Project Manager (Learning or Early-in-Career sales onboarding program)

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Role: Project Manager 1

Location: Research Triangle Park, NC (Hybrid - 3 days a week, 2 days remote)

Duration: Long term (Quarterly Renew, expected to last for 2 years)

Job Description:

• We need an experienced Project Manager who will support the Americas cohort of our global Early-in-Career sales onboarding program.
• This is a dotted-line role reporting to the Global Program Manager for EIC.
• The PM will focus on end-to-end execution, operational excellence, and delivery for all Americas-based participants while maintaining tight alignment with the global program standards.
  
  

Key Focus Areas:

• Drive execution of the Americas EIC cohort (planning, stakeholder coordination, logistics, risk management, and delivery).
• Ensure high-quality, consistent participant experience that aligns with global program standards while addressing regional nuances.
• Track cohort-specific milestones, risks, issues, and KPIs; provide regular status updates to the Global PgM.
• Partner closely with Recruiting, P&C, Regional Sales Leadership, Enablement, and Logistics teams in the Americas.
• Support program governance (decision logs, action items, communication plans, and stakeholder management).
• Help evolve the program toward AI-era readiness through operational improvements and automation opportunities.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor''''''''s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of project or program management experience.
• Proven success managing complex, cross-functional projects in a matrixed environment (ideally in Sales Enablement, Talent Development, or Sales Operations).
• Strong experience with risk & issue management, stakeholder coordination, and driving accountability without direct authority.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Asana preferred).
• Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.
• PMP or equivalent certification is highly desired.
  
  

Preferred Experience:

• Background in Sales Onboarding, Early-in-Career / New Hire programs, or Sales Enablement.
• Experience supporting large-scale talent development initiatives in a global technology company.
• Familiarity with hybrid delivery models and tools for learner experience (LXPS, MindTickle, etc. is a plus).