# UKIMEA Early Careers Program Manager

**Company**: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
**Location**: Winnersh, Berkshire
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Human Resources
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The UKIMEA Early Careers Program Manager will provide strategic direction and operational leadership for the UKIMEA Early Careers portfolio, including interns, apprentices, graduates, T-Levels and other university talent programs.

Responsibilities:

- Provide leadership for the UKIMEA Early Careers Program, owning the design and evolution of program content, learning experiences, development activities and participant deliverables.

- Ensure the program delivers measurable value and ROI for the business through effective planning, talent development, retention and conversion strategies.

- Develop scalable program frameworks, resources and experiences that can be adopted across the region while allowing for appropriate local flexibility.

- Establish effective ways for local-site leads to interact and contribute in a coordinated and efficient manner.

- Manage program budgets, resources, suppliers, timelines, risks and performance reporting.

- Oversee the onboarding, assimilation, development, engagement, progression and retention of early-career talent.

- Coach and support participants, managers, mentors and local program leads to promote successful outcomes.

- Design and deliver development sessions, training, community events and networking opportunities that strengthen culture, connection and belonging across UKIMEA.

- Engage confidently with senior leaders and key decision-makers, demonstrating professional judgment, credibility and cultural leadership.

- Partner with broader university and early-careers organizations to align regional priorities, share best practices and support enterprise-wide initiatives.

- Lead the regional delivery of T-level, intern, apprentice and graduate programs, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience across locations.

- Develop and implement strategies to improve the conversion of interns, apprentices and graduates into full-time employees.

- Oversee and support the EMEA Intern Site program

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Human Resources, Business, Education or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

- Typically 3–5 years of related experience in early careers, talent management, HR program management, university recruiting, learning and development or a related field.

- Demonstrated experience managing or leading regional or multi-site programs.

- Experience developing program strategies, content, deliverables and success measures.

- Strong understanding of early-career talent programs, including internships, graduate programs, apprenticeships and/or T-Level pathways.

- Ability to influence and partner with senior leaders, managers, HR teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

- Strong communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels of the organization.

- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, data, reporting, timelines, vendors, risks and multiple priorities.

- Strong project and program management skills

- Strong organization skills, attention to detail and the ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution.

- Experience planning and delivering development programs, events and experiences for diverse early-career audiences.

## Skills

### Required
- Human Resources
- Business
- Education
- Talent Management
- HR Program Management
- University Recruiting
- Learning and Development
- Program Management
- Budgeting
- Data Analysis
- Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication
- Presentation

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