Early Talent Program Manager, Robinhood
$119-140k
This role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + Equity
3+ days a week in office
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
Be an early applicant
Commission-free stock trading & investing app
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$119-140k
This role is also eligible for bonus opportunities + Equity
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To democratize finance for all.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in early talent or university program management
- Demonstrated experience building and operating internship or early career programs from strategy through execution
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and business leaders to align hiring plans with organizational goals
- Hands-on experience planning and delivering early talent programming such as intern events, campus engagement initiatives, or structured learning sessions
- Experience owning headcount planning, conversion modeling, and program budgets
- Strong program management skills with the ability to document processes and maintain organized governance frameworks
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present program insights to senior leaders
What the job involves
- We are building an elite team, applying frontier technologies to the world’s biggest financial problems. We’re looking for bold thinkers. Sharp problem-solvers. Builders who are wired to make an impact
- Robinhood isn’t a place for complacency, it’s where ambitious people do the best work of their careers. We’re a high-performing, fast-moving team with ethics at the center of everything we do. Expectations are high, and so are the rewards
- The Early Talent team designs and delivers structured programs that introduce emerging professionals to meaningful, high-impact work at Robinhood
- The team partners closely with Engineering, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and People teams to align early career hiring with long-term workforce planning and business needs
- Our programs range from internship experiences focused on skill development and exposure to real business challenges, to structured new graduate pathways designed to support early career growth and full-time hiring
- We build repeatable, measurable processes that support strong participant experiences while strengthening Robinhood’s long-term early talent pipeline
- As the Early Talent Program Manager, you will lead the strategy and governance of our enterprise Internship Program
- You will define program structure, success measures, and stakeholder engagement models, and partner with leaders to align hiring targets and seasonal readiness
- This role combines program design with workforce planning and partnership across Finance, business leaders, and People teams to ensure early talent hiring is structured, measurable, and aligned with company priorities
- You will provide clear direction to recruiting partners and may step in to support recruiting execution during peak cycles or coverage gaps
- Own the design, structure, and documented governance of the Internship Program, including timelines, stakeholder engagement models, and clearly defined success metrics
- Develop and maintain performance evaluation frameworks, conversion criteria, and manager expectations in partnership with the Talent Development team and key stakeholders to support consistent intern assessment and full-time hiring decisions
- Lead enterprise early talent headcount planning across Internship and New Grad programs, partnering with Finance and business leaders to align hiring targets and budget considerations
- Serve as the strategic Early Talent partner to Engineering leadership by aligning on hiring targets, interview readiness, seasonal roadmaps, and recruiting health reviews
- Define school engagement priorities and guide long-term university relationship strategy in partnership with senior stakeholders
- Provide oversight and direction to recruiting partners executing early talent hiring, and step in to support recruiting execution during peak periods as needed
Our take
For years, traditional brokers ruled the share trading realm, charging hefty fees that locked out everyday investors. Robinhood emerged as a disruptor, offering commission-free trading and opening the door to a new generation. Since then, expectations have continued to evolve, with investors looking not just to lower costs, but for simpler tools, clearer information, and guidance that makes the market easier to understand.
Robinhood was built to meet those changing expectations, designed from the start as a mobile-first platform that makes investor more accessible and less intimidating for people at every stage of their financial journey. Through its app, users can trade stocks and other financial instruments while benefiting from a clean interface and built-in educational support, helping them move from curiosity to confidence without unnecessary complexity.
Recently, Robinhood has strenghtned its impact too, particularly in the UK. With the launch of AI-powered Digests within its Robinhood Cortex assistant that helps users understand what's driving stock movements in plain English, while upcoming options trading and expanded educational resources add flexibility and depth. Together, these steps position Robinhood as a platform evolving alongside its users, blending technology and education to stay ahead in an ever-changing investment landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Feb 2021
$2.4bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jan 2021
$1bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $5.6bn
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Vlad Tenev
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman)Studied Mathematics at Stanford University, where they met Baiju. Dropped out of a PhD to start Robinhood. Alongside Robinhood, Vlad is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Harmonic.
Baiju B.
(Co-Founder)Studied Mathematics and Physics at Stanford University, where they met their Vlad and co-founded Robinhood in 2012. Baiju is also the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux.
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