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Early Careers Program Manager

United States of America, Indianapolis, Indiana · Job Posted March 21, 2026
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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
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