Director, Global Talent Partner - GBO

Director, Global Talent Partner

This role will be based in San Francisco, New York or Chicago.

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.

We are looking for a Director, Global Functional Talent Development Partner to strategically partner with LinkedIn's Global Business Organization, while being a hands-on leader capable of rolling up their sleeves, driving execution, managing multiple projects end-to-end, and effectively overseeing people and resources. This role will require strong influence with stakeholders at all levels through data-driven insights and impactful storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the GBOs global talent development needs, creating and implementing a strategic talent development strategy aligned with business outcomes, complete with clear success measures.
• Build and nurture trusted partnerships with senior GBO leadership, HR teams, and key stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted learning advisor by diagnosing root causes, recommending holistic solutions (including non-training interventions), and respectfully challenging assumptions to enhance business impact.
• Lead and manage a small team of Talent Development Partners based in NAMER, providing direction and oversight of strategy implementation globally.
• Lead end-to-end execution of talent development initiatives, managing planning, resourcing, multiple workstreams, and delivery effectively.
• Collaborate closely with regional Talent Development Partners and COEs for cohesive global execution and effective regional activation.
• Partner with Centers of Excellence (e.g., Manager and Executive Development, Performance Management) to inform enterprise-level program design based on functional development needs.
• Influence stakeholders at all levels using compelling, data-driven storytelling to secure alignment and buy-in for talent development initiatives.
• Facilitate learning and leadership team effectiveness sessions as learning practitioner.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Suggested Skills

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $172,000-$280,000. 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.