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Lead weekly reviews focused on commitments, delivery performance, risks, recovery plans, and required decisions.\n\nMaintain a consolidated, fact-based view of customer program health, including backlog versus delivery, qualification readiness, critical dependencies, and revenue at risk.\n\nPrepare and present program updates and decision materials for executive reviews.\n\nMaintain a consolidated risk register. Identify risks early, assess customer impact, and establish mitigation and recovery plans with named owners and completion dates.\n\nSupport leadership team with timely, accurate, and consistent program communication on status updates and risk.\n\nLead cross-functional initiatives to improve delivery processes, reduce recurring execution gaps, and scale program management practices as customer requirements grow.\n\nCoach and mentor cross-functional team members to strengthen planning, risk management, and escalation discipline.\n\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor's degree in related engineering field.\n\n5 to 10 years of program management or project management industry experience, with a proven track record of successful on-time program delivery.\n\nUnderstanding of optical line system and coherent modem/pluggable technologies is a strong plus for this role.\n\nQualifications\nExperience in technology program management, operations, or product management, including leadership of complex programs across multiple businesses, functions, or geographies.\n\nExperience with hardware development, qualification, and production ramps, preferably in optical line system and coherent modem/pluggable industries.\n\nStrong capability in integrated planning, dependency management, risk assessment and recovery execution.\n\nProven ability to influence without direct authority and resolve competing priorities constructively, along with experience leading culturally and technically diverse teams across regions.\n\nDemonstrated leadership of cross-functional initiatives, including coaching or mentoring other team members.\n\nExecutive presence and the ability to explain the customer impact of technical and operational issues and identify the executive decisions required.\n\nSound judgment in ambiguous, high-pressure situations, with a results-oriented approach.\n\nStrong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with proficiency in using data and analytics to assess performance and support decisions.\n\nWorking Conditions\nHybrid role. Remote work is possible but on site is preferred.\nMay require occasional overtime and flexibility in work hours to accommodate global cross-functional team over different geographic areas.\n\nCulture Commitment\nEnsure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:\nIntegrity - Create an Environment of Trust\nCollaboration - Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas\nAccountability - Own the Process and the Outcome\nRespect - Recognize the Value in Everyone\nEnthusiasm - Find a Sense of Purpose in Work\nCoherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. 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