Sahil Lalwani

About Sahil Lalwani

Seasoned leader in high tech with 10+ years of experience in product, go-to-market, and monetization strategy. Passionate about the intersection of business and technology, I thrive on building and leveraging best-in-class products and services that shape how we live and interact with the world. Currently, I serve as a strategic advisor and operating partner to the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Leadership team (VPs) across Product, Engineering, BizDev, Finance, Design, Marketing, Sales, CorpDev, etc. My focus is on product strategy and operations - helping to grow our business, drive execution, and improve how we operate. Leading a team of ~10 people, I drive product and business strategy, optimize performance to maximize shared value, improve operational rigor, and inform go-to-market execution through data-driven insights and initiatives. Functional expertise: business operations & strategy, product strategy, roadmapping, prioritization, resource planning, go-to-market strategy & operations, market research, data analytics, performance management & business reporting, financial modeling, corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions, executive communications, organizational design, leadership, and people management.Industry expertise: digital advertising, social media, high tech, B2B, High Consideration B2C, investment banking.As a people-first leader, I bring empathy, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity to everything I do. Beyond work, I am an avid traveler, an aspiring wildlife and landscape photographer, and a lover of music, arts & entertainment, cooking, and horology. Most of all, I enjoy spending time with friends and family.

Experience

1. Director of Business Operations

   Linkedin

   Sep 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Head of Product BizOps for LinkedIn’s $5B+ Ads business (LinkedIn Marketing Solutions). Serve as the strategic advisor to the LMS Leadership team (VPs) spanning various functions (e.g, Product, Engineering, BizDev, Finance, Design, Marketing, Sales, CorpDev) with a focus on product strategy & operations to grow our business and improve how we operate. I lead a team of ~10 people supporting the broader LMS product portfolio (e.g, Ad Formats/Placements, Targeting, Measurement, Relevance & Optimization, Campaign Manager, API & Partnerships, Identity) by helping define product & business strategy, optimize performance to maximize shared value, improve how we operate, and inform GTM via insights and initiatives. I also serve on the leadership team of the Strategy, Analytics, & Operations Rotational (SOAR) Program at LinkedIn, a highly selective and high potential 2-year undergraduate program with ~10-20 analysts rotating through Product & GTM Business Operations roles.

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Finance, Strategy

• Scarsdale High School

  Advanced Regents Diploma

Skills

• Research
• Market Research
• Communication
• Photoshop
• Management
• Sql
• Valuation
• Competitive Analysis
• Teamwork
• Microsoft Office
• Leadership
• Financial Modeling
• Market Sizing
• Entrepreneurship
• Data Analysis
• Investment Banking
• Econometrics
• Project Management
• Microsoft Word
• Due Diligence
• Public Speaking
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Economics
• English
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Statistics
• Social Media
• Finance