Senior AI Program & Operations Lead

Hexion; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexion is seeking an AI Project & Operations Manager in Columbus, OH to drive current-quarter delivery while building scalable operating systems for Smartech AI. You will align Platform/IT, R&D and Customer Delivery to execute end-to-end manufacturing software deployments, including MES/MOM/MOS, with a globally distributed data science team.

You will own quarterly commitments across engineering, R&D and customer delivery, lead cross-functional planning, and establish operating cadences and KPIs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing complex technology projects from initiation through delivery.
• Demonstrated success leading coordinated planning across multiple engineering or technical teams.
• Proven experience recovering at-risk projects through clear plans and stakeholder alignment.
• Hands-on experience with project management and delivery tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Experience delivering, integrating or deploying manufacturing software in plant environments (MES/MOM/MOS).
• Experience designing operating rhythms including business reviews, planning cycles, decision logs and action tracking.
• Demonstrated experience building KPIs and dashboards used by executives to support decisions.
• Experience creating scalable processes, handoffs and playbooks adopted by teams as the organization grows.
• Experience leading or coordinating large, globally distributed engineering and QA teams.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills across technical teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own quarterly commitments across engineering, R&D and customer delivery with scope, schedules, risks and reporting.
• Lead coordinated planning across multiple technical and delivery teams with clear owners and milestones.
• Identify at-risk initiatives early and develop recovery plans to restore delivery confidence.
• Establish and run operating cadence including planning cycles, reviews, decision tracking and follow-through.
• Build and maintain executive-ready KPIs and dashboards showing delivery progress and health.
• Design playbooks and handoffs to support repeatable customer launches at scale.
• Coordinate Platform and IT with R&D and Customer Delivery for deployment of MES/MOM/MOS and plant connectivity.
• Coordinate globally distributed data science and modeling teams across time zones.
• Partner with customer success to support mill connectivity, adoption and value realization.
• Use Azure DevOps or Jira to create transparency and accountability across workstreams.
• Communicate complex delivery issues and decisions clearly to engineers, field teams and leaders.
• Continuously improve operating model from current deployments to future planning.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

KPIs and dashboards

Communication

Delivery planning

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

MES

Job description

Hexion is seeking an AI Project & Operations Manager in Columbus, OH to drive current-quarter delivery while building scalable operating systems for Smartech AI. You will align Platform/IT, R&D and Customer Delivery to execute end-to-end manufacturing software deployments, including MES/MOM/MOS, with a globally distributed data science team.

You will own quarterly commitments across engineering, R&D and customer delivery, lead cross-functional planning, and establish operating cadences and KPIs