Wholesale Banking Early Careers Program Lead

Truist; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Truist is seeking an Early Careers Program Manager to lead a multi-track Banking & Markets program, aligning onboarding, training, and readiness across Advisory, Research, Credit, Real Estate, and Sales & Trading tracks. The role partners with senior leaders to shape strategy and drive measurable outcomes.

You will own end-to-end program execution, build cross-business relationships, and translate workforce priorities into actionable plans, ensuring track-specific readiness and strong risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Five or more years of management experience with a financial services firm, including at least two to three years of campus recruiting and talent development experience.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with teammates at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure and interact with senior leaders.
• Excellent communication skills and strong team orientation.

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-track Banking & Markets program across Advisory, Research, Credit, Real Estate, Sales & Trading, and Associate populations.
• Coordinate unified onboarding with differentiated technical pathways, including accounting and modeling, valuation, transactions, markets, research, real estate, and credit content as applicable.
• Partner across multiple businesses to align shared program elements while preserving track-specific readiness requirements and timing.
• Manage complexity across larger cohorts, distinct role profiles, licensing considerations, and varying transitions from training to the desk.
• Ensure the program builds a strong pipeline for business-specific analyst and associate roles across Banking & Markets.
• Develop a deep understanding of the aligned Wholesale businesses, including strategy, clients, products, revenue drivers, market context, risk environment, operating model, workforce needs, and technical capability requirements.
• Own the strategy, design, delivery, and outcomes of the assigned early career program.
• Translate business and workforce priorities into the program model, annual plan, participant experience, development approach, and measures of success.
• Ensure program decisions remain grounded in business needs, role expectations, client impact, and the capabilities required for long-term talent success.
• Use business judgment and data to prioritize work, make recommendations, and adapt the program as strategy, markets, or workforce needs evolve.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor to senior leaders, managers, Recruiting, and program stakeholders within the aligned businesses.
• Build credibility through strong business knowledge, command of the program, responsiveness, and a consistent focus on the business client.
• Lead program reviews and decision discussions with clear recommendations, tradeoffs, risks, ownership, and required actions.
• Influence across levels and functions without formal authority, reconcile competing priorities, and drive stakeholders toward decisions and execution.
• Navigate complex or sensitive matters with maturity, discretion, sound judgment, and appropriate escalation.
• Own end-to-end program execution across recruiting alignment, onboarding, training, rotations, performance milestones, conversion, placement, promotion readiness, and ongoing development.
• Partner with business leaders and subject matter experts to define the technical knowledge, business judgment, client capabilities, and performance expectations required for each role.
• Design business-relevant experiences that prepare participants for the actual work, stakeholder demands, and client context of the aligned businesses.
• Advise leaders on talent pipeline needs, program structure, participant readiness, manager engagement, and workforce implications.
• Move priorities from concept to execution with speed, rigor, clear accountability, and strong risk management.
• Establish measures that provide visibility into program execution, participant outcomes, readiness, conversion, retention, stakeholder experience, and business impact.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify risks, evaluate effectiveness, and recommend actions.
• Develop executive-ready dashboards and business reviews that connect program results to talent, workforce, and business priorities.
• Identify barriers, resolve issues, strengthen processes, and continuously improve the program while maintaining appropriate governance and controls.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Team orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Truist is seeking an Early Careers Program Manager to lead a multi-track Banking & Markets program, aligning onboarding, training, and readiness across Advisory, Research, Credit, Real Estate, and Sales & Trading tracks. The role partners with senior leaders to shape strategy and drive measurable outcomes.

You will own end-to-end program execution, build cross-business relationships, and translate workforce priorities into actionable plans, ensuring track-specific readiness and strong risk