Lead, Digital Portfolio & Governance

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. Our Optical Communications segment provides industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry, divided into carrier network and enterprise network product groups.

About the role

The Digital Portfolio & Governance Lead serves as the portfolio lead for the OFC Supply Chain Digital Solutions organization, establishing and maintaining governance processes, prioritization frameworks, resource visibility, and leadership operating rhythms. This role owns the administration and coordination of the OFC Supply Chain Digital Priority List (DPL), digital intake process, portfolio reviews, and governance activities that drive portfolio transparency and decision-making. The Lead partners closely with Digital Products & Platforms, Planning & Analytics, Transformation & Change, Rapid Response, and OFC leadership to ensure digital work is prioritized, aligned to business objectives, and balanced against available capacity.

Responsibilities

• Own the OFC Digital Portfolio Management Process:
  • Administer and maintain the OFC Supply Chain Digital Priority List (DPL) 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.
  • Maintain and improve portfolio artifacts including DPL Active, DPL Inactive, DPL Complete, Project Lookup, prioritization models, and supporting governance documentation.
• Facilitate Portfolio Prioritization and Governance Reviews:
  • Coordinate and facilitate monthly and quarterly portfolio review sessions with OFC Supply Chain leadership and Digital Solutions management.
  • Drive discussions on 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 planning activities.
• Provide Portfolio Analytics and Resource Visibility:
  • Partner with Digital Products & Platforms, Planning & Analytics, Transformation & Change, Rapid Response, and SC Solutions teams to develop visibility into portfolio demand, resource utilization, and delivery capacity.
  • Support resource planning and capacity discussions with portfolio reporting, workload analysis, and executive dashboards.
  • Identify emerging risks, bottlenecks, and competing priorities to help leadership evaluate alternative sequencing options.
• Support Digital Intake, Stage-Gate, and Portfolio Governance Practices:
  • Manage the intake and evaluation process for new digital initiatives, ensuring requests are documented and reviewed.
  • Maintain consistent portfolio standards, stage-gate processes, initiative categorization, and prioritization criteria.
  • Refine governance practices to improve portfolio transparency, prioritization discipline, and execution effectiveness.
• Enable Continuous Improvement of Portfolio Management Capabilities:
  • Partner with Digital Solutions leadership to define and mature the long-term portfolio management strategy and toolset.
  • Evaluate and improve methods for intake management, prioritization, capacity planning, and governance effectiveness.
  • Support the implementation and optimization of portfolio management technologies such as Planview, AgilePlace, SharePoint, and Power BI.
• Lead small digital projects or targeted improvement efforts where scope, risk, and resource needs align with portfolio functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, Operations Management, or a 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

Pay

The range for this position is $87,715.00 - $120,609.00 assuming full-time status. Starting pay is dependent on geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives aligned with business performance.
• 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career, combined with matching 401(k) contributions (total contributions can reach 7%–12% of pay).
• Comprehensive health and well-being benefits, including medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid time off and a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward contributions.