Principal Product Manager, Off-Platform Verified Identity
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.This role can be based in Mountain View or San Francisco, CA.At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.Our verifications team is focused on helping members connect to real opportunity: real jobs, real people, and real companies. With the rise of GenAI it’s going to be harder to trust what you see and who you interact with across the internet. We are building out a platform to enable members to share their profile information (including verifications) with sites in order to help build trust and get access to products or services. We have an aspirational goal of 100 million verified members by 2025. This is a 0-1 product management opportunity and you’ll be responsible for strategy, roadmap, and execution. This will include finding product-market fit, connecting with other companies across sectors, and ultimately scaling the number of partners that are leveraging Verified on LinkedIn across their sites and subsequently members who leverage this new tool. This role is crucial in building a robust developer ecosystem that leverages LinkedIn’s unique position to provide secure and trustworthy identity solutions. Searching for your dream job? At LinkedIn, we strive to help our employees fulfill their passion and purpose. Join us in changing the way the world works! Responsibilities
Develop and Execute Strategy: Define and deliver the vision, strategy, and product roadmap for the Verified on LinkedIn Platform in partnership with engineering, data science, AI, design, product marketing management (PMM), and operations teams.
Product Development: Lead product development from ideation through launch, including writing PRDs, creating functional specs, and setting clear priorities. Focus on building secure, scalable, and reliable platform features that empower developers and third-party platforms to utilize LinkedIn identities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with various teams, including AI, engineering, data science, legal, and business development, to ensure the platform’s capabilities align with business needs and regulatory requirements.
Market Analysis and Innovation: Conduct thorough analyses of market trends, customer feedback, and competitive products to continuously innovate and refine the platform.
Developer Engagement: Foster a strong developer community by working with third-party developers, understanding their needs, and ensuring the platform meets those needs effectively.
Risk Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to identity sharing, ensuring compliance with global data privacy regulations and maintaining the trust of our members.
Performance Measurement: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the success of the platform and drive continuous improvement.
Basic Qualifications
BS/BA Degree in a technology related field OR equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in product management or equivalent role
Preferred Qualifications
MS degree in a technology-related field or equivalent experience
Experience in working with regulatory and legal teams to ensure product compliance with global standards.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a passion for driving data-driven decision-making
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Proven track record of working with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact products
Experience in building and launching developer platforms, with a deep understanding of API design and third-party integrations.
Suggested Skills
Product Management
Identity, Fraud, Abuse experience
Developer Products
LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $180,000 to $290,000. 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 https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.Equal Opportunity StatementLinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here: EEO Statement2020 - Signed.pdf (https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/:b:/t/LinkedInGCI/EeE8sk7CTIdFmEp9ONzFOTEBM62TPrWLMHs4J1CQxVTbg?e=xcELJV) .Please reference the following information for more information: https://legal.linkedin.com/content/dam/legal/LinkedInEEOStatement2020.pdf .Please reference the following information for more information: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088EEOCKnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf andhttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCPEEOSupplementFinalJRFQA508c.pdf for more information.LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:
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