AI Program & Operations Lead for Smart Manufacturing

Hexion Inc.; Ohio; Sur place; USD 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hexion is seeking a hands-on AI Project & Operations Manager to drive current-quarter delivery while building scalable operating systems for Smartech AI. You will align Platform/IT, R&D and Customer Delivery, coordinating across globally distributed teams and multiple engineering domains to ensure successful pilot-to-launch execution.

The role emphasizes end-to-end technology program management, disciplined planning, and clear prioritization, with responsibility for delivering measurable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing complex technology projects from initiation through delivery.
• Demonstrated success leading coordinated planning across multiple engineering or technical teams.
• Proven experience recovering at-risk projects through clear plans and stakeholder alignment.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Experience delivering, integrating or deploying manufacturing software in plant environments (MES, MOM/MOS).
• Designing and operating business rhythms, planning cycles and decision logs.

Responsabilités

• Own quarterly commitments across engineering, R&D and customer delivery, including scope, schedules, dependencies, risks and reporting.
• Lead coordinated planning across multiple technical and delivery teams with clear owners and milestones.
• Identify at-risk initiatives early and develop recovery plans that align stakeholders.
• Establish and run operating cadence for the business, including planning cycles and business reviews.
• Build and maintain executive-ready KPIs and dashboards for delivery progress and health.
• Design processes, handoffs and playbooks to support repeatable customer launches and scale.
• Coordinate Platform and IT with R&D and Customer Delivery, including MES/MOM/MOS deployment and operational adoption.
• Coordinate a globally distributed data science and modeling organization across time zones.
• Partner with customer success and field engineers to support connectivity, adoption and value realization.
• Use Azure DevOps or Jira to create transparency and manage execution.
• Communicate complex delivery issues to engineers, field teams, customers and leaders.
• Continuously improve operating model based on lessons learned.

Connaissances

Project management

Cross-functional planning

Recovery planning

KPIs & dashboards

Communication

Global coordination

Process design

Leadership without authority

Strategic thinking

Delivery execution

Outils

Azure DevOps

Jira

MES

MOM/MOS

Description du poste

Hexion is seeking a hands-on AI Project & Operations Manager to drive current-quarter delivery while building scalable operating systems for Smartech AI. You will align Platform/IT, R&D and Customer Delivery, coordinating across globally distributed teams and multiple engineering domains to ensure successful pilot-to-launch execution.

The role emphasizes end-to-end technology program management, disciplined planning, and clear prioritization, with responsibility for delivering measurable