Don't stress it too much. Any high level job at a big company: unless you've got a concrete project assigned to you, the first couple of months are going to be

Don't stress it too much. Any high level job at a big company: unless you've got a concrete project assigned to you, the first couple of months are going to be eating out of your nose. As long as you don't stand in the way, nobody cares. They all had to go through the same phase, so no one thinks you are slacking unless it goes on for years. Go to all the meetings you are invited to, help where you can and all will be OK. As for reaching out to people: learn (project) management/ communication/leadership skills. There are a lot of good resources on amazon about this (research yourself what you actually need). You probably can talk to your boss about this, he then will feel happy he can help you with something and give you tips and explain about the culture etc. Best of luck and as I said, don't worry too much: if the culture is a fit you will be fine.