Fellow, Management Trainee
Location: Stamford, Connecticut (in-office required), with significant domestic travel. Program length: 18–24 months. Target start date: ASAP.
About the Role
The Senior Fellow Program is an immersive management training experience designed for highly ambitious early-career professionals with 2–3 years of work experience who are ready to operate at the center of a complex, purpose-driven organization. Senior Fellows work directly with PMI U.S.’s senior leadership—including the Office of the CEO—to help shape the business’s future and advance its mission to unsmoke America. Over 18 to 24 months, Fellows gain deep exposure to corporate strategy, brand building, communications, finance, and commercial execution before, subject to performance, being given the opportunity to move into a permanent role where they can grow and flourish. This is not a rotational program designed for observation. It is designed for hands-on contributions and ownership.
Rotational Experience & Placement
The Fellow will rotate into one to three of PMI U.S.’s core business functions—most likely Finance, Corporate Strategy and/or Commercial—to broaden strategic exposure and develop the operational fluency required for a permanent leadership role. Rotational placements will be shaped by both business need and the Fellow’s demonstrated strengths. Across all rotations, the Fellow will be expected to contribute meaningfully from day one—not simply observe—and to develop proficiency in budget planning, cost management, and financial decision-making, among other areas, in preparation for the responsibilities of a permanent role.
Responsibilities
- Craft compelling executive-level communications
- Support corporate brand building, marketing, and stakeholder engagement
- Manage budgets and exercise rigorous cost discipline
- Navigate ambiguity and operate with significant independence
- Exercise sound judgment and discretion when supporting senior leadership on sensitive priorities
- Balance attention to detail with the ability to articulate the big picture
Requirements
- Age 21 or older as of start date
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 2–3 years of professional experience
- Financial acumen and prior exposure to budget planning or cost management preferred
- Hyper-ambitious, detail-oriented, and highly adaptable
- Exceptional communication and marketing instincts
- Willingness to travel extensively
- Authorized to work in the US
Pay
Annual salary range: $90,000–$110,000.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with annual bonus (applicable based on level of position)
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k with a generous company match
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Pet insurance
- Generous PTO
Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace.
About PMI U.S.
PMI U.S. is invested in America’s future and advancing a smoke-free nation. The businesses are committed to providing the approximately 25 million legal-age consumers who smoke cigarettes with better, smoke-free alternatives and to ensuring the products are marketed responsibly. From PMI’s global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, and other locations nationwide, PMI U.S. contributes leadership, jobs, investment, and innovation in the U.S. The U.S. businesses employ more than 3,300 people across America and operate product manufacturing facilities, including in Aurora, Colorado, Owensboro, Kentucky, and Wilson, North Carolina.