Digital Program Lead: Manufacturing & Analytics Roadmap

Corning Incorporated; Newton (NC); On-site; USD 133,278 - 183,257; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Pension plan

Health benefits (medical/dental/vision

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition program

Job summary

Corning Incorporated is seeking an experienced portfolio/program leader to manage the division's digital project intake, prioritization, and governance across multiple sites. You will drive the digital roadmap, lead high-priority programs, and build business cases with ROI validation for technology investments.

You will collaborate with Lean/CI and IT teams, produce executive status reports, and ensure value realization across manufacturing, supply chain, and OT projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of program or portfolio management experience across manufacturing, supply chain, or industrial ops.
• Experience managing portfolios of digital, IT, or OT projects across multiple sites.
• Proven ability to lead governance forums with executive stakeholders.
• Experience developing business cases and tracking value realization for tech investments.
• Working knowledge of MES, ERP, OSIsoft PI System, and manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Strong communication skills; translate technical concepts for executives and ops teams.
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing sites ~25–30%.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the division's digital project intake, scoring, and prioritization process; consolidate lists into a unified portfolio across sites.
• Lead the Digital Steering Committee rhythm—agenda-setting, prioritization, executive follow-up—and maintain the multi-year digital roadmap with progress reports.
• Enforce portfolio WIP limits; track projects for status, milestones, risks, and value realization; surface cross-functional roadblocks.
• Lead one to two high-priority strategic programs (e.g., MES configuration harmonization, predictive quality, cross-plant analytics).
• Develop business cases, ROI estimates, and post-implementation value validation for digital investments.
• Partner with Lean/CI, central IT, and division IT on intake, pipelines, and dependencies.
• Produce executive-level status reports, portfolio dashboards, and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Communication skills

Governance leadership

Portfolio management

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT/Business

Tools

MES

ERP

OSIsoft PI System

Manufacturing analytics

Job description

Corning Incorporated is seeking an experienced portfolio/program leader to manage the division's digital project intake, prioritization, and governance across multiple sites. You will drive the digital roadmap, lead high-priority programs, and build business cases with ROI validation for technology investments.

You will collaborate with Lean/CI and IT teams, produce executive status reports, and ensure value realization across manufacturing, supply chain, and OT projects.