About this role
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Numero de Requisicion: 76273</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Would you like to join a global leader in optical innovation, where your talent can help connect the world and transform industries?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Join Corning and take on a strategic leadership role where you will manage complex, global initiatives that directly support business execution and long-term growth. As a Program Manager, you will partner with cross-functional and international teams to deliver large-scale programs spanning capacity expansion, automation, new product introductions, and cost reduction initiatives across multiple regions.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>What is your role?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">The Program Manager is responsible for leading large, complex engineering programs with global scope and significant business impact. This role drives alignment across engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and leadership teams to ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives. The position also plays a key role in program governance, executive communications, and decision-making processes that support business priorities and operational excellence.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Major responsibilities and tasks of the position:</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Manage programs with global scope, coordinating teams, stakeholders, and execution activities across the United States, Mexico, China, and Poland; provide program leadership across a broad portfolio of strategic initiatives, including Automation, New Product Introduction, and Cost Reduction projects.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Translate business and engineering opportunities and initiatives into clear program strategies, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and execution plans to drive alignment across engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and other cross-functional teams</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead efforts to secure necessary capital funds to execute large scale programs through effective use of Corning capital management tools, methods, and processes</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Prepare executive-level communications on program strategies, risks, tradeoffs, and key decision needs to the Division Executive Leadership Team, including recommendations that clearly outline options, business impacts, execution risks, and proposed paths forward for critical decisions</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Establish strong program governance - including milestone reviews, decision forums, risk management, action tracking, scope change management, program performance metrics, and stakeholder communication to promote standard program management best practices and methods, and drives continuous improvement across the portfolio</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Lead large, high-impact engineering programs and teams (10 members or more) with primary initial focus on Capacity Expansion initiatives</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What do you need to have?</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical field.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">10+ years of experience in program management, project management, engineering, manufacturing, or technical operations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional and cross-regional programs with significant business impact.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience managing capital projects exceeding $10M and driving execution in complex manufacturing or engineering environments.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">6+ years of experience supporting or leading Automation, New Product Introduction (NPI), Cost Reduction, or Capacity Expansion initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Strong project and program management capabilities, including risk management, governance, stakeholder alignment, and execution planning.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage technical teams, site leadership, and executive stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Proven ability to operate effectively in a global matrix organization and influence without direct authority.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Fluent English.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></H2> </div><div><ul type="disc"> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Six Sigma Black Belt and/or Lean certification or equivalent experience.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with early-stage innovation and New Product Introduction (NPI) methodologies.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience leading global engineering or manufacturing transformation programs.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong financial and capital management experience related to large-scale engineering projects.</span></li> </ul> <div align="center"> </div> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What we offer?</strong></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Opportunity to lead strategic global programs that directly impact business growth and operational success.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Exposure to international teams, manufacturing sites, and executive leadership.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Career development opportunities within a global technology and manufacturing leader.</span></li> <li style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborative and innovative work environment focused on continuous improvement and professional growth.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Travel Requirements:</strong> Up to 20-25% travel domestically and internationally, including the United States, Mexico, China, and Poland.</span></p></div></div></div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Corning se compromete a proporcionar igualdad de oportunidades de empleo y considera solicitudes de adaptaciones razonables de acuerdo con las leyes aplicables. Las personas con discapacidades o creencias religiosas sinceras pueden solicitar adaptaciones razonables para participar en el proceso de solicitud o entrevista, realizar funciones esenciales del trabajo o acceder a otros beneficios y privilegios del empleo. Para enviar una solicitud de adaptación razonable relacionada con una discapacidad o religión, por favor contáctenos en [email protected].</span></p>