Intl. Early Careers & Programs Senior Manager

Key Responsibilities 

• Define the vision and objectives for early careers, aligned to long-term talent and business needs.
• Anticipate future business needs to identify and develop relevant early careers programs that build an effective pipeline of key talent across critical functions.
• Ensure strategy reflects local market realities, regulations, and cultural differences while keeping global consistency.
• Develop structured high impact early careers programs and implement robust recruitment and selection criteria to ensure the onboarding, placement, and professional development of interns, graduates, and apprentices.
• Design experiences that balance on-the-job learning, mentoring, and structured development.
• Maintain quality and consistency of delivery while allowing flexibility for local adaptation.
• Develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies across online, offline, and social channels specifically tailored for early careers talent.
• Design fair, inclusive selection processes focused on potential, values fit, and capability.
• Support the optimization of talent acquisition and recruitment processes through advanced digital solutions, adapting the different platforms into the Maison’s requirements (Medallia, Icims, Criteria).
• Design an end-to-end candidate experience that is respectful, transparent, and reflective of company values.
• Create support structures like mentors, buddies, or peer networks to help integration and retention.
• Partner with HRs and Managers to ensure smooth onboarding, integration and development initiatives of Talents and serve as a strategic advisor on early career talent trends, market insights, and workforce planning
• Evaluate the effectiveness of early careers programs on an ongoing basis.
• Create metrics for tracking short and long-term success, build in feedback loops, and monitor/report on progress, making recommendations for further enhancements.
• Collaborate with Employer Branding & Academic Relations teams to enhance the branding and promotion of early careers programs internally and externally, attracting top emerging talent.

You Are

• You have a minimum of 7 years of professional experience in a similar role in a fast-paced environment. FMCG experience will be an asset.
• You have proven ability to design, lead, and scale complex talent acquisition programs, with a distinct expertise in early careers management.
• You have a curious and forward-thinking mindset, consistently seeking and implementing innovative talent acquisition practices.
• You possess exceptional organizational skills, capable of orchestrating multiple global activities, managing stakeholder communications, and driving projects to successful completion within timelines and deliverables.
• You possess high empathy, is an active listener, and an excellent judge of talent, committed to creating immersive and satisfying candidate experiences.
• You are adept at engaging and collaborating with diverse stakeholders across all levels and geographies, influencing communities, and ensuring program visibility and success.
• You are motivated by results, with the ability to evaluate program effectiveness, create meaningful metrics, and leverage analytics to drive continuous improvement.
• You pursue goals with energy and drive, patient in navigating resistance or setbacks, and comfortable working as an individual contributor in a matrix organization.
• You have a thirst for learning about industries, markets, technology, and new search skills, constantly evolving practices to remain competitive.
• You are fluent in English. French is a plus.