Internship - Strategy & Operations, LATAM & Africa

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Join us to transform the way the world works.

This role will be based in São Paulo. 

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. 

As a Sales Strategy and Operations Intern, you will apply the knowledge and techniques learned in the classroom to the real-world and will build your experiences and help you transform and elevate your career trajectory. 

 

You will be part of the LATAM & Africa Talent Solutions team (teammates also based in Dublin and London). Main stakeholders include Sales leaders for main Latin America and Africa markets along with other key cross functional teams in the USA, Europe and Asia (Finance, Pricing, Mkt, Biz Operations). 

What the job entails:  

• Track business performance and provide insights and recommendations to advise leadership on forecasting and performance management of the global LTS business.  
• Drive strategic planning processes through data-driven recommendations (e.g., financial planning, headcount, segmentation). 
• Participating in projects that deal with complex business problems and that combine strategy, analytics, and operations at a global level.  
• Advise senior members of the sales organization on growing and optimizing their businesses by making data-driven, actionable recommendations that help them achieve their long-term strategic priorities.  
• Present insights and recommendations to executives and global sales operations partners.  
• Availability between 1 to 1,5 year of internship, 30 hours/week from Monday to Friday. 

Basic Qualifications:  

• Enrolled and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration or similar courses with an analytical focus. 
• Fluency in verbal/written in English is key to efficiently communicate with your teammates based in the United States and articulate your work output to a Sr. Director/Vice-President audience (Sales, Sales and Business Operations, Finance functions).  
• Experience using MS Excel and programming language (examples relating to data manipulation and quantitative analysis or financial models will be important given this role will be heavily analytical. 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Advanced MS Excel/SQL experience is a differentiator, despite hiring for candidate’s potential and growth mindset. 
• Thinking through problems in a structured manner, attention to detail and highly organized.  
• High energy, enthusiastic individual.  
• Independent, autonomous, and adaptable to change.  
• An active interest in learning and development.  

Suggested Skills: 

• Problem-solving
• Data manipulation
• Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Multitasking
• Interpersonal Skills
• Adaptability
• Managing Complexity   

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