Sr Director, Program Management - Early Career & Rotational Programming

Comcast Resume; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast seeks a Senior Director of Early Career & Rotational Programming to lead talent strategies and modernize rotational programs across the enterprise. You will shape leadership pipelines, drive analytics, and partner with executives to align programs with business priorities.

The role requires senior-level program management, data literacy, and strong communication to influence across HR and business leaders in a complex organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in talent development and program management in a large, corporate environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop high‑performing teams.
• Strong data analysis and financial acumen, with the ability to translate program outcomes into business value.
• Strategic thinking and ability to forecast and plan for future talent needs.
• Excellent executive presence and communication skills, able to influence the highest levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills to measure program impact and drive data‑informed decisions.
• Prior experience leading early talent programming preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and drive innovative early career strategies, integrating competitive market insights to produce a differentiated experience and talent advantage.
• Serve as a catalyst for evolution in early‑career talent strategies, reimagining rotational program models to deliver future‑ready leadership pipelines with measurable business outcomes.
• Establish and leverage enterprise‑wide analytics and reporting to measure program success, demonstrate financial and pipeline impact, and inform executive decision‑making and ongoing investment in early‑career talent and programs.
• Shape and influence alignment at the most senior levels, crafting a compelling executive narrative and serving as a trusted advisor to business, HR, and talent leaders to ensure early‑career strategies directly support enterprise priorities, workforce planning, and capability needs.
• Provide strategic governance and enterprise oversight through deep partnership with program steering committees and senior stakeholders, resolving competing priorities and guiding program direction to deliver sustained business impact.
• Anticipate critical enterprise talent needs and proactively align early‑career programs to future business requirements through deep partnerships with business, HR, and talent leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Executive presence

Program management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world’s best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

The Senior Director of Early Career & Rotational Programming serves as the leader for early‑career talent strategies and is responsible for shaping, governing, and evolving rotational and pipeline programs that build future‑ready leadership capabilities. This role acts as a catalyst for innovation in early‑career development, reimagining traditional program models to align with enterprise workforce priorities, competitive talent dynamics, and measurable business outcomes.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and drive innovative early career strategies, integrating competitive market insights to produce a differentiated experience and talent advantage.

• Serve as a catalyst for evolution in early‑career talent strategies, reimagining rotational program models to deliver future‑ready leadership pipelines with measurable business outcomes.

• Establish and leverage enterprise‑wide analytics and reporting to measure program success, demonstrate financial and pipeline impact, and inform executive decision‑making and ongoing investment in early‑career talent and programs.

• Shape and influence alignment at the most senior levels, crafting a compelling executive narrative and serving as a trusted advisor to business, HR, and talent leaders to ensure early‑career strategies directly support enterprise priorities, workforce planning, and capability needs.

• Provide strategic governance and enterprise oversight through deep partnership with program steering committees and senior stakeholders, resolving competing priorities and guiding program direction to deliver sustained business impact.

• Anticipate critical enterprise talent needs and proactively align early‑career programs to future business requirements through deep partnerships with business, HR, and talent leaders.

• Develop recruitment strategies to build robust, future pipelines of early‑career talent aligned to critical business needs.

• Lead enterprise alumni engagement strategies to accelerate internal mobility, strengthen talent pipelines, and enable targeted boomerang hiring.

• Manage program budget to deliver clear ROI, cost efficiencies, and sustained business value.

• Coach and develop program managers to elevate their leadership capability, strengthen execution, and scale impact across a complex, matrixed environment.

• Cultivate a high‑performance culture of continuous learning and development, reinforcing accountability, innovation, and growth within the Enterprise Rotational Programs team.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in talent development and program management in a large, corporate environment.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop high‑performing teams.

• Strong data analysis and financial acumen, with the ability to translate program outcomes into business value.

• Strategic thinking and ability to forecast and plan for future talent needs.

• Excellent executive presence and communication skills, able to influence the highest levels of the organization.

• Strong analytical skills to measure program impact and drive data‑informed decisions.

• Prior experience leading early talent programming preferred.

Impact:

• Shape the future talent pipeline across Comcast

• Demonstrate significant financial and strategic value to the business through early career programs

• Drive enterprise‑wide talent strategies and cross‑organizational talent movement

• Mentor and develop the next generation of Comcast leadership

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what’s right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills

Budget Management, Change Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Executive Presence, People Management, Portfolio Management, Program Planning

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Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +

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