LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and every day, millions of people use our products to connect, discover opportunities, and gain insights. Our global reach allows us to make a direct impact on the world’s workforce in ways no other company can. We’re much more than a digital resume—we transform lives through innovative products and technology. Searching for your next big opportunity? At LinkedIn, we strive to help our employees find passion and purpose. Join us in changing the way the world works. We believe that leadership is about fostering growth, maintaining balance, and achieving results. Our leaders value their craft, inspire their teams, and set the standard for high-quality work. They drive the strategy and implementation of critical initiatives, motivating and developing their teams to make a lasting impact on our business and community. LinkedIn is seeking a Vice President to lead our Data Infrastructure organization. This newly established organization is responsible for all aspects of data across LinkedIn, covering five major engineering verticals: Data Processing and Pipelines (DPP), Data Management, Tracking - Telemetry Platform, Unified Metrics Platform (UMP), and DARWIN (Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Workbench at LinkedIn) and Data in Motion. In this role, you will lead a team of over 400 world-class engineering organization, responsible for developing scalable, high-performance data infrastructure to support real-time data processing, analytics, and our all-in AI initiatives. You will define and implement data strategies spanning stream and batch processing, compute engines, data ingestion, data movement, data management, data lake, ensuring efficient data discovery, cataloging, compliance, and access controls. We are looking for a results-driven leader with deep technical expertise in large-scale data infrastructure, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams. Your leadership will shape the future of data at LinkedIn and enable our all-in AI vision. If you are passionate about solving complex data challenges at scale and driving the next generation of data infrastructure for our internal engineering and customers worldwide, we invite you to join us. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of the 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.* Key Responsibilities: Provide strategic leadership for the Data Infrastructure organization, overseeing technical excellence and innovation across all aspects of data functions. Define and execute a comprehensive data strategy for our organization leading to exceptionally high reliability, scalability and efficiency in data management, processing, and analytics. Inspire, lead, and grow a 400 world-class engineering organization; Hire world class engineering talent and provide technical guidance, career development, and mentorship. Play a leading role in the planning and execution of ongoing efforts for the organization based on the company’s long-term priorities and strategies to rapidly grow and setting the strategy and roadmap for Data Infrastructure at LinkedIn. Be a strong advocate for users and partners to enable their success. Sustain a culture of strong craftsmanship in the work the team does while continuing to display strong execution and a bias for action. Basic Qualifications: B.A./B.S. degree or higher, or equivalent experience. 15 years of software engineering management. Preferred Qualifications Experience sizeable teams, with experience managing through other senior leaders. Experience in developing large scale distributed systems. Held VP-level roles at consumer technology companies/ infrastructure companies. Experience attracting, retaining, and developing top engineering and operations talent throughout the industry. Suggested Skills: -Exceptional leadership and technical depth related to managing large-scale, high-impact infrastructure. -Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity. -Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. The pay range for this role is $298,000 to $488,000. 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 an annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits. 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