Sr Program Manager

Key Responsibilities: Program Management (Primary Focus)

• Lead the overall capacity expansion program from planning through execution, ensuring alignment across facilities expansion, capital equipment procurement, process scale-up, and workforce ramp.
• Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule (IMS) and ensure clear definition of milestones, dependencies, and critical path activities.
• Drive program execution across multiple functions by coordinating engineering, operations, facilities, supply chain, finance, and external partners.
• Establish program governance including budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements while ensuring adherence to program objectives.
• Drive program issue resolution and risk mitigation, addressing unforeseen challenges and ensuring program delivery against cost, schedule, and performance targets.

Additional Responsibilities: Operations Leadership

• Provide leadership and direction to the Operations group through managers and supervisors to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production meeting our customer demand.
• Partner with Operations leadership to ensure business financial goals for our site are met.
• Help align operational priorities with the future capacity ramp and program milestones to ensure effective achievement of operational objectives.
• Support development and coaching of operations team members while reinforcing a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

1. Skills and Competencies

• Strong program structuring and planning capability for complex industrial initiatives.
• Ability to develop and manage integrated schedules across facilities, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
• Excellent leadership and influence skills in cross-functional and matrix organizations.
• Strong analytical and systems thinking capability.
• Financial literacy including capital investment planning and budget tracking.
• Structured risk identification and mitigation capability.
• Clear and effective communication with both technical teams and executive leadership.
• Ability to operate effectively under aggressive timelines and evolving priorities.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management capability.
• Execution-focused mindset with strong organizational discipline.

Experience Requirements

• 12 years of relevant professional experience or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
• M.S. degree in Engineering field
• Typically requires 7 years of leadership or managerial experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex programs or capital expansion initiatives in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience working across multiple functional areas such as operations, engineering, supply chain, or facilities.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.