sunnyvale location. 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.
In this role, you will work closely with Senior Engineering leadership and their cross-functional teams as a Strategic Financial Partner. You will play a key role in driving resource planning and prioritization decisions by evaluating trade-offs and identifying risks and opportunities. Responsibilities include developing metrics that measure business performance and efficiency, building processes to manage and track headcount and other cost drivers, and providing financial insights that guide strategic decisions and drive impact for the organization.
Responsibilities
Strategic Thinking
Begins to identify new opportunities for growth within a limited scope and leads strategy development with business partners.
Validates and executes complex pressure testing of growth opportunities.
Provides guidance and support to more junior team members in operationalizing ideas and develop plans for execution.
Stakeholder Influence
Leveraging insights and data to develop narratives to influence stakeholders.
Synthesizes problems and communicates point of view to drive alignment and decision-making on issues within area of responsibility.
Execution & Organization
Independently drives the development of large workstreams, projects, or operational processes.
Proactively identifies obstacles and recommends solutions.
Performance Management
Supports performance management by creating, maintaining, and updating complex models and forecasts and develops improvements/alternatives for key metrics.
Provides informal coaching and mentorship to junior team members working to forecast and analyze risks and opportunities in meeting targets.
Culture & Values
Works as part of a team that supports the culture and values of the organization, including people development and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Qualifications Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field AND minimum 5 years of experience in finance, finance accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or related field OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of experience in the technology industry or high-growth environment with an ability to navigate ambiguity and scale processes
Advanced proficiency in financial and data modeling with the ability to translate analysis into clear, actionable business insights
Strong aptitude with planning and reporting systems with preference to Oracle EPM and Hyperion Essbase
Experience driving strategic planning cycles to shape business priorities and guide decision-making in alignment with financial objectives
Ability to influence outcomes through effective cross-functional partnerships and a metrics-driven perspective
Proven ability to transform finance processes and systems, partnering across teams to identify improvements, increase efficiency, and support scalable growth
Suggested Skills
Communication
Cross-Team Collaboration
Influencing for Impact
Problem Solving
Strategic Thinking
Compensation and Benefits LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is
$125,000 to $202,000 . 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. 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 https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunity Statement
We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are 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 committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.
Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples include documents in alternate formats, interviews in an accessible location, service animals, or sign language interpreters.
A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance — LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pay Transparency Policy Statement — As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates — https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.
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Join us to transform the way the world works.
This role will be based in San Francisco or Sunnyvale location. 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.
In this role, you will work closely with Senior Engineering leadership and their cross-functional teams as a Strategic Financial Partner. You will play a key role in driving resource planning and prioritization decisions by evaluating trade-offs and identifying risks and opportunities. Responsibilities include developing metrics that measure business performance and efficiency, building processes to manage and track headcount and other cost drivers, and providing financial insights that guide strategic decisions and drive impact for the organization.
Responsibilities
Strategic Thinking
Begins to identify new opportunities for growth within a limited scope and leads strategy development with business partners.
Validates and executes complex pressure testing of growth opportunities.
Provides guidance and support to more junior team members in operationalizing ideas and develop plans for execution.
Stakeholder Influence
Leveraging insights and data to develop narratives to influence stakeholders.
Synthesizes problems and communicates point of view to drive alignment and decision-making on issues within area of responsibility.
Execution & Organization
Independently drives the development of large workstreams, projects, or operational processes.
Proactively identifies obstacles and recommends solutions.
Performance Management
Supports performance management by creating, maintaining, and updating complex models and forecasts and develops improvements/alternatives for key metrics.
Provides informal coaching and mentorship to junior team members working to forecast and analyze risks and opportunities in meeting targets.
Culture & Values
Works as part of a team that supports the culture and values of the organization, including people development and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Qualifications Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field AND minimum 5 years of experience in finance, finance accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or related field OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of experience in the technology industry or high-growth environment with an ability to navigate ambiguity and scale processes
Advanced proficiency in financial and data modeling with the ability to translate analysis into clear, actionable business insights
Strong aptitude with planning and reporting systems with preference to Oracle EPM and Hyperion Essbase
Experience driving strategic planning cycles to shape business priorities and guide decision-making in alignment with financial objectives
Ability to influence outcomes through effective cross-functional partnerships and a metrics-driven perspective
Proven ability to transform finance processes and systems, partnering across teams to identify improvements, increase efficiency, and support scalable growth
Suggested Skills
Communication
Cross-Team Collaboration
Influencing for Impact
Problem Solving
Strategic Thinking
Compensation and Benefits LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is
$125,000 to $202,000 . 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. 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 https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunity Statement
We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are 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 committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.
Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples include documents in alternate formats, interviews in an accessible location, service animals, or sign language interpreters.
A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance — LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pay Transparency Policy Statement — As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates — https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.
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