Global Manufacturing AI & Data Leader

Corning; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 111,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Job summary

Corning is seeking a senior IT leader to drive manufacturing data, data engineering, and AI/ML capabilities across global operations. You will oversee data acquisition, architecture, access, tools, and processes to deliver secure, cost-effective analytics that align with business goals.

You will lead large, cross-functional teams, manage priorities, and champion standardized data practices while advancing Databricks architecture and data platform maturity in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ work experience in IT, manufacturing, engineering or related industry.
• Data engineering pipeline lifecycle management including ingestion, transformation, orchestration, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Proven leadership of large teams and business-critical commitments, such as production support, platform delivery, transformation programs, and operating reviews.
• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, such as executive updates, stakeholder workshops, vendor engagement, and cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing data acquisition for scalable analytics and AI.
• Drive AI and analytics adoption with measurable business value
• Govern data assets across distributed manufacturing environments.
• Manage data ingestion priorities, resources, and service metrics.
• Align pipeline priorities with Division Engineering and business goals.
• Promote enterprise data engineering standards, tools, and best practices.
• Scale Databricks data engineering capabilities for agility and efficiency.
• Evolve Databricks architecture for future business and technology needs.
• Govern secure, appropriate enterprise data access.
• Oversee access reviews, audits, and compliance controls.
• Oversee software asset inventory and version governance.
• Manage sustainable operations for deployed AI/ML solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in computer science or engineering

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Data Lakehouse

Job description

Corning is seeking a senior IT leader to drive manufacturing data, data engineering, and AI/ML capabilities across global operations. You will oversee data acquisition, architecture, access, tools, and processes to deliver secure, cost-effective analytics that align with business goals.

You will lead large, cross-functional teams, manage priorities, and champion standardized data practices while advancing Databricks architecture and data platform maturity in a fast-paced, global environment.