Specialist, Emerging Talent programs

Overview

Specialist, Emerging Talent programs responsible for strategizing and operationalizing core business processes for the Hyderabad IT Emerging Talent Program, identifying and developing future generation IT employees.

What you'll do

• Hire entry-level, full-time, Hyderabad based employees annually as part of the IT Emerging Talent Program.
• Manage onboarding and pre-onboarding logistics and activities for program members annually.
• Own program management for multiple and overlapping batches of Emerging talent intakes, including planning, timelines, tracking milestones, and execution while ensuring consistency, quality, and a strong candidate experience.
• Support the lead to execute multi-day virtual and in-person program meetings that advance program members' learning and development, such as staff meetings/townhalls, and training opportunities for both Emerging talent and supervisors.
• Work with Local program Lead to establish and track program metrics, benchmark against programs across our company and other industries.
• Continuously improve program processes to be more efficient and sustainable as the program expands.
• Execute end-to-end Emerging talent hiring for internship programs and emerging talent rotation program, from workforce planning through onboarding.
• Co-ordinate with the Global Talent Acquisition team for the execution of recruiting plans, Workday transactions, offer management etc.
• Manage schedule with university calendars, academic cycles, and student ecosystems to ensure timely and effective engagement.
• Partner with the comms team to enable social media and digital engagement campaigns focused on Emerging talent hiring and programs.
• Define, execute, and continuously improve core program processes such as pre-onboarding/onboarding, rotation matching, rotation supervisor engagement, end of year performance process, post-program job placement, and training and support for program members and affiliates.
• Collaborate with leaders to define valuable and meaningful assignments for rotation roles and the final placement process at the end of program; identify and match employees to these opportunities.
• Plan and execute multi-day virtual and in-person program meetings such as onboarding, commencement, staff meetings/townhalls, and training opportunities for both emerging talent and supervisors.
• Track program budget.
• Manage relationships with Recruiting and University Relations Teams, IT Divisional Leaders and IT areas, HR Business Partners, and support for Assignment Supervisors, global program leads and emerging talent.

What you'll need

• A degree in business, management, information technology, HR or project management, preferred.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience in HR and/or IT development programs, preferably in talent program/project management and leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal, deliberate communication, collaboration, negotiation, influencing and project management skills.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, managerial experience, complex problem-solving skills, and team building abilities, along with sensitivity to diverse cultures/backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to independently execute innovative ideas within the legal/compliance environment.
• Demonstrated ability to execute and improve processes and to drive lasting change.
• Solid and demonstrated commitment to personal and/or direct report development.
• Ability to work independently with minimal coaching.
• Primary skills: Campus Recruitment / University Hiring; Emerging Talent Programs / Graduate Hiring Programs; Program Management; Stakeholder Management; Employee Engagement; Talent Management; Performance Management; Internship Program Management; Candidate Relationship Management; Communication & Presentation Skills; Cross-functional Coordination; Event & Campus Drive Management.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of development of new hires at the university level and experience with Next Generation talent.
• Experience in multiple areas across the pharmaceutical business or IT, or leadership experience with digital transformation strategy across the enterprise.
• Ability to motivate others towards continuous improvement.
• Secondary skills: Learning & Development (L&D); Early Careers Programs; Graduate Rotation Programs; Leadership Development Programs; HR Business Partnering Exposure; Talent Development; Succession Planning; Employee Experience Initiatives; Training Coordination; Change Management; Workforce Planning; Employer Branding; Talent Enablement; HR Operations Exposure.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hitec City Raidurg).
• Employee status: Regular.
• Relocation: Domestic.
• Visa sponsorship: No.
• Travel: No travel required.
• Flexible work arrangement: Hybrid.
• Job posting end date: 10/26/2026.