Global Senior Manager of Early Talent Programs, SharkNinja
$153-187k
Office located in Needham, MA
Home devices and appliances
Open for applications
Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$153-187k
Office located in Needham, MA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience in early talent recruiting and university relations, with a track record of designing and scaling early career programs at global scale
- Demonstrated program leadership of internship or co-op cohorts — design, recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and conversion — ideally across multiple concurrent programs
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of progressive experience working with hiring managers, talent acquisition partners, D&I partners, recruiters, and senior leaders; demonstrated people leadership, including building and scaling a team
- Strong program and project management skills: planning, organizing, and prioritizing multiple cohorts, timelines, budgets, and stakeholders at once
- Experience owning a P&L or program budget of $1M+
- Comfort with AI-enabled ways of working — using AI tools to scale sourcing, communications, and program reporting — and enthusiasm for leading AI-forward talent programs
- Passion for developing early talent and creating positive learning experiences; flexibility to adapt in a fast-paced, changing environment
What the job involves
- Are you ready to be part of something new and exciting? Our Early Talent function is in build mode — fast moving, dynamic, and full of opportunities to create and shape programs from the ground up
- Since this role was first created, Early Talent at SharkNinja has become a CEO-sponsored growth engine: our Shark Programs now span AI, robotics, social, affiliates, and web development, with intern and co-op cohorts embedded directly in the business, delivering real work with real accountability
- Today, that lgobal portfolio spans 400+ approved interns and co-ops roles across 9 concurrent cohorts, a multi-million-dollar program budget, and a footprint of 20+ countries across North America, EMEA, and APAC — with continued global expansion underway. This role offers hands-on ownership of that engine — requiring adaptability, creativity, and a willingness to jump in and refine and scale what's working
- The real opportunity? Running a hyper-growth, executive-visible portfolio at an inflection point — gaining rare experience in program design and expansion, and growing your career while making a meaningful, measurable impact. If you are excited by the idea of building, collaborating, and shaping the future of Early Talent at SharkNinja, this role is for you!
- The Global Senior Manager, Early Talent Programs will own the strategy, operations, and growth of SharkNinja's Shark Programs and broader Early Edge experience — positioning SharkNinja as an employer of choice for early career talent
- Operating with significant autonomy and executive visibility, you will serve as a strategic advisor to Talent Access leadership, P&C Business Partners, executive sponsors, and business leaders — shaping where the portfolio expands next, standing up new cohorts against defined launch conditions, and building the team and infrastructure the program needs to scale, including into new international markets
- You are the enterprise subject matter expert on university relations, internship and co-op program design, and cohort operations, carrying forward a proven playbook: high-touch selection, hands-on daily coordination, defined scope frameworks, and performance scorecards that give every Shark a clear definition of success
- Portfolio strategy and expansion: assess where the Shark and Early Edge model goes next, build the business case with executive sponsors, and stand up new cohorts against the program's launch conditions — sponsorship, assessment rigor, daily coordination, and performance frameworks
- Team and infrastructure: hire, build, and lead the Early Talent recruiting and program team (recruiters, coordinators, program specialists) — hands-on in year one, transitioning to team-led execution as the portfolio scales — including program budget, vendor, and platform ownership
- Global program operations across the Shark portfolio — AI Sharks/SharkByte, Robot Sharks, Social Sharks, and the newest cohorts in Affiliates and Web Development — including cohort calendars, onboarding, scope charters, stand-up cadences, and 30/45-day scorecard reviews
- Recruiting oversight: set intake standards with business sponsors, own sourcing strategy and assessment design, and ensure a high-touch, 5-star candidate experience — including executive-level referrals — executed day-to-day through the recruiting team you build and lead
- University relations: campus partnerships, co-op program relationships, career fairs, and employer brand activation that keeps SharkNinja's pipeline diverse and full — across our U.S. hubs and expansion markets
- Early Edge programming: mentorship, community events, cross-cohort experiences, and weekly Innovation Pod programming in partnership with program sponsors
- Executive partnership: operate as the connective tissue between executive sponsors, hands-on delivery leaders, and P&C — keeping every cohort healthy and every sponsor informed with executive-ready readouts
- The conversion engine: tracking performance through each term and managing the intern-to-co-op-to-full-time pathway, including return offers and flip-to-permanent recommendations
- Data & storytelling: program metrics, conversion and quality-of-hire trends, and executive-ready readouts that tell the story behind the data
- Owns program success end to end from day one — hands-on where it counts — while building the team, processes, and infrastructure that let the portfolio scale beyond any one person
- Drives communication and collaboration with key stakeholders — executives, HRBPs, employer brand, and delivery leaders — to ensure the health of every cohort
- Influences senior decision makers with a solution-oriented approach and consistent accountability; comfortable presenting to and being challenged by C-level sponsors
- A curious, courageous builder: rolls up sleeves to build an industry-leading Early Talent program, embraces obstacles, and keeps a long-term view on program goals
- Comfortable challenging others and being challenged while maintaining strong collaboration
- Enthused to dig into data and metrics to uncover trends, tell the story behind the data, and drive investment decisions
Our take
With more people looking for home products that work harders and smarter, SharkNinja has become a household name. Through its Shark line of cleaning and home care tools and Ninja range of kitchen appliance the company creates solutions that simplify daily routines and overall enhance modern living.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
It continues to hold a strong position in the home appliance market too, competiting with big brands like Dyson. Its Shark line lead the US upright vacuum, segment, while its presence in robotics vacuums reflects steady growth in a compeititve space. Since going public, the company has m,aintained a rapid pace of innovation, launching numerous new products eacxh pear and expanding into adjecent categories such as outdoor coolers and grills. With a growing global footprint and a focus ons mart design, usabiluity, and category expansion, SharkNinja is very well positioned to continue shaping the futur of home appliances.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
Mark Barrocas
(CEO)Mark joined SharkNinja in 2008 as CEO. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Aramark Uniform Services as the President of the WearGuard Division. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at Broder Bros as the President and 2 years at Perry Ellis International as VP of Corporate Sales.
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