Sr. Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager

Company Description

Linked In 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.

At Linked In, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. This role may be remote or hybrid. At Linked In, hybrid roles are performed both from home and from a Linked In office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. Remote roles are performed from the designated home work location upon time of hire, and any changes to this home work location requires a review of remote status and approval.

This role can be based in San Francisco or Mountain View.

Linked In is seeking a Governance, Risk and Compliance Manager with expertise in legal and regulatory compliance to join our Global Compliance and Integrity team. This role blends strategic and operational responsibilities, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders—including Legal, Product, Engineering, and Finance—to identify risks and establish governance and compliance processes to manage them in line with the company’s risk appetite.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of global regulatory frameworks and demonstrate experience translating legal requirements into actionable compliance controls. You will be a key contributor to strengthening Linked In’s compliance posture, helping ensure adherence to laws such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), GDPR, CCPA, and emerging AI regulations.

• Lead dynamic, risk-based governance and assurance assessments, including post-remediation validations, with a focus on legal and regulatory risk.
• Conduct dynamic, risk assessments and support a dynamic, risk-based assurance plan.
• Translate regulatory requirements into innovative compliance solutions, processes, and controls that fulfill legal obligations and align with business needs.
• Drive change management initiatives for compliance programs across the organization.
• Define, track, and report compliance metrics and KPIs to leadership, utilizing dashboards and regular updates.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in risk and compliance.
• Partner with Legal and cross-functional teams to monitor regulatory developments. assess impact, and efficiently and effectively address relevant risks.
• Support management in handling complex issues with internal and external auditors.
• Participate and/or lead special or ad-hoc projects and initiatives.
• Manage co-sourced consultants and optimize their engagement according to budget.
• Demonstrate impeccable ethics and professional conduct.
• Stay abreast of current events and regulatory changes impacting Linked In.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory inquiries, and enforcement actions
• Support management in handling complex issues with internal and external auditors.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, law, management information systems, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, or audit.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex legal requirements into effectively risk-balanced compliance solutions and controls.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business, management information systems, Law Degree or related field.
• CIA, CPA, CISA or equivalent certification.
• Experience with regulatory requirements impacting the tech industry (DMA, DSA, AI regulation).
• Effective project management and communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and experience structuring solutions in complex,…