Senior Fellow: Early Career & Leadership Development Program

Job Description

Fellow, Management Trainee | Philip Morris International U.S.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Philip Morris International U.S., located in Stamford, Connecticut, requiring in-office presence and significant domestic travel. PMI U.S. is fundamentally transforming its business to deliver a smoke-free future, committed to providing legal-age consumers with better, smoke-free alternatives and ensuring responsible product marketing. This Senior Fellow role is critical for highly ambitious early-career professionals ready to operate at the center of this complex, purpose-driven organization, helping to shape the business’s future and advance its mission to unsmoke America through hands-on contributions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person Stamford, CT
• Pay: $90000–$110000 yearly
• Team: Reports to Chief of Staff to CEO
• Mission: Shape the business’s future and advance PMI U.S.’s mission to unsmoke America by contributing to corporate strategy, brand building, communications, finance, and commercial execution.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Work directly with PMI U.S.’s senior leadership, including the Office of the CEO, to help shape the business’s future and advance its mission to unsmoke America through strategic contributions.
• Manage Financial Oversight: Develop deep proficiency in budget planning, rigorous cost management, and financial decision-making as a key aspect of operational fluency for future leadership roles.
• Lead Core Business Execution: Gain significant hands-on exposure and make meaningful contributions across critical corporate functions such as corporate strategy, brand building, communications, finance, and commercial execution.
• Execute Rotational Placements: Rotate into one to three of PMI U.S.’s core business functions—most likely Finance, Corporate Strategy, and/or Commercial—to broaden strategic exposure, making immediate and impactful contributions.
• Craft Executive Communications: Utilize exceptional writing and presentation skills to craft compelling, high-level communications for senior leadership and key external stakeholders.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Candidates must be age 21 or older with a Bachelor’s degree. This program is designed for highly ambitious early-career professionals ready to operate at the center of a complex, purpose-driven organization.
• Experience: A minimum of 2–3 years of professional experience is required.
• Skills:
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling executive-level communications.
• Strong instincts for corporate brand building, marketing, and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and exercise rigorous cost discipline.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and operating with significant independence in a fast-evolving environment.
• Sound judgment and discretion when supporting senior leadership on sensitive and confidential priorities.
• Attention to detail paired with the ability to see and articulate the big picture.
• Genuine commitment to PMI’s mission to unsmoke America.
• Bonus:
• MBA strongly preferred, enhancing strategic and leadership capabilities.
• Prior exposure to budget planning or cost management.
• A candidate profile that is hyper-ambitious, detail-oriented, and highly adaptable.
• Exceptional communication and marketing instincts.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the United States.