LinkedIn · 1 month ago
VP, Corporate Strategy and Development
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$314K/yr - $510K/yr
15+ years expLinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. The Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Development will shape LinkedIn’s long-term strategic direction by identifying, evaluating, and executing strategic investments, acquisitions, and partnerships that drive growth and market expansion.
Professional NetworkingRecruitingSocial MediaSocial Recruiting
Responsibilities
Market Intelligence – Surface high-quality insights from a deep understanding of industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies. Maintain continuous landscape and competitor tracking, leading indicators, and a watchlist of threats and opportunities to enable robust thesis development. Engage directly with the external ecosystem—venture investors, founders, analysts, and partners—to stay close to innovation and identify early signals of disruption
Strategic Exploration – Conduct cross-market deep dives and category explorations to uncover greenfield opportunities, new rows of growth, and capability gaps; pressure-test the company’s strategic choices with clear build/buy/partner options
Inorganic Growth – Source, evaluate, and execute acquisitions and investments that advance strategic priorities; manage all deal phases, from target identification through Day-1 readiness, integration and tracking of investment performance
Executive Engagement – Partner closely with members of the LinkedIn Executive Team to shape the strategic agenda through monthly forums, investment/market briefings, and long-term growth discussions connected to the exec operations calendar
Team Leadership – Manage and develop a high-performing team; foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field
15+ years in management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or venture capital
Preferred
Strong analytics, financial modeling, and valuation acumen
Executive presence, exceptional communication, and stakeholder management in complex, cross-functional environment
Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, and manage high-performing teams
MBA or advanced degree preferred
Proven track record leading end-to-end M&A transactions and/or strategic initiatives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Exposure to technology, SaaS, or consumer internet sectors
Ecosystem thinker that is able to balance unconstrained ideation with structured analysis and objective yet opinionated recommendations
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Stock
Benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans
Company
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.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (892)
2024 (1108)
2023 (913)
2022 (1580)
2021 (1043)
2020 (1146)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$154.8MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesGreylockSequoia Capital
2016-06-13Acquired
2016-02-15Private Equity
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ryan Roslansky
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Shapero
Chief Operating Officer
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