Investigations and Compliance Manager

Company Description: LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed. Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description: This role can be based in Sunnyvale or San Francisco. 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. The LinkedIn Legal & Public Policy team is composed of legal and policy professionals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets who come together to find legal and policy solutions that preserve LinkedIn’s reputation as the world’s leading professional network. If you like sharp, witty, and motivated people, you will fit in well with the team. We are seeking an innovative Investigations and Compliance Manager who possesses impeccable integrity, as well as unquestionably good judgment, to be a chief promoter of LinkedIn’s Culture and Values. You would be responsible for strengthening an innovative, effective and scalable global investigations and compliance program for our employees worldwide. You will work within a fast-paced, well-rounded, collaborative team that values humor and teamwork.

Internal Investigations: Partner cross-functionally with relevant stakeholder groups to coordinate, direct, and conduct internal investigations at LinkedIn and strengthen organizational justice across the workplace. Monitor and manage the operation of the Integrity Helpline and other communications channels to ensure that employee questions and concerns are addressed and that incidents are appropriately assigned, investigated, and resolved in compliance with internal procedures. Maintain and enhance the operations, procedures, and processes governing compliance-directed investigations. Socialize investigation learnings with senior leadership and other key stakeholders to support remediation, control enhancement, and enhancement of compliance culture.

Programmatic Compliance Initiatives: Lead the design and execution of governance frameworks and action plans in response to investigations, regulatory requirements, audits, and testing outcomes, ensuring timely and effective remediation. Proactively assess emerging compliance risks and regulatory trends and develop innovative solutions that strengthen LinkedIn’s compliance program and foster a culture of integrity. Apply deep subject matter expertise and disciplined project management to ethics and compliance initiatives, ensuring robust documentation, transparent tracking, and actionable reporting. Drive cross-functional alignment and accountability for the implementation and sustainability of ethics and compliance programs across the organization. Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and leadership on compliance policies, regulatory obligations, and risk mitigation strategies. Develop compelling, audience-specific communications and presentations that educate and engage leadership and key stakeholders on compliance priorities and expectations. Measure and report program effectiveness, leveraging data insights to continuously improve compliance processes and outcomes.

Work Schedule and Travel: Accommodate a flexible work schedule as per the needs of the business. Travel internationally as needed.

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Public Policy, or related field, or relevant work experience 5+ years of internal investigations experience, with a background in legal, consulting, audit, or risk management

Preferred Qualifications: In-house technology company experience. JD a plus. International experience and language skills are highly desirable. Possess solid understanding of global compliance and integrity issues and have exposure to key compliance risk areas. Extensive investigations experience at a multi-national or other large, complex organization. Outstanding judgment and discretion in sensitive matters. Ability to work cross functionally to establish, implement, and maintain policies and procedures to manage risk and comply with our Standards of Business Conduct and legal obligations. Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines, adapt to shifting priorities, and maintain sound judgment in fast-paced, ambiguous and changing environments. Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams, including influencing and interacting at all levels. Ability to analyze complex financial, business, and legal issues and communicate them in a clear and concise fashion. Highly self-driven and collaborative team player with a proven ability to lead complex projects, resolve legal and business challenges pragmatically, and build trust and alignment with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership. Dynamic and persuasive communicator with exceptional written and verbal skills, able to craft clear, compelling narratives and engage confidently with senior executives and diverse audiences. Ability to spot an issue before it’s an issue – with the instinct to jump in and address it. Suggested Skills: Excellent communication skills Executive presence Influence up and down organization CollaborationConflict resolution LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $105,000 to $141,000. 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. 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• Partner cross-functionally with relevant stakeholder groups to coordinate, direct, and conduct internal investigations at LinkedIn and strengthen organizational justice across the workplace.
• Monitor and manage the operation of the Integrity Helpline and other communications channels to ensure that employee questions and concerns are addressed and that incidents are appropriately assigned, investigated, and resolved in compliance with internal procedures.
• Maintain and enhance the operations, procedures, and processes governing compliance-directed investigations.
• Socialize investigation learnings with senior leadership and other key stakeholders to support remediation, control enhancement, and enhancement of compliance culture.
• Lead the design and execution of governance frameworks and action plans in response to investigations, regulatory requirements, audits, and testing outcomes, ensuring timely and effective remediation.
• Proactively assess emerging compliance risks and regulatory trends and develop innovative solutions that strengthen LinkedIn’s compliance program and foster a culture of integrity.
• Apply deep subject matter expertise and disciplined project management to ethics and compliance initiatives, ensuring robust documentation, transparent tracking, and actionable reporting.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and accountability for the implementation and sustainability of ethics and compliance programs across the organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to employees and leadership on compliance policies, regulatory obligations, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Develop compelling, audience-specific communications and presentations that educate and engage leadership and key stakeholders on compliance priorities and expectations.
• Measure and report program effectiveness, leveraging data insights to continuously improve compliance processes and outcomes.
• Accommodate a flexible work schedule as per the needs of the business.
• Travel internationally as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Public Policy, or related field, or relevant work experience
• 5+ years of internal investigations experience, with a background in legal, consulting, audit, or risk management
• In-house technology company experience.
• JD a plus.
• International experience and language skills are highly desirable.
• Possess solid understanding of global compliance and integrity issues and have exposure to key compliance risk areas.
• Extensive investigations experience at a multi-national or other large, complex organization.
• Outstanding judgment and discretion in sensitive matters.
• Ability to work cross functionally to establish, implement, and maintain policies and procedures to manage risk and comply with our Standards of Business Conduct and legal obligations.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines, adapt to shifting priorities, and maintain sound judgment in fast-paced, ambiguous and changing environments.
• Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams, including influencing and interacting at all levels.
• Ability to analyze complex financial, business, and legal issues and communicate them in a clear and concise fashion.
• Highly self-driven and collaborative team player with a proven ability to lead complex projects, resolve legal and business challenges pragmatically, and build trust and alignment with stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Dynamic and persuasive communicator with exceptional written and verbal skills, able to craft clear, compelling narratives and engage confidently with senior executives and diverse audiences.
• Ability to spot an issue before it’s an issue – with the instinct to jump in and address it.
• Excellent communication skills
• Executive presence
• Influence up and down organization
• Collaboration
• Conflict resolution
• Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
• Having interviews in an accessible location
• Being accompanied by a service dog
• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview