Program Manager, Early in Career

Position Overview

The Program Manager, Early in Career (EIC), will own the strategy, design, and execution of enterprise-wide programs for recent graduates and MBA hires. This includes rotational programs (undergraduate: 2 years, MBA: 3 years), intern lifecycle management, and early-career hiring playbooks for local sites. The role is critical for building leadership pipelines and strengthening our employer brand across target schools.

Key Responsibilities

MBA Rotational Program

· Design and deliver a high-touch experience for MBA associates, including rotational planning and executive stakeholder engagement.

· Coordinate rotational moves ensuring exposure to VP/GM-level experiences.

· Develop policies for rotational compensation and annual merit cycles.

· Partner with Talent Acquisition (TA) to identify target schools, manage recruitment events, and organize interview days with senior leadership.

· Measure program effectiveness (size, retention, engagement, promotion rate) and recommend improvements.

Undergraduate Rotational Program

· Define program strategy, including target schools and branding initiatives.

· Create structured functional rotations (Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, etc.).

· Partner with TA for campus recruitment and strengthen school partnerships.

· Track and report success metrics; implement enhancements.

Early Career Site Hiring

· Develop a hiring playbook for early-career talent at local sites, enabling HR teams to recruit engineering and supply chain talent effectively.

This role may also be asked to provide guidance and oversight (direct or indirect) to junior team members, including interns, ensuring quality deliverables and fostering their professional development through coaching and feedback.

Required Skills and Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (MBA preferred).

· 7-10 years of experience in talent management, campus recruiting, or leadership development programs.

· Strong project management capabilities, including planning, organizing, and executing initiatives to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of objectives.

· Proven ability to design and manage enterprise-level programs.

· Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

· Data-driven mindset with experience in program measurement and continuous improvement.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

· Experience in a global manufacturing or industrial environment.

· Familiarity with rotational program design and early-career talent strategies.

· Preferred PMP or related PM certification.

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Base salary range: $91,600 to $130,000

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].

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