Manager, Operations Strategy & Execution

Doosan Corporation; South Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HyAxiom (A Doosan Company) seeks a Sr. Manager of Operations Strategy & Execution to lead the development and deployment of the company’s operations strategy across manufacturing, supply chain, and services in a fast-growing hydrogen-energy business.

You will align demand, capacity, and capital with the product roadmap, manage KPI cadence, and drive cross-functional execution through disciplined planning and execution across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in operations strategy or related fields.
• Experience translating strategy into cross-functional operational plans.
• Experience with manufacturing scale-up and capacity planning.
• Ability to develop business cases with investment, cost, and ROI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Operations strategy and multi-year execution roadmap.
• Establish and manage an integrated Operations cadence with reviews.
• Integrate demand forecasts with manufacturing capacity and supplier capacity.
• Support manufacturing capacity expansion strategies and ramp plans.
• Identify operational risks and drive mitigation and escalation.
• Lead efforts to improve processes, productivity, cost, and quality.
• Act as catalyst for continuous improvement and scalable processes.

Skills

Operations strategy

Cross-functional leadership

KPI & performance management

Financial acumen

Executive communication

Problem solving

Strategic planning

ERP/BI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, industrial engineering, business, or related field

Job description

Manager, Operations Strategy & Execution

Location: South Windsor, CT, US, 06074

Company: HyAxiom

Company Background

HyAxiom Inc., A Doosan Company (Formerly Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc.) is a global leader in clean energy solutions founded on the strength of the people and technology developed at United Technologies over the past fifty years, paired with the unparalleled support from the Doosan Group, our parent company. We are committed to advancing a hydrogen-led future of clean and sustainable energy in the United States and elsewhere around the world.

Job Information

The Sr. Manager, Operations Strategy & Execution will lead the development, deployment, and ongoing management of HyAxiom's Operations strategy across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, RD&E, Service, and Installation.

The role will translate HyAxiom's business growth plans, customer commitments, product roadmap, and capacity requirements into executable operational plans. The individual will establish the management processes, operating cadence, KPIs, risk management, and cross-functional coordination required to ensure disciplined execution across the product lifecycle.

A major focus will be aligning demand, capacity, supply chain readiness, manufacturing expansion, cost, quality, schedule, and organizational priorities as HyAxiom scales the business.

Role & Responsibility

• Develop and maintain the Operations strategy and multi-year execution roadmap, aligned with HyAxiom's business strategy, product roadmap, commercial pipeline, and customer commitments.
• Establish and manage an integrated Operations operating cadence, including strategy reviews, KPI reviews, capacity planning, risk reviews, and cross-functional execution reviews.
• Integrate demand forecasts and customer commitments with manufacturing capacity, supplier capacity, capital requirements, inventory, workforce, and production plans.
• Support the development and execution of manufacturing capacity expansion strategies, including scenario analysis, investment requirements, ramp plans, and execution milestones.
• Identify critical operational risks, interdependencies, and resource constraints; drive mitigation plans and elevate issues requiring leadership decisions.
• Lead structured efforts to improve operational processes, organizational effectiveness, productivity, cost, quality, and execution discipline.
• Serve as an internal catalyst for continuous improvement and operational excellence, helping functional leaders institutionalize scalable processes as the company grows.

Eligibility & Job Requirements

Education & Experience

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, industrial engineering, business, or a related field is required; advanced degree is preferred.
• Typically, 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in operations strategy, manufacturing, supply chain, operational excellence, program management, or management consulting.
• Demonstrated experience translating business strategy into cross-functional operational plans and measurable execution programs.
• Experience with manufacturing scale-up, capacity planning, supply chain strategy, cost reduction, or operational transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop business cases incorporating investment, cost, schedule, capacity, risk, and financial return.
• Experience working directly with senior functional and business leaders.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of operations strategy, manufacturing systems, supply chain management, capacity planning, and business operations.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capability.
• Ability to connect commercial demand with operational capacity and execution requirements.
• Strong program and portfolio management skills, including milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, and executive escalation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of continuous improvement / Lean / operational excellence methodologies.
• Ability to develop and manage effective KPIs, dashboards, management systems, and operating rhythms.
• Strong financial acumen, including understanding of CAPEX, OPEX, product cost, working capital, investment trade-offs, and business cases.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence across functions without relying solely on direct authority.
• High degree of initiative, ownership, judgment, and accountability.
• Strong comfort working cross-functionally across Finance, Strategy, Engineering and Supply Chain
• Familiarity with ERP, planning, BI, or other operational management tools used to support forecasting, capacity planning, KPI tracking, and executive reporting.

Other

All personal information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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