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We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Early Careers Program Manager to lead and execute the Early Careers program across the Americas. This role owns the end‑to‑end lifecycle of Early Careers colleagues—from pre‑hire engagement and onboarding through development, deployment, and program exit—ensuring a high‑quality colleague experience aligned to both business and talent outcomes.
Job Responsibility:
Own and manage the full lifecycle of Early Careers colleagues
Execute the global Early Careers program within the Americas
Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws, regulations, and internal policies
Act as a key stakeholder in the Early Careers recruitment process
Partner closely with Talent Acquisition and People teams
Proactively manage Early Careers staffing by building strong relationships with Delivery, Capability, and Practice leaders
Leverage Kainos systems and data to place Early Careers colleagues on appropriate assignments
Monitor and analyze utilization, capacity, and forecasts
Execute the global Early Careers training plan
Design and deliver supplemental training and development initiatives
Own and deliver the Early Careers mentorship program
Provide career coaching and guidance
Act as the primary interface with senior stakeholders for Early Careers within the Americas
Lead Steering Committee forums and deliver clear, structured updates to Executive Sponsors
Track and report on key program metrics
Agreeing, setting, and reviewing goals for yourself and your team
Providing ongoing support and coaching
Reviewing and refining goals
Reviewing performance against goals and providing regular, constructive feedback
Conducting 1:1s, project completion reviews, and development conversations
Requesting and providing feedback in Workday
Completing end‑of‑year reviews and agreeing outcomes
Reviewing weekly workload forecasting, staff allocations, timesheet completion, and utilization
Requirements:
Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing people and teams
Strong consultancy and stakeholder management skills, with experience operating in a professional services environment
Experience designing, delivering, or scaling early careers, graduate, or apprenticeship programs is desirable
Comfortable influencing across matrixed teams and balancing commercial priorities with people outcomes