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.

Work Location & Travel Expectations

This role is based in Stamford, Connecticut, and may require working in the office up to five days per week. Significant travel across the United States is required.

Responsibilities

• Craft compelling executive-level communications
• Engage in corporate brand building, marketing, and stakeholder engagement
• Manage budgets and exercise rigorous cost discipline
• Navigate ambiguity and operate with significant independence
• Support senior leadership on sensitive priorities with sound judgment and discretion
• 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

About PMI U.S.

PMI U.S.: Invested in America. Philip Morris International Inc.’s U.S. businesses are 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.

Pay

Salary range (annual): $90,000–$110,000, with full benefits

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual bonus (applicable based on level of position)
• Great medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401k with a generous company match
• Incredible wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Generous PTO

We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace.