Sr. Program Manager, Employee Development

PitchBook Data

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$135,000–$150,000 Per Year
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Career Development, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, D Programming Language, Data Analysis, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Flexible Spending Accounts, Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Mentoring, Metrics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Needs Assessment, People Management, Problem Solving Skills, Project/Program Management, Staff Development, Talent Management, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Tuition Reimbursement
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We're deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there's going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We're willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.

About the Role:

The PitchBook Learning & Development team is a global team, with teammates in Seattle, New York & London, and serves all of PitchBook's learning, leadership development, career development and talent management needs in a way that grows individuals and the business. Our team is a focused, effective, and fun group of professionals with a passion for continuous learning, developing others, and making a positive impact on our organization. This role contributes significantly to the learning and development of PitchBook employees.

The Sr. Program Manager, Employee Development is a strategic, enterprisefocused role responsible for building the capabilities PitchBook employees need to succeed today and adapt for the future. This includes driving PitchBook's enterprise AI learning and skillbuilding strategy, while continuing to own and manage core employee development programs that reinforce our values, competencies, and skillsbased approach to growth.

In the near term, this role plays a central role in designing and delivering enterprisewide AI learning and enablement, ensuring employees, managers, and departments have the confidence, capability, and practical skills to use AI responsibly and effectively in their work. In parallel, this role owns and evolves foundational learning experiences that onboard employees to the PitchBook Values and support development against our core competencies and skills. Through this work, the Sr. Program Manager helps advance PitchBook's longterm goal of becoming a skillsbased organization, where development is clear, practical, and aligned to real work and business outcomes.

This role partners closely with Learning & Development teammates, Talent Management, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to align capabilitybuilding with PitchBook's strategy, workforce needs, and people priorities. The Sr. Program Manager applies their expertise in learning and talent development to assess needs, propose and build solutions, and measure the effectiveness of L&D initiatives that help employees grow their skills and experience, build networks, and further their career aspirations.

Primary Job Responsibilities:


Lead the design and execution of PitchBook's enterprise AI enablement strategy, building employee, manager, and department capability through a clear AI skills framework, persona-based learning paths, and applied, usecasebased learning experiences aligned to real work outcomes
Own, sustain, and evolve foundational employee development programs, including solutions to ensure employees are onboarded to the PitchBook Values and equipped to own and drive their development in line with our core competencies and skills
Develop, deliver, and evaluate learning solutions that support employee development which may include workshop facilitation, self-directed courses or resources, mentoring programming, or peer learning forums
Support PitchBook's shift toward a skills-based organization through owning and evolving PtichBook core competencies and enterprise skills frameworks and contributing to the learning solutions that support building core and emerging capabilities, such as AI, are thoughtfully integrated into existing development models
Partner with Leadership Development and Talent Management colleagues to enable manager support for employee development by equipping managers with learning, tools, and guidance to coach skill growth, reinforce effective AI use, and lead teams through ongoing change
Partner with business leaders and departments to align capability building with team priorities, support AI adoption planning, and ensure learning investments translate into measurable productivity and impact
Define and track success metrics across AI enablement and employee development initiatives, using data, feedback, and sentiment insights to continuously improve learning strategy and demonstrate impact
Stay current on trends in learning, employee development, AI enablement, and best practices in building skills-based organizations
Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested

Skills and Qualifications:


Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
5+ years of professional experience managing programs in learning and leadership development, talent development or other relevant HR program management experience
Proven experience building and owning innovative and effective L&D programs, tools and resources supporting employee development
Successfully designs, develops and manages complex programs
AI fluency (not technical expertise) that includes understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and responsible use, with the curiosity and adaptability to stay current on emerging tools and translate that learning into practical, role relevant enablement
Strong project management skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and complete work with a high level of quality and attention to detail
Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
Creative thinker, self-starter with a proactive approach to resolving problems and issues
Ability to analyze data and use insights to drive program proposals and continuous improvement
Works well independently and as part of a team
Eager to learn, grow, and build skills, while working in a fast-paced environment
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily
Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table
Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material
Duties require periodically working outside normal working hours (evenings, early mornings) to support a global employee population
Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

Physical Health


Comprehensive health benefits
Additional medical wellness incentives
STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance

Emotional Health


Paid sabbatical program after four years
Paid family and paternity leave
Annual educational stipend
Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement
CFA exam stipend
Robust training programs on industry and soft skills
Employee assistance program
Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days

Social Health


Matching gifts program
Employee resource groups
Subsidized emergency childcare
Dependent Care FSA
Company-wide events
Employee referral bonus program
Quarterly team building events

Financial Health


401k match
Shared ownership employee stock program
Monthly transportation stipend

*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

Compensation


Annual base salary: $135,000-$150,000
Target annual bonus percentage: 10%

Working Conditions:

At the heart of our company is a belief in the power of in-person collaboration. Being together in the office fuels our creativity, strengthens our connections, and drives the innovation that sets us apart. Our culture is built on spontaneous moments-those hallway conversations, whiteboard brainstorms, and shared celebrations in each of our global offices-that simply can't be replicated remotely. This role is expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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PitchBook appreciates and respects diversity, and as such, we are an equal opportunity employer.

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