I was brought in by the VP OPs who was interested in having someone on the OPs team who could interface well with Development. I met several of his direct reports (also Director level) and also a VP and a Chief Architect from the Development side. IMO, one of my biggest assets is my ability to synergize new solutions and build bridges that cross company boundaries. Indeed, this is what the VP wanted from me. However, in the interview process everyone else was determined to pigeon hole me (he's a developer, he's an architect, he's not an OPs guy, ....) and so the whole thing was a disaster of mis-matched expectations. I came away with the feeling that LinkedIn is an overly structured company, lacking in agility, and, worse, they admire themselves for this.