Senior Fellow: Early Career & Leadership Development Program 

At PMI U.S., we are building a modern nicotine business—focused on helping make a future without cigarettes a reality in America. As the U.S. businesses of Philip Morris International, we are investing in new products, science, and capabilities to provide the approximately 25 million legal‑age adults who still smoke with better alternatives.
Our approach is rooted in innovation, responsible marketing, and a growing U.S. footprint that spans manufacturing, technology, and commercial operations across the country.
That creates real opportunity. You’ll have the space to take ownership, develop new ideas, and contribute to work that is shaping our business and the category. We’re looking for people who are curious, collaborative, and motivated by progress—because the scale of what we’re building creates room to grow in different directions.

Our U.S. headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, is at the center of it all—just steps from the Metro‑North station with direct access to New York City, and connected to a national network of teams driving impact across the country.

About the Role 

Location: Stamford, Connecticut (in-office required), with significant domestic travel

Program Length: 18-24 months

Reports to: Chief of Staff to CEO

Target Start Date: July 1, 2026

Salary range (annual): $90,000–$110,000, with full benefits

Program Overview

The Senior Fellow Program is an immersive management training experience designed for highly ambitious early-career professionals with 2–3 years of work experience who are ready to operate at the center of a complex, purpose-driven organization.

Senior Fellows 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. Over 18 to 24 months, Fellows gain deep exposure to corporate strategy, brand building, communications, finance, and commercial execution before, subject to performance, being given the opportunity to move into a permanent role where they can grow and flourish.

This is not a rotational program designed for observation. It is designed for hands-on contributions and ownership.

Rotational Experience & Placement

The Fellow will 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 and develop the operational fluency required for a permanent leadership role. Rotational placements will be shaped by both business need and the Fellow’s demonstrated strengths.

Across all rotations, the Fellow will be expected to contribute meaningfully from day one—not simply observe—and to develop proficiency in budget planning, cost management, and financial decision-making, among other areas, in preparation for the responsibilities of a permanent role.

Work Location & Travel Expectations

This role is based in Stamford, Connecticut, and may require working in the office up to five days per week. Significant travel across the United States is required.

Prerequisites for Success

• Exceptional writing and presentation skills, with the ability to craft compelling executive-level communications
• Strong instincts for corporate brand building, marketing, and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to manage budgets and exercise rigorous cost discipline
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and operating with significant independence
• Sound judgment and discretion when supporting senior leadership on sensitive priorities
• Attention to detail paired with the ability to see and articulate the big picture
• Genuine commitment to PMI’s mission to unsmoke America
  
  
  

Candidate Profile

• Age 21 or older as of start date
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA strongly preferred
• 2–3 years of professional experience
• Financial acumen and prior exposure to budget planning or cost management preferred
• Hyper-ambitious, detail-oriented, and highly adaptable
• Exceptional communication and marketing instincts
• Willingness to travel extensively and start on or around July 1, 2026
• Authorized to work in the US 
  
  
  
  

About PMI U.S.

PMI U.S.: Invested in America
Philip Morris International Inc.’s U.S. businesses are invested in America’s future and advancing a smoke-free nation. The businesses are committed to providing the approximately 25 million legal-age consumers who smoke cigarettes with better, smoke-free alternatives and to ensuring the products are marketed responsibly. From PMI’s global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, and other locations nationwide, PMI U.S. contributes leadership, jobs, investment, and innovation in the U.S. The U.S. businesses employ more than 3,300 people across America and operate product manufacturing facilities, including in Aurora, Colorado, Owensboro, Kentucky, and Wilson, North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.uspmi.com.

References to “PMI” mean the Philip Morris International family of companies. “PMI U.S.,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to one or more PMI U.S. businesses.

What we offer:

• We offer a competitive base salary, annual bonus (applicable based on level of position), great medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with a generous company match, incredible wellness benefits, commuter benefits, pet insurance, generous PTO, and much more!  
• We have implemented Smart Work, a hybrid model of working that promotes flexibility in the workplace. 
• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture where everyone’s contribution is respected; Collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: To improve the lives of millions of smokers.

PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees.  

PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008. PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022. Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future. Since 2008, PMI has invested $12.5 billion globally to develop, scientifically substantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who would otherwise continue to smoke with the goal of transitioning legal-age consumers who smoke to better alternatives. In 2022, PMI acquired Swedish Match – a leader in oral nicotine delivery – creating a global smoke-free champion led by the IQOS and ZYN brands. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized versions of PMI’s IQOS electronically heated tobacco devices and Swedish Match’s General snus as Modified Risk Tobacco Products and renewal applications for these products are presently pending before the FDA. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com/us and www.pmiscience.com.

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