Lead, Digital Portfolio & Governance

Corning · United States

Requisition Number: 76979 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.

• Administer and maintain the OFC Supply Chain Digital Priority List as the system of record for digital initiatives across active, inactive, completed, and future work. Manage portfolio intake processes, initiative documentation, prioritization records, governance workflows, and portfolio data standards to ensure consistent visibility across all digital initiatives
• Maintain and continuously improve portfolio artifacts including DPL Active, DPL Inactive, DPL Complete, Project Lookup, prioritization models, and supporting governance documentation that enables informed leadership decisions. The DPL workbook serves as the portfolio system of record and contains prioritization, governance, capacity, and executive review processes

• Coordinate and facilitate monthly and quarterly portfolio review sessions with OFC Supply Chain leadership and Digital Solutions management. Drive discussions regarding initiative prioritization, sequencing, resource availability, business impact, risks, dependencies, and portfolio trade-offs
• Ensure portfolio decisions are documented, communicated, and reflected in priority rankings and portfolio planning activities. Maintain governance routines that focus leadership discussions on priorities, capacity realities, and business outcomes rather than project-level status reporting. The DPL governance process includes executive reviews focused on priority confirmation, capacity discussions, trade-offs, and decision-making

• Partner with Digital Products & Platforms, Planning & Analytics, Transformation & Change, Rapid Response, and SC Solutions team members to develop visibility into portfolio demand, resource utilization, skill constraints, and delivery capacity
• Support resource planning and capacity discussions by maintaining portfolio reporting, workload analysis, demand versus capacity views, and executive dashboards. Identify emerging risks, bottlenecks, and competing priorities before they impact project delivery and help leadership evaluate alternative sequencing options

• Manage the intake and evaluation process for new digital initiatives, ensuring requests are documented, reviewed, and incorporated into established governance processes. Maintain consistent portfolio standards, stage-gate processes, initiative categorization, prioritization criteria, and decision records
• Support the development and refinement of governance practices that improve portfolio transparency, prioritization discipline, and overall execution effectiveness across the Digital Solutions organization. The Portfolio & Governance pod was specifically envisioned as the governance mechanism supporting prioritization and project execution control

• Partner with Digital Solutions leadership to define and mature the long-term portfolio management strategy and supporting toolset. Evaluate and improve methods for intake management, prioritization, capacity planning, executive reporting, portfolio analytics, and governance effectiveness
• Support the implementation and optimization of portfolio management technologies and reporting platforms, including tools such as Planview, AgilePlace, SharePoint, Power BI, and future portfolio management capabilities as the organization evolves

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, Operations Management, or related discipline
• Experience supporting portfolios, programs, projects, business transformation, digital initiatives, supply chain operations, or governance activities
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions involving priorities, resources, dependencies, and business trade-offs
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with experience working with large data sets, reporting, planning, or operational decision-making processes
• Experience developing executive-ready presentations, portfolio reports, governance documentation, and decision-support materials
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data organization tools

• Experience within manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, planning, ERP, MES, analytics, or digital transformation environments
• Experience with portfolio management, PMO activities, project governance, resource planning, or stage-gate processes
• Familiarity with Planview, AgilePlace, SharePoint, Power BI, Databricks, or similar reporting and portfolio platforms
• Understanding of SAP, MES, planning systems, reporting environments, or digital operations within a manufacturing organization

• 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.