Program Manager

KFC; Manhattan (KS); On-site; USD 91,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits package

Flexible schedule

Job summary

KFC in Manhattan, KS is seeking a Program Manager with a Growth Mindset and curiosity to lead growth initiatives. The role follows an internship cadence with mentorship and a benefits package.

You will own change-management tasks, balance competing demands, and build relationships across departments while delivering hands-on support to colleagues and clients. This internship path offers room to grow on a flexible schedule with real responsibilities and a chance to shape processes in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in change management and initiative in real-world settings.
• Familiarity with Manhattan market and local landscape.
• Storytelling to turn data into a decision.

Responsibilities

• Trim Work-Life Balance processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Bring 7 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Defend the Relationship Building fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Provide hands-on support to colleagues and KFC clients as needed
• Build and sustain strong working relationships across departments

Skills

Growth mindset

Curiosity

Change Management

Initiative

Storytelling

Job description

We want a Program Manager whose Growth Mindset is matched only by their curiosity, and KFC in Manhattan, KS is ready to feed both. What you're signing up for is $91,000 - $140,000, an internship cadence, general ownership, and a KFC team that rewards nerve.

Key Responsibilities

• Trim Work-Life Balance processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Bring 7 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Defend the Relationship Building fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Provide hands‑on support to colleagues and KFC clients as needed
• Build and sustain strong working relationships across departments

What You'll Bring

• A KFC mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• Working understanding of both Change Management and Initiative in real-world settings
• Familiarity with the Manhattan market and local general landscape
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• A track record of no‑ego delivery in an internship structure

KFC treats Manhattan, KS as both home and laboratory, prototyping mentorship‑focused general ideas no larger rival would risk. At KFC you can challenge your skip‑level's plan and still get a thank‑you for it.

For your 8 of Change Management, expect $91,000 - $140,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the room to grow on a flexible schedule.

Candidate outreach for this general opening is happening as we speak.