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Insights Analyst, Talent Solutions

Ireland, IE - Information Technology and Services, Internet

Insights Analyst



Primary objective: During the next 12 months, drive a material increase in LinkedIn’s average deal size and close rate by providing LinkedIn’s sales team, clients, and prospects with strategic insights derived from LinkedIn’s unique proprietary data.

• Turn data into insights – capable of independently translating ambiguous business problems into specific analyses andcapable of translating the resulting data back into a solution to the business need


• After 30 days be able to create compelling charts and reports that succinctly summarize the key insights that address business problems and questions key customers face


• Know what’s possible – During the first three months learn the most common data sources, BI tools, sql queries and by the end of the first year hunt down and catalogue all of the potential ways in which you can respond to a business problem. Become intimately familiar with what data is available, where to get it, and what hidden pitfalls to avoid


• After 30 days be able to pull the data you will need from internal systems and the data warehouse with increasing speed and efficiency throughout the first year


• After 3 months be able to juggle multiple requests at the same time and turn the majority of them around within established SLAs


• During the first 30 days, meet with all of the Account Managers and Account Executives that you support to develop an understanding of their roles, issues, and expectations


• On a request by request basis, quickly assess the potential value, time and resources required and prioritize it against other projects.


• Maintain excellent satisfaction scores (>4.0 out of 5) from internal clients by effectively managing expectations with multiple demanding stakeholders

Employee Value Proposition:

• Building a team of Insights Analysts is an important new initiative for our sales teams to drive greater productivity from our account teams and you’ll be an integral part of helping shape the direction for the team


• You will help shape and transform the way our products are being sold with the use of analytics


• You’ll be able to see the impact you’re making in our sales. Your work will materially impact the performance of LinkedIn’s sales team driving larger deals & higher win rates.


• You’ll gain exposure to sales, sales leaders, and LinkedIn clients

Skills/Expertise:

• Expertise in data analytics and solving problems with data; must be a hands-on implementer


• Commercial SQL experience; Teradata preferred.


• 5+ years experience; degree from top university a plus


• Experience in manipulating data in excel to build a story; Tableau experience a plus


• Expertise in marketing or sales support preferred


• Experience in communicating with technical and non-technical people


• Experience in communication with internal and external stakeholders

No salary provided



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