Early Career, Programme Manager

Job description

Company Description We’re Checkout.com . You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started. About this role: This is a high-impact role at the strategic heart of our future talent engine. We are looking for an innovative, globally-minded Early Careers professional to be the face, voice, and leader of our NextGen brand. In this role, you aren't just a program manager; you are a brand ambassador, a community builder, and an operational architect. We are seeking a product-minded problem solver who is excited to lead our foundational programs, design top-tier university partnerships, meet the brightest emerging talent, and define what global excellence looks like. Based in our London HQ, you will set the global standards and frameworks that ensure our early careers talent thrives consistently across all our international hubs. What you’ll be doing? Driving our Global NextGen Brand: You will be the primary custodian representing our early careers brand in the market. Your goal is to establish us as the top global choice for ambitious students and graduates through creative events, digital engagement, and immersive experiences. Architecting University Partnerships: You will design, build, and oversee high-quality, targeted university partnership frameworks to extract top-tier talent internationally. This goes beyond traditional career fairs; it is about creating deep, long-term strategic links with core global faculties and career centers. Creating Multi-Region Talent Pipelines: You’ll be responsible for scaling and nurturing di…