Senior Program Manager, Communications & Engagement - Talent Acquisition

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 will be based in San Francisco or Sunnyvale.

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 Senior Program Manager leads communications and engagement for Talent Acquisition, partnering closely with TA leadership to translate business priorities into clear, structured, and engaging narratives that drive alignment and impact across a global organization.

This role sits within the TA front office and plays a key role in shaping how the function communicates, connects, and shows up at scale. The Senior Program Manager brings structure, clarity, and consistency to how information is shared, ensuring messaging is intentional, audience-specific, and effective.

Responsibilities

Strategic Communications & Narrative Development

• Partner with TA leadership to translate priorities, initiatives, and organizational updates into clear, cohesive narratives
• Shape messaging to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment across audiences, with a strong understanding of global nuance
• Help leadership communicate more effectively by refining content, structure, and delivery across forums

Communications Strategy & Channel Management

• Own and continuously improve TA's core communication channels (e.g., newsletters, org-wide updates, recurring communications)
• Establish clear cadence, structure, and standards for how and when communications are delivered
• Drive improvements in signal-to-noise by simplifying and streamlining communications across the organization

Engagement & Experience Design

• Lead planning and execution of key engagement forums and in-person experiences, including All Hands, manager meetings, leadership communications, and team events
• Design content and experiences that are structured, engaging, and aligned to the intended audience
• Bring thoughtful ideas for how to enhance engagement across a distributed, global team

Program & Project Management

• Drive end-to-end execution of communications and engagement initiatives, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and timelines
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support launches with clear and cohesive communication plans
• Bring structure, organization, and follow-through across all workstreams

Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership

• Act as a trusted partner to TA leadership by translating direction into actionable communication strategies
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Executive Communications, Marketing, leadership teams, and cross-functional partners to ensure a unified approach across internal and external engagement opportunities
• Influence outcomes across stakeholders without direct authority

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Establish processes for tracking communications, engagement, and effectiveness
• Continuously assess what is working and refine approaches to improve clarity, reach, and impact
• Maintain a high quality bar across all content, channels, and experiences

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition communications, program/project management, operations, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating in large, complex organizations (1000+ employees)
• Proven experience managing cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills
• Experience working across global audiences and tailoring messaging appropriately
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on executive communications and organizational messaging
• Background in communications strategy, engagement programs, and org-wide communications
• Familiarity with multimedia or visual storytelling approaches

Suggested Skills

• Strategic Operations
• Judgment & Ownership
• Engagement Strategy
• Cross-Functional Influence
• Quality & Detail Orientation

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.


The pay range for this role is $116,000 to $189,000. 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

Additional Information

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