Career Manager (Private Sector, Professional Services)

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Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

Career Manager - CNA

McLean, Virginia, USA | Work Model: On-site at Appian Headquarters

Guide Commercial North America Consultants through transformative career journeys while building operational excellence that directly fuels Customer Success and business growth.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The People Team partners with Appian's Professional Services organization to develop world-class consulting talent delivering AI-Powered Process Automation solutions to our clients. This team owns the full consultant lifecycle—from onboarding through career progression—ensuring our consultants have the coaching, development, and support needed to drive client transformation. Your work directly impacts retention, performance, and the capability of teams solving complex mission-critical challenges.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As Appian scales its footprint, the demand for exceptional consulting talent has never been higher. This role exists to ensure our consultants don't just deliver projects—they build careers, develop deep expertise, and become trusted advisors to clients. You'll shape how we grow, retain, and elevate talent in a high-stakes environment where performance and people development are inseparable from business success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Oversee and continuously improve systems and processes that support talent development, evaluation, feedback, and retention.

Partner with top consultants to develop consulting career development frameworks.

Contribute and enhance performance management processes, including feedback cycles, performance reviews, and promotion calibrations, in collaboration with Project Engagement Managers and Technical Advisors.

Work closely with Customer Success global leaders to align talent development and retention initiatives with regional business objectives.

Ensure career aspirations and business needs are aligned in support of consultants’ professional growth, skill development, and career progression.

Serve as a trusted resource to consultants, fostering ongoing conversations around career growth and performance.

Guide consultants through their learning and development journey, advising on training, skill-building, and engagement opportunities to advance their careers.

Connect consultants with the most appropriate advisors to support their career ambitions.

Drive strong engagement through frequent consultant interaction and alignment with key internal stakeholders.

Support internal operational processes (e.g., feedback tracking, timesheets, compliance) to ensure efficiency without disrupting clie
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elopment opportunities.

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Benefits

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a retirement/pension plan, wellness dollars, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by country—please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

About Appian

Appian provides AI automation for the most important business processes at the world’s largest organizations. Our platform is known for its unique power, reliability, and scale. We’ve been automating processes for more than 25 years and have proven expertise in enterprise operations. For more information, visit appian.com .

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