LinkedIn · 3 weeks ago
Senior Program Manager - Editorial Program Management Team
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$116K/yr - $189K/yr
8+ years expLinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. The Senior Program Manager will support the Editorial Program Management team by facilitating communication, leading prioritization, and providing frameworks to enhance the efficiency of the Content Development organization.
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Responsibilities
Set the operating rhythm for the Editorial Program Management team. Define KPIs and OKRs, baseline performance, and track progress against member value and business outcomes
Build program overviews and prioritization. Run project intake and triage, plan monthly releases and ramps, and make tradeoffs explicit
Drive delivery across cross-functional partners. Clarify owners and dates, manage dependencies, and retire risks before they escalate
Turn data into action. Build lightweight dashboards, run deep dives on trends and defects, and recommend fixes that move a metric
Create clear executive communication. Publish concise weekly reads, decision logs, and quarterly narratives that show impact and next bets
Improve process and cycle time. Design simple workflows, tighten quality gates, and remove waste so work ships faster with fewer handoffs
Run effective meetings. Set agendas, capture decisions and actions, and close loops
Maintain team knowledge. Build and curate documentation that makes onboarding and cross-team collaboration easy
Support leaders. Prepare materials for leadership forums, provide options and recommendations, and keep the focus on outcomes
Stay on top of emerging AI technologies and trends, ensuring the team leverages the latest tools and practices to maximize impact
Manage budgets for programs and projects, including planning, tracking, and reporting to ensure resources are allocated efficiently and business objectives are met
Lead and oversee in-person event operations, ensuring successful planning, execution, and post-event analysis for editorial and content development initiatives
Manage Contractor Relationships Across Regions:
Oversee day-to-day operations for all contractors supporting the Editorial Program Management team (currently 5 contractors: 3 based in India, 2 based in NYC)
Serve as primary point of contact for onboarding, task allocation, performance tracking, and issue resolution
Ensure alignment of contractor deliverables with team priorities and timelines, maintaining quality and consistency across global locations
Partner with leadership to optimize contractor workflows, identify efficiency opportunities, and support budget/resource planning
Foster strong communication and collaboration between contractors and internal teams to drive seamless execution
Qualification
Required
8+ years program or project management in content, product, or ops environments
Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred
Proven portfolio management across multiple workstreams with complex dependencies
Strong analytics fluency: KPI design, dashboards, and decision-making from data
Executive communication: concise written updates and live readouts
Meeting facilitation, risk/issue management, and clear owner/date tracking
Contractor/vendor management across time zones
Tools: Google Workspace, Slack, Teams
Working knowledge of AI Tooling and ability to stay current with advancements in AI technologies
Excellent project, time, budget, and resource management skills
Understanding of project management ideologies and editorial processes
Advanced data analytics knowledge and skills
Product planning experience
Experience managing project portfolios with large projects, complex dependencies, and risks
Skilled in developing, publishing, and presenting executive-level slide decks and reports
Experience working with budget spreadsheets and driving business cadence for teams (biweekly, monthly, quarterly updates) to increase visibility and accountability
Experience managing in-person event operations, including logistics, vendor coordination, and attendee engagement for editorial or content-focused events
Skilled at identifying task structures, relationships, and dependencies
Ability to facilitate meetings, define requirements, plan projects, negotiate decisions, and manage risks/issues
Critical thinker and collaborative team player with a strong bias toward business impact
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, confidence presenting to audiences, and strong interpersonal skills
Ability to adapt in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment
Light automation a plus (Google Apps Script or similar)
Tools: Airtable, Jira, Confluence, Sheets pivots and formulas
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.
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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
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Chief Operating Officer
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