Senior Manager I, Employee Communications

This role will be based in San Francisco or Mountain View, or New York.

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.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Employee Communications team as a Senior Manager I to shape how employees across the company understand and engage with the work of our Marketing organization and Global Business Organization (GBO) foundational teams. If you love uncovering great stories, building strong relationships, and creating communications that spark action, this role is for you.

Our Marketing organization drives growth by inspiring members and customers to love our brand, while our GBO foundational teams power the business behind the scenes, bringing together planning, performance, analytics, and technology to help our Sales and Marketing teams deliver exceptional experiences for our members and customers.

In this role, you’ll be the storyteller behind how we bring big initiatives from these teams to life in new ways for our employees across the company. You’ll build communications plans that generate internal excitement for product launches, signature customer moments, brand campaigns, and recognition and enablement programs. You’ll also guide internal communications within these teams by managing the core channels, developing content for all hands meetings, and advising leaders through organizational updates and change. You’ll work closely with partners across the business to ensure messages land with clarity, consistency, and impact.

Responsibilities:  

Communications Strategy and Execution  

  • Translate business priorities and employee insights into clear, structured communication plans for several organizations 
  • Develop and deliver a consistent cadence of messages across the right channels
  • Review and measure performance to ensure communications are accurate, high‑quality, and effective

Writing and Storytelling 

  • Craft compelling narratives that bring complex topics to life in approachable, inspiring ways
  • Match content to the most meaningful channels and formats for each audience
  • Explore innovative approaches and stay ahead of trends in internal communications and AI‑powered tools   

Stakeholder and Cross-Team Collaboration

  • Build trusted relationships with leaders and partners across Marketing, GBO, HR, Operations, and the broader Communications team.
  • Navigate diverse perspectives and ensure communications land with the right timing and impact
  • Support leaders in communicating through organizational or program changes

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related experience, AND minimum 2 years of experience in Employee Communications  

OR  

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field AND minimum 4 years of experience in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related experience, AND minimum 2 years of experience in Employee Communications   

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Exceptional written communication skills
  • Experience providing guidance to senior leaders around communications priorities   
  • Experience collaborating with product marketing on new product launches and go-to-market training teams on sales rep readiness    
  • Strong understanding of employee audiences    
  • An innovation mindset and desire to stay on top of current trends in content creation and delivery
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple, time-sensitive concurrent projects     
  • Ability to build trust and rapport, influence, and collaborate at all organizational levels and with various stakeholders     
  • Exceptional problem-solving, strategic, and analytical skills     

Suggested Skills: 

  • Storytelling
  • Analytical Thinking   
  • Business Acumen   
  • Change Management   
  • Influence Others  

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  

The pay range for this role is $121,000 to $190,000. 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.

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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.

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