Congressional Lead

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.  

This role will be based in Washington, DC.  

Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. The Global Public Policy team, comprised of regional policy leads and data analytics experts working in partnership with our researchers and economists, advances this mission by partnering with governments, multilateral organizations, non-profits, and policy-making stakeholders around the world.  

LinkedIn is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join the U.S. Public Policy Federal team to manage engagements with federal government stakeholders. This role is essential in advancing LinkedIn’s policy priorities and promoting our mission to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. The ideal candidate will advocate on our legislative and regulatory goals, build and maintain relationships with policymakers and serve as a trusted advisor on public policy issues affecting the organization.  

The opportunity to work on a collaborative team that contributes to shaping policy decisions with leading policymakers and government leaders is a rare and rewarding experience. By utilizing valuable labor market insights and data, this team helps inform important discussions on key issues such as the future of work, the impact of AI on the workforce, economic opportunity, and broader technology issues. This role offers a unique chance to influence public policy in meaningful ways, making it a significant opportunity to make a positive impact in the field of policy and the workforce.  

As Congressional Lead for U.S. Public Policy and Economic Graph, you will be responsible for the following duties, in addition to working with a global cross-functional team of leading experts in the future of work and tech policy space.   

Responsibilities:   

• Develop and execute strategies to influence federal legislative and regulatory policies that align with LinkedIn's business objectives and values.   

• Support U.S. Head of Public Policy & Economic Graph on regulation, legislation and proposals in the tech and workforce policy space.  

• Cultivate and manage relationships with key policymakers, regulators, congressional staff, and industry associations.  

• Engage proactively with policymakers and influencers to highlight LinkedIn’s impact on the economy and its vision of creating the world’s first economic graph.  

• Actively monitor and analyze federal legislation, regulations, and public policy trends impacting LinkedIn and the broader tech sector.   

• Represent LinkedIn in meetings, hearings, and events with government officials, trade groups, and other stakeholders.  

• Work with trade associations, industry partners and external stakeholders to promote and build support for LinkedIn.  

• Collaborate with internal teams, including Legal, Product, Communications, the Economic Graph Research Institute, and other business lines, to ensure alignment on public policy priorities, share insights, and enhance the Public Policy team’s thought-leadership efforts.  

• Develop policy briefs, advocacy materials, testimony, engagement plans to effectively communicate LinkedIn’s positions on key issues and provide updates about policy developments.   

• Work closely with LinkedIn’s global and regional teams to ensure consistency, coordination, and effectiveness in achieving our U.S. public policy and government affairs goals.  

• Create, submit and support internal archival and resource processes for capturing data, notes and briefs.