UKIMEA Early Careers Program Manager

UKIMEA Early Careers Program Manager This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: The UKIMEA Early Careers Program Manager will provide strategic direction and operational leadership for the UKIMEA Early Careers portfolio, including interns, apprentices, graduates, T-Levels and other university talent programs. This role will shape the content, structure, experiences and deliverables that support early-career talent across the region, ensuring programs are scalable, inclusive, commercially relevant and aligned to business priorities. In addition to managing the day-to-day delivery of the program, this role will make strategic decisions that enhance the participant experience, improve business outcomes and increase conversion rates into full-time employment. The role will work closely with local-site leads, HR teams, hiring managers and senior leadership to create consistent regional experiences while enabling meaningful local contribution. In a typical day in this role… • Provide leadership for the UKIMEA Early Careers Program, owning the design and evolution of program content, learning experiences, development activities and participant deliverables. • Ensure the program delivers measurable value and ROI for the business through effective planning, talent development, retention and conversion strategies. • Develop scalable program frameworks, resources and experiences that can be adopted across the region while allowing for appropriate local flexibility. • Establish effective ways for local-site leads to interact and contribute in a coordinated and efficient manner. • Manage program budgets, resources, suppliers, timelines, risks and performance reporting. • Oversee the onboarding, assimilation, development, engagement, progression and retention of early-career talent. • Coach and support participants, managers, mentors and local program leads to promote successful outcomes. • Design and deliver development sessions, training, community events and networking opportunities that strengthen culture, connection and belonging across UKIMEA. • Engage confidently with senior leaders and key decision-makers, demonstrating professional judgment, credibility and cultural leadership. • Partner with broader university and early-careers organizations to align regional priorities, share best practices and support enterprise-wide initiatives. • Lead the regional delivery of T-level, intern, apprentice and graduate programs, ensuring a consistent and high-quality experience across locations. • Develop and implement strategies to improve the conversion of interns, apprentices and graduates into full-time employees. • Oversee and support the EMEA Intern Site program Skills and experience required… • Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Human Resources, Business, Education or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. • Typically 3–5 years of related experience in early careers, talent management, HR program management, university