Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager

  • Full-time
  • Career Track & Grade: IC4/9
  • Department: Legal

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to help members of all backgrounds and experiences achieve more in their careers. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Every day our members use our products to make connections, discover opportunities, build skills and gain insights. We believe amazing things happen when we work together in an environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging, and that what matters most in a candidate is having the skills needed to succeed. It inspires us to invest in our talent and support career growth. Join us to challenge yourself with work that matters.

Job Description

Location: This role can be based in any of our U.S. office locations when LinkedIn returns to our offices (including San Francisco/Bay Area, Chicago, Omaha, New York, Washington DC, or Detroit). The office location will be in alignment with the U.S. office closest to the location that the approved-for-hire candidate resides.

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LinkedIn is looking for a Compliance Manager to join our Global Compliance and Integrity team where we strengthen and protect our trusted brand by foresting a culture of control and compliance, as well as integrity, and inspiring excellence in transparency, accountability, and inclusion. This role will include a mix of strategic and operational responsibilities working with cross-functional stakeholders to understand the risks and establish governance and compliance processes across our organization. While focusing on details, the candidate-for-hire will be able to consider the big picture and make recommendations for compliant processes that align with LinkedIn’s growth strategy.  

The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of managing and implementing global control and compliance programs, overseeing the management, training and development of controls and compliance for business teams in large enterprises, and measuring the effectiveness of the overall program.  They will have experience being an ambassador for a program – knowing how to communicate clearly, succinctly and influence others without authority is a critical skill. They will have experience easily navigating ambiguity and change and quickly growing a network. In addition, they will have experience working with a diverse set of individuals such as engineers, program managers, compliance and risk managers, auditors, and senior leaders. 

Responsibilities

  • Plan, execute, and report on various types of governance and assurance reviews, including post-remediation validations                                   
  • Conduct ongoing risk assessments and assist in developing and executing a dynamic risk assurance plan to address high-risk areas 
  • Lead improvements and design of innovative industry-wide compliance and controls across the Organization
  • Lead compliance related change management initiatives within the Team and across the Organization
  • Support management in handling complex issues with internal auditors and/or external regulators 
  • Craft and communicate effective data-driven reporting and updates to influence decisions and outcomes internally 
  • Define and enhance program metrics, measuring and demonstrating program effectiveness, representing the program and presenting results and risks to and influencing senior leadership 
  • Contribute to an environment that fosters innovation and enables continuous improvement of the risk and compliance mindset across the Company
  • Consult with cross-functional stakeholders on risks relevant to their processes 
  • Develop and maintain tight coordination with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to: Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal and Internal Audit
  • Participate and/or lead special or ad-hoc projects and initiatives 
  • Manage co-sourced consultants and optimize their engagement according to budget; act as the lead in the scoping, budgeting, tracking of budget versus actuals, and status reporting as needed
  • Demonstrate impeccable ethics by acting as a role model for values, integrity, professional conduct 
  • Stay abreast of current events and the regulatory environment and how they may affect LinkedIn processes and compliance

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, management information systems, or related field or equivalent practical experience     
  • 6+ years of experience in risk management or compliance, including exposure to management consulting, technology industry, financial services, and/or project management 
  • Industry experience with governance and compliance risk management 
  • Audit or consulting experience in identifying risk and controls across business processes 

Preferred qualifications

  • Master’s degree in business, management information systems, or related field 
  • CIA , CISA or equivalent certification preferred 
  • Effective project management skills, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • 7+ years of experience in risk management or compliance, including exposure to management consulting, technology industry, financial services, and/or project management 
  • Experience with industry accepted enterprise risk management frameworks 
  • Experience driving large complex IT controls / IT regulatory compliance programs with a proven track record of delivering results on time and to budget
  • Analytical capacity and experience adding structure in a complex, ambiguous environment 
  • Proven experience as a strong cross-group collaborator and team player, dealing with complex problems, resolving conflicts, and experience influencing cross-functionally, and with executive-level audiences
  • Ability to quickly adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through both analytical and problem-solving capabilities 
  • Ability to analyze fragmented inputs, synthesize key attributes and recommend/deliver effective, balanced recommendations and outcomes
  • Experience with regulatory requirements that may impact the tech industry 

Additional Information

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