Senior Program Manager, Architecture & Automation Deployment
About the role
Agilent is looking for a Senior Program Manager to lead the deployment of engineering tools, automation, and AI capabilities across its R&D organization. The role owns the full cycle from understanding what engineers actually need, to rolling out the tools and systems that meet that need, to making adoption stick. You will run internal voice-of-customer efforts with engineering teams across divisions, translate insights into deployment programs, and drive the systematization and execution that turns a new tool or capability into something engineers use day‑to‑day. You will also manage the program management behind Agilent's cross‑divisional automation initiatives, including coordination with the China Innovation Center on accelerated engineering projects, building and maintaining program plans, governance, and reporting that keep divisional teams, the innovation hub, and the CTO office aligned as these initiatives scale.
Responsibilities
- Run structured voice-of-customer efforts with engineering teams across divisions to understand where new tools, automation, or AI capabilities would have the most impact.
- Synthesize findings into clear deployment priorities and business cases, partnering with engineering leadership to validate direction.
- Stay current on emerging engineering tools and AI capabilities relevant to hardware and systems engineering workflows.
- Own end-to-end deployment programs for architecture implementation and AI capabilities across the enterprise, from pilot through full rollout.
- Drive systematization: turning a promising tool or pilot into a repeatable, well-governed capability that scales across divisions.
- Partner with IT, engineering operations, and divisional leads to manage rollout logistics, training, and change management.
- Track adoption and usage post-deployment, and course-correct programs that aren't landing.
- Lead program management for cross-divisional automation initiatives, including coordination with the China Innovation Center on accelerated engineering projects