GLOBAL SENIOR MANAGER, EARLY TALENT PROGRAMS

Portfolio Strategy and Expansion

• Assess where the Shark and Early Edge model goes next
• Build the business case with executive sponsors
• Stand up new cohorts against the program's launch conditions
• Sponsorship, assessment rigor, daily coordination, and performance frameworks

Team and Infrastructure

• Hire, build, and lead the Early Talent recruiting and program team
• Hands-on in year one, transitioning to team-led execution as the portfolio scales
• Including program budget, vendor, and platform ownership

Global Program Operations

• AI Sharks/SharkByte, Robot Sharks, Social Sharks, and the newest cohorts in Affiliates and Web Development
• Cohort calendars, onboarding, scope charters, stand-up cadences, and 30/45-day scorecard reviews

Recruiting Oversight

• Set intake standards with business sponsors
• Own sourcing strategy and assessment design
• Ensure a high-touch, 5-star candidate experience
• Including executive-level referrals
• Executed day-to-day through the recruiting team you build and lead

University Relations

• Campus partnerships, co-op program relationships, career fairs, and employer brand activation
• That keeps SharkNinja's pipeline diverse and full
• Across our U.S. hubs and expansion markets

Early Edge Programming

• Mentorship, community events, cross-cohort experiences, and weekly Innovation Pod programming
• In partnership with program sponsors

Executive Partnership

• Operate as the connective tissue between executive sponsors, hands-on delivery leaders, and P&C
• Keeping every cohort healthy and every sponsor informed with executive-ready readouts

Data & Storytelling

• Program metrics, conversion and quality-of-hire trends, and executive-ready readouts that tell the story behind the data