Manager, Product Management & Agile Delivery

Corning Inc.; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company contributions

Bonus incentives

Pension benefits

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Manager, Product Management & Agile Delivery in Charlotte, NC to lead intake, prioritization, and delivery for Data & AI initiatives. You will manage Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and portfolio flow while partnering with ideation, solutions, analytics, and data science leaders to convert opportunities into deliverables.

The role requires 7+ years in agile delivery and product management, with a strong grasp of delivery metrics, financials, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in agile delivery, project management, product management, portfolio management, or digital operations in a technology, manufacturing, or industrial environment.
• Experience managing Scrum Masters, agile teams, or delivery processes across multiple workstreams.
• Experience with intake, prioritization, backlog management, portfolio planning, and balancing demand against capacity.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery frameworks and product management practices.
• Ability to design scalable processes and use delivery metrics to drive decisions.
• Strong organizational, stakeholder management, and communication skills across organizational levels.
• Strong understanding of financial metrics and value calculations.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in a cross-functional matrix organization.
• Experience with process improvement.
• Familiarity with Plan View, Jira or similar delivery tools.
• Experience and passion working with data and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Own intake, prioritization, and demand management for Data & AI work.
• Maintain visibility into pipeline, portfolio priorities, and available capacity.
• Establish guardrails to prevent overcommitment and improve decision making.
• Lead agile delivery standards and support healthy sprint execution.
• Manage Scrum Masters and strengthen delivery predictability across teams.
• Lead Product Owners to drive business-focused product delivery.
• Track delivery performance, risks, and outcomes using clear metrics.
• Provide transparent reporting to leadership and steering groups.

Skills

Agile delivery

Project management

Product management

Portfolio management

Cross-functional collaboration

Delivery metrics

Stakeholder management

Data & AI tools

Financial performance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering/info systems

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Plan View

Jira

Job description

Manager, Product Management & Agile Delivery

Date: Sep 27, 2026

Location: Charlotte, NC, US, 28216

Company: Corning

Requisition Number: 74694

The company built on breakthroughs.
Join us.

Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what's possible.

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations- not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company,and the world, forward.

At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.

Come break through with us.

The global Information Technology (IT) Function is leading efforts to align IT and Business Strategy, leverage IT investments, and optimize end to end business processes and associated information integration technologies. Through these efforts, IT helps to improve the competitive position of Corning's businesses through IT enabled processes. IT also delivers Information Technology applications, infrastructure, and project services in a cost efficient manner to Corning worldwide.

Role Purpose

The Manager, Product Management & Agile Delivery, is responsible for how the Data & AI organization plans, prioritizes, and delivers work. This role owns the process from intake through delivery and helps ensure the organization works on the right priorities, uses capacity effectively, and delivers consistently.

The role manages intake, agile delivery practices, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and portfolio flow, partnering closely with ideation, solutions, analytics, and data science leaders to move work from validated opportunity to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own intake, prioritization, and demand management for Data & AI work
• Maintain visibility into pipeline, portfolio priorities, and available capacity
• Establish guardrails to prevent overcommitment and improve decision making
• Lead agile delivery standards and support healthy sprint execution
• Manage Scrum Masters and strengthen delivery predictability across teams
• Lead Product Owners to drive business-focused product delivery
• Track delivery performance, risks, and outcomes using clear metrics
• Provide transparent reporting to leadership and steering groups

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information systems, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in agile delivery, project management, product management, portfolio management, or digital operations in a technology, manufacturing, or industrial environment
• Experience managing Scrum Masters, agile teams, or delivery processes across multiple workstreams
• Experience with intake, prioritization, backlog management, portfolio planning, and balancing demand against capacity
• Strong understanding of agile delivery frameworks and product management practices
• Ability to design scalable processes and use delivery metrics to drive decisionsStrong organizational, stakeholder management, and communication skills across organizational levels
• Strong understanding of financial metrics and value calculations
• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Experience in a cross-functional matrix organization
• Experience with process improvement
• Familiarity with Plan View, Jira or similar delivery tools
• Experience and passion working with data and AI tools

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $178,553.00-$245,511.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

A job that shapes a life.

Corning offers you the total package.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To request an accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail] .