Program Manager -3

Realign Llc; Illinois; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc is seeking a Program Manager - MES (GE Proficy preferred) to lead end-to-end MES programs and Industry 4.0 transformations for global manufacturing clients. The role requires deep shop floor domain knowledge, strong program governance, and the ability to manage budgets, milestones, and cross‑functional teams across production, quality, inventory, and maintenance.

You will act as the single point of contact for executives, drive AI-enabled MOM improvements, oversee risk and change

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end MES/Industry 4.0 programs across manufacturing sites.
• Experience with budget planning, SOWs, invoices and governance.
• Ability to manage large, multi-disciplinary delivery teams and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as Single point of contact for the customer (Business & IT VPs) for the overall engagement
• Review Program Charter, Operating Model, RACI, and Governance Calendar against Scope
• Review baseline, and track customer KPIs and delivery metrics across engagements
• Review program milestones, ensure delivery quality and timely execution
• Run weekly/monthly governance: RAID, KPI performance, benefits tracking
• Drive AI adoption across MOM applications to improve team productivity
• Manage $20 MM portfolio, create pipeline with sales and deliver programs
• TCS Delivery/Strategy: SLA compliance, defects, leakage, MTTR/MTBF, utilization, CSAT
• Review the solution functionally and technically across programs
• Orchestrate multi-functional teams to deliver the program and ensure synergy

Skills

MES experience

Project management

Industry 4.0

Budget management

Stakeholder management

CPG domain knowledge

Tools

Azure DevOps

SAFe

DevOps CI/CD

GE Proficy MES

SQL

Job description

Job Title: Program Manager - MES (GE Proficy preferred)

Location: Remote

Full Time

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Experience with CPG domain, worked in shop floor and understands manufacturing and warehouse from inbound to outbound
• Experience in Leading end‑to‑end MES and Industry 4.0 transformation programs from Due diligence, requirement gathering, product selection, development, pilot deployment, rollouts, adoption and value realization
• Techno-Functional SME in Manufacturing Operations Management (Production Management, Quality Management, Inventory management, Maintenance management, Energy management)
• Hands on experience in architecting NexGen MOM solutions (MES integration with OT & Enterprise, On-Prim, Edge + Cloud)
• Hands‑on MES experience (Pref. GE Proficy MES) with SQL, Historian, OPC, OT & ERP integrations. Experience in transforming reactive solutions into predictive, GenAI, Industrial AI and self-resolving use cases
• Track of Building, Mentoring, and scaling high‑performing MES and I4.0 delivery teams (min. 200-member team )
• Thought leadership to bring “Outside in View” on Industry trends. Growth mindset to visualize and build solutions to address business challenges
• Program execution using Water Fall, Agile SAFe + stage gate, Azure DevOps, and DevOps CI/CD concepts
• Plan and track budgets, SOWs, invoices, and change orders; resource utilization & tracking
• Act as Single point of contact for the customer (Business & IT VPs) for the overall engagement
• Review Program Charter, Operating Model, RACI, and Governance Calendar against Scope
• Review baseline, and track customer KPIs and TCS delivery/strategy metrics across every engagement
• Review program milestones, bring rigor in delivery (time, quality, effort)
• Run weekly/Monthly Governance: RAG status, KPI performance, risks/issues/decisions (RAID), benefits tracking.
• Review the solution functionally and technically, orchestrate multi‑functional and technical team to deliver the program and bring synergy across the programs
• Drive AI adoption across all programs to improve team productivity. Drive AI use cases across MOM applications
• Manage $ 20 MM portfolio, create pipeline with sales and deliver the programs
• TCS Delivery/Strategy: SLA compliance, defects & leakage, MTTR/MTBF, schedule/effort variance, utilization, attrition, automation benefits, Mfg. led AI initiatives, CSAT, compliance audit scores

• Experience with CPG domain, worked in shop floor and understands manufacturing and warehouse from inbound to outbound
• Experience in Leading end‑to‑end MES and Industry 4.0 transformation programs from Due diligence, requirement gathering, product selection, development, pilot deployment, rollouts, adoption and value realization
• Techno-Functional SME in Manufacturing Operations Management (Production Management, Quality Management, Inventory management, Maintenance management, Energy management)
• Hands on experience in architecting NexGen MOM solutions (MES integration with OT & Enterprise, On-Prim, Edge + Cloud)
• Hands‑on MES experience (Pref. GE Proficy MES) with SQL, Historian, OPC, OT & ERP integrations. Experience in transforming reactive solutions into predictive, GenAI, Industrial AI and self-resolving use cases
• Track of Building, Mentoring, and scaling high‑performing MES and I4.0 delivery teams (min. 200-member team )
• Thought leadership to bring “Outside in View” on Industry trends. Growth mindset to visualize and build solutions to address business challenges
• Proven global customer‑facing ownership: executive updates steering committees, Risk mitigation, Change management, contract/SOW governance, benefit realization.
• Program execution using Water Fall, Agile SAFe + stage gate, Azure DevOps, and DevOps CI/CD concepts
• Plan and track budgets, SOWs, invoices, and change orders; resource utilization & tracking

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as Single point of contact for the customer (Business & IT VPs) for the overall engagement
• Review Program Charter, Operating Model, RACI, and Governance Calendar against Scope
• Review baseline, and track customer KPIs and TCS delivery/strategy metrics across every engagement
• Review program milestones, bring rigor in delivery (time, quality, effort)
• Run weekly/Monthly Governance: RAG status, KPI performance, risks/issues/decisions (RAID), benefits tracking.
• Review the solution functionally and technically, orchestrate multi‑functional and technical team to deliver the program and bring synergy across the programs
• Drive AI adoption across all programs to improve team productivity. Drive AI use cases across MOM applications
• Manage $ 20 MM portfolio, create pipeline with sales and deliver the programs
• TCS Delivery/Strategy: SLA compliance, defects & leakage, MTTR/MTBF, schedule/effort variance, utilization, attrition, automation benefits, Mfg. led AI initiatives, CSAT, compliance audit scores