Global Senior Manager, Early Talent Programs

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

Global Senior Manager, Early Talent Programs

• Reports to: SVP, Talent Access
• Location: Needham, MA

The Global Senior Manager, Early Talent Programs will own the strategy, operations, and growth of SharkNinja's Shark Programs and broader Early Edge experience — positioning SharkNinja as an employer of choice for early career talent. Operating with significant autonomy and executive visibility, you will serve as a strategic advisor to Talent Access leadership, P&C Business Partners, executive sponsors, and business leaders — shaping where the portfolio expands next, standing up new cohorts against the program's launch conditions, and building the team and infrastructure the program needs to scale, including into new international markets.

What You'll Own

• Portfolio strategy and expansion: assess where the Shark and Early Edge model goes next, build the business case with executive sponsors, and 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 (recruiters, coordinators, program specialists) — 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 — including 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, and 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

Success Drivers

• Owns program success end to end from day one — hands-on where it counts — while building the team, processes, and infrastructure that let the portfolio scale beyond any one person
• Drives communication and collaboration with key stakeholders — executives, HRBPs, employer brand, and delivery leaders — to ensure the health of every cohort
• Influences senior decision makers with a solution-oriented approach and consistent accountability; comfortable presenting to and being challenged by C-level sponsors
• A curious, courageous builder: rolls up sleeves to build an industry-leading Early Talent program, embraces obstacles, and keeps a long-term view on program goals
• Comfortable challenging others and being challenged while maintaining strong collaboration
• Enthusiased to dig into data and metrics to uncover trends, tell the story behind the data, and drive investment decisions

Desired Experience

• Proven experience in early talent recruiting and university relations, with a track record of designing and scaling early career programs at global scale
• Demonstrated program leadership of internship or co-op cohorts — design, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and conversion — ideally across multiple concurrent programs
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of progressive experience working with hiring managers, talent acquisition partners, D&I partners, recruiters, and senior leaders; demonstrated people leadership, including building and scaling a team
• Strong program and project management skills: planning, organizing, and prioritizing multiple cohorts, timelines, budgets, and stakeholders at once
• Experience owning a P&L or program budget of $1M+
• Experience with AI-enabled ways of working — using AI tools to scale sourcing, communications, and program reporting — and enthusiasm for leading AI-forward talent programs
• Passion for developing early talent and creating positive learning experiences; flexibility to adapt in a fast-paced, changing environment

Pay Range

$153,000—$187,000 USD

Our Culture

We don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

SharkNinja Success Drivers

• Rarely Satisfied Progress over Perfection
• Details Make the Difference
• Winning is a Team Sport
• Communicate for Impact

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• Employee stock purchase program
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Company holidays
• Parental leave
• Identity theft protection
• Pet insurance
• Pre-paid legal insurance
• Back-up child and eldercare days
• Product discounts
• Referral bonus program