SharkNinja
Global Director, Early Talent Programs
$153K–$187K
Needham, MA, United States · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
About the job
Owns the strategy, operations, and global expansion of SharkNinja’s early talent programs, including recruiting, university relations, cohort experiences, and intern-to-full-time conversion.
What you'll do
- Set portfolio strategy, build business cases, and launch new cohorts and international programs.
- Build and lead the Early Talent team; manage program budgets, vendors, platforms, and global cohort operations.
- Oversee recruiting, university relations, Early Edge programming, performance tracking, and executive reporting.
What they ask for
- Proven experience in early talent recruiting and university relations, including designing and scaling early career programs globally.
- Demonstrated leadership of internship or co-op cohorts across design, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and conversion.
- Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of progressive experience; demonstrated people leadership, including building and scaling a team.
- Experience owning a P&L or program budget of $1M+.
Nice to have
- Experience with multiple concurrent internship or co-op programs.
- Comfort using AI tools to scale sourcing, communications, and program reporting; enthusiasm for AI-forward talent programs.
Pay
$153,000 — $187,000 USD (annual salary)
AI focus
Use AI tools to scale sourcing, communications, and program reporting, and lead AI-forward talent programs.
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