Global Engineering Talent & Capability Director

Corning Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

Long-term incentives

Company-paid pension

Health benefits

Paid parental leave

401(k) matching

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition program

Job summary

Corning is seeking an HR Director, Global Engineering and MT&E to align talent initiatives with business goals and to strengthen Corning’s engineering capabilities worldwide. You will collaborate with engineering leadership to plan workforce strategy, succession, and capability development.

You will drive data-driven decisions, manage talent mobility, and oversee HR for MT&E, ensuring diverse and capable engineering teams across regions.

Qualifications

• Strong operational understanding of Corning’s engineering, manufacturing, and technology organizations with global and regional experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in workforce strategy, talent management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience leading large, complex cross-functional initiatives with enterprise impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in support of the Chief Engineer and Engineering Council on engineering talent, capability, and workforce planning initiatives.
• Lead global engineering capability assessments and facilitate development of talent capability gap closure plans.
• Translate business growth plans, technology roadmaps, and manufacturing expansion needs into engineering workforce actions.
• Develop workforce planning processes and workforce intelligence practices that enable data-driven decisions regarding engineering talent.
• Partner with Division Engineering Managers, capability leaders, and HR leaders to anticipate talent needs and emerging capability risks.
• Lead succession planning and talent pipeline discussions for critical engineering and technical leadership positions.
• Promote enterprise talent mobility and facilitate movement of engineering talent across businesses, functions, and geographies.
• Identify and address capability continuity and knowledge transfer risks within critical engineering disciplines.
• Provide strategic direction regarding external talent sourcing, contingent workforce usage, engineering service providers, and workforce mix strategies.
• Facilitate collaboration and best-practice sharing across the global engineering community.
• Assess the impact of changing workforce trends, technology, AI, and automation on engineering capability needs.
• Support organizational effectiveness initiatives that improve engineering productivity, scalability, and business performance.
• Serve as the HR representative to the Engineering Council and provide leadership for key talent, workforce, and diversity initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering Excellence and technical communities to strengthen engineering development programs and career pathways.
• Provide leadership and oversight for the MT&E HR organization.

Skills

Operational leadership

Workforce strategy

Organizational effectiveness

Cross-functional initiatives

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Change management

Job description

Corning is seeking an HR Director, Global Engineering and MT&E to align talent initiatives with business goals and to strengthen Corning’s engineering capabilities worldwide. You will collaborate with engineering leadership to plan workforce strategy, succession, and capability development.

You will drive data-driven decisions, manage talent mobility, and oversee HR for MT&E, ensuring diverse and capable engineering teams across regions.