Manager - Junior Talent Programme

Shape the future of early careers in a leading technology organisation

Competitive Salary + Employee Share Plan (ESP) | Flexible Hybrid | Additional Leave Benefits + more This is an opportunity to take ownership of a well-established Junior Talent Programme and shape what it becomes next.

Working closely with Engineering, Product and People leaders, you'll design and evolve how junior talent is on-boarded, developed and supported across the business.

This isn't a graduate recruitment role. The attraction and hiring of talent already exists. Your focus is what happens next - creating exceptional experiences, development pathways and long-term growth opportunities for junior talent.

You'll have the opportunity to influence programme strategy, future capability planning and the overall experience of junior talent from day one.

What you'll be doing

• Design and continuously improve the overall programme experience
• Develop on-boarding, team placement and development pathways
• Build scalable frameworks that support junior talent from day one
• Create a consistent and engaging experience across the programme
• Understand future capability requirements across engineering and product teams
• Help ensure junior talent development aligns with future workforce needs
• Build trusted relationships with leaders across Product & Technology
• Support leaders to successfully integrate and develop junior talent
• Track programme performance and outcomes
• Measure retention, engagement and conversion success
• Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation
• Ensure the programme remains aligned to broader business priorities

What we're looking for

You'll likely come from an Early Careers, Graduate Programmes, Talent Development, Learning & Development or People Experience background.

You'll have experience working within a technology, SaaS or Product & Technology environment where you've partnered closely with Engineering and Product leaders to build and deliver talent programmes.

You understand how software engineering and product teams operate and can confidently partner with technical leaders on capability development, learning pathways and future talent needs.

You'll also understand how the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) influences learning pathways, performance expectations and career growth for junior technical talent.

You'll bring:

• Experience owning or managing graduate, early careers or junior talent programmes
• Strong programme management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working with technical stakeholders and Product & Technology teams
• An understanding of how technology organisations operate
• Curiosity about future capability needs, AI and workforce development
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary package + Employee Share Plan (ESP)
• Flexible hybrid working
• Additional leave benefits
• Strong wellbeing and health benefits
• Inclusive employee communities and resource groups
• High visibility across Product, Engineering and People leadership
• Opportunity to influence a strategically important programme with executive sponsorship
• Work alongside experienced Product & Technology leaders in a highly regarded technology organisation

This is a role where you'll have the autonomy to make meaningful change while being supported by one of the most respected technology brands in the market.

If you're passionate about helping early career talent thrive and want to shape the future workforce of a leading technology organisation apply now or contact Geri Condon at The Onset on ***email_hidden***