Appian Corporation
Career Manager (Private Sector, Professional Services)
McLean, Virginia · Senior
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The bottom of this range ($100,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $102,086. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $127,462 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Your work directly impacts retention, performance, and the capability of teams solving complex mission-critical challenges.
- As Appian scales its footprint, the demand for exceptional consulting talent has never been higher.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Ensure career aspirations and business needs are aligned in support of consultants' professional growth, skill development, and career progression.
- 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 client-facing responsibilities.
- 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.
- This role exists to ensure our consultants don't just deliver projects-they build careers, develop deep expertise, and become trusted advisors to clients.
Requirements
- You have a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organization Development, or a related field.
- 5-7 years of experience in Human Resources, Talent Management, or Career Counseling within a consulting or professional services environment.
- Proven experience managing a pool of resources in a consulting or professional services organization with strong one-on-one coaching and mentoring capabilities.
- Ability to strategically align workforce capability development with short and long-term business objectives.
Nice to have
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, and excel at setting up meetings, tracking goals, and managing processes.
- Adept at navigating challenging situations and driving difficult conversations toward resolution with tact and professionalism.
- Facilitative working style
- you excel working in a place characterized by ambiguity and unknowns.
- Passion for continuous improvement.
- you do not view the world as a zero-sum game.
- #TalentManagement
- #CareerDevelopment
Compensation
- $100,000 - $200,000 USD
Benefits
- Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.
- Benefits vary by country-please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.
Company info
- 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 |
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that strives to attract and retain the best talent.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at ReasonableAccommodations@appian.com.
- Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
This listing is sourced directly from Appian Corporation's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.