Commercial Graduate Program Manager

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Commercial Graduate Program Manager

Fitch Solutions is currently seeking a Commercial Graduate Program Manager based out of our London OR New York City office.

The Commercial Graduate Program Manager will have the lead role within the Fitch Solutions Commercial team overseeing the Commercial Graduate Program. In partnership with Fitch's Early Talent Team, the Solutions Commercial Graduate Program Manager will be the subject matter expert in the design and delivery of the program. This will include, but is not limited to: building the annual curriculum, consistent assessment of graduates, coaching and/or mentoring graduates, transitioning graduates from program to full-time work, tracking program statistics, and more.

This is a fantastic global opportunity for a current player-coach to move into a management role within the Sales Enablement function while being wholly immersed in building the future of the Commercial organization at Fitch Solutions.

What We Offer:

• The ability to work on a highly visible team with deep cross-functional collaboration across teams, business lines, and regions
• A fantastic opportunity to consistently flex your "coaching" muscle and make a lasting impact at the firm
• The ability to be 100% based in the Fitch Solutions Commercial function while also partnering with our wider-based Early Talent team members
• An open environment that welcomes creativity. The Sales Enablement team (on which this role resides) is consistently looking for new ideas, new ways of thinking, and different perspectives!
• Direct mentorship with a growth mindset: The Sales Enablement team operates so that we all learn, grow, and flourish at Fitch Solutions.

We'll Count on You to Accomplish (Key Results Area):

• Collaborates with the Early Talent Team to design and deliver a comprehensive commercial program that integrates Fitch Solutions/Fitch Group organizational learning objectives, outcomes, and evaluation processes that calibrate appropriately across business functions (represented by a Fitch "universal" grad curriculum)
• Partners with the Early Talent Team, as needed, to develop program structure, curriculum and learning materials tailored to the specific needs of the commercial business
• Liaises with the Early Talent Team to ensure cross-program experiences, networking and exposure.
• Consistently grow and progress the overall Commercial Graduate Program at Fitch Solutions across three offices (U.S., U.K. and Asia) year over year
• Consistently track impact, relevancy, and satisfaction of participants based on transparent learning goals and positive impact on day-to-day responsibilities. Take this information further and partner with our internal Early Talent team for further tracking and participant satisfaction.
• Consistently assess graduate program participants and identify areas for growth, with an understanding of how to appropriately remediate if necessary
• Track and report upon retention statistics from the program to Senior Management.
• Partner with key stakeholders and collaborators (including, but not limited to, the Early Talent team) to consistently deliver a best in class graduate program experience

What You Need to Have:

• Sales experience. You are a sales professional with a desire for a coaching position where you can lead the next generation of sellers through building a foundation of best practices in spaces such as: prospecting, pipeline management, negotiation, closing, and value proposition.
• Exceptional time management skills - you will need to demonstrate the ability to manage a full curriculum while consistently managing, and supporting, the trajectory of at least 10 global graduates (direct reports)
• Objective decision-making capabilities: you have the ability to make decisions that are best for the firm and the growth of the program.
• A process-oriented strategy: you use data and analytics to assist in your coaching and mentorship choices.
• Exhibited flexibility and agility: anything can happen during any given program. You need to be able to show how you can pivot, change course, and still deliver.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written
• Strong interpersonal skills including demonstrable evidence of the ability to credibly interact with, and influence, senior level executives.
• Strong internal relationships: you have a strong network internally (for internal candidates) or you have the ability to quickly build a strong network internally (for external candidates) so as to best support the career growth of our graduates.
• Strong leadership skills: you know how to get people behind you and work towards a goal through motivation, empathy, and clear expectations.
• Extremely self-motivated with a diligent work ethic
• Exceptional mentorship and coaching capabilities - particularly with junior level employees
• You are team player - you are more than willing to "get your hands dirty" to meet a team goal
• Program Design and/or Program Management and/or Instructional Design and/or Curriculum Building experience - one of these should stand out upon application and show a strong handle of that given space.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Experience working in education, or, a degree in Education
• Experience in managing people through the transition from university to career
• You have a strong desire to learn and grow as a person, but also within your career

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

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