Where you'll gain experience
Your journey is built around two high-impact rotations designed to accelerate your leadership and broaden your perspective:
Home market immersion
Begin by mastering your home market. Dive into PMI’s operations, work alongside cross-functional teams to address regional opportunities, and lead projects that sharpen your decision-making and stakeholder management skills.
International assignment
Develop cultural agility and a global mindset as you take on a leadership role in a new market. Navigate local business practices, lead bold, data-driven initiatives, and empower teams to deliver results across borders.
What you can expect
- Lead breakthrough initiatives with autonomy to challenge conventions and drive transformation.
- Contribute to high-impact projects that advance PMI’s mission—whether promoting smoke-free products or designing regional market-entry strategies.
- Present your work directly to executive leaders, gaining visibility, feedback, and support from board-level mentors.
- Access a premium learning curriculum featuring workshops, digital tools, a signature hackathon, and board-level mentors dedicated to your growth.
- Collaborate with experts across key business areas—marketing, supply chain, and regulatory affairs—to develop innovative, practical solutions.
- Use data-driven insights and creative thinking to address complex challenges and inform PMI’s global strategy.
- Build a cross-market reputation and a powerful professional network that spans continents and leadership layers.
- Thrive in a dynamic environment that welcomes fresh perspectives, encourages experimentation, and supports your ambitions.
- Enjoy a competitive, market-leading compensation and benefits package that recognizes your expertise and results aligned to the market you will join.
Who we’re looking for
We’re searching for accomplished, forward-thinking professionals who thrive in complexity, take ownership, and are eager to shape the future. To join the Future Leaders Program, you must have:
- A master’s degree in business, business administration, economics, or a related field (MBA preferred).
- At least 6 years’ of post-graduation experience in a global organization, with exposure to diverse markets and stakeholders.
- Proficiency in English and the local language of your chosen location.
- Legal right to work in the country where your chosen program is located.
- Willingness and ability to relocate internationally—global mobility is a mandatory requirement.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to solve complex challenges.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to apply business insights.
- Agility, adaptability, and resilience in fast-changing environments.
- Initiative and courage to propose bold ideas.
- Curiosity, critical thinking, and a passion for problem-solving.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach.
- Teamwork skills and the ability to thrive in diverse, cross-functional environments.
When and where you’ll join
Start date: 1 October 2026
Duration: 36 months
Locations: Austria, Bulgaria, Benelux, Czechia, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine
Duration: 36 months
Locations: Austria, Bulgaria, Benelux, Czechia, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine
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About Philip Morris International
Philip Morris International (PMI) is a leading international consumer goods company, with a global workforce of approximately 83,100.
We're committed to delivering progress, building our future on replacing cigarettes with smoke-free products that—while not risk-free—are a much better alternative than smoking, and evolving our portfolio for the long term to include wellness products outside the tobacco sector.
References to “PMI”, “We”, “Our”, and “Us” mean the entire Philip Morris International group of companies.
We're committed to delivering progress, building our future on replacing cigarettes with smoke-free products that—while not risk-free—are a much better alternative than smoking, and evolving our portfolio for the long term to include wellness products outside the tobacco sector.
References to “PMI”, “We”, “Our”, and “Us” mean the entire Philip Morris International group of companies.
