Ascentt
Program Manager - Manufacturing transformation
Lexington, KY · Full-time
No sponsorshipDetected 25 days ago
Machine LearningAgileStakeholder ManagementProcess ImprovementCadenceCommunicationSCADALean Manufacturing
About the role
- WORK LOCATION & SCHEDULE This role is preferably based in Lexington, KY, with Plano, TX as an alternate location, and requires a minimum of three days per week on-site at the client site, with the balance of time flexibility based on program needs.
- EMPLOYMENT TYPE & WORK AUTHORIZATION This is a full-time position with an immediate start need.
Responsibilities
- The Program Manager will plan, govern, and drive execution across manufacturing transformation initiatives.
- You will own all aspects of program management, governance, planning, execution, and value tracking, while staying close enough to execution to unblock teams, resolve dependencies, and keep delivery moving.
Requirements
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice to have
- Lexington, KY (preferred) | Plano, TX (alternate) | Min.
- Establish and run program governance, operating cadence, status reporting, RAID management, and escalation paths.
- Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, status reviews, and executive updates.
- Translate business priorities and transformation goals into actionable execution plans.
- Track progress against timelines, deliverables, success metrics, and stakeholder commitments.
- Define and monitor KPIs, value measures, adoption goals, and roadmap priorities.
- Prepare executive-ready artifacts - status updates, roadmap views, milestone plans, risk summaries, and value-realization updates.
- 15+ years of professional experience across technology, consulting, operations, manufacturing, enterprise applications, data, or digital transformation (20+ years preferred).
Company info
- ABOUT ASCENTT Ascentt is a technology and consulting firm that helps enterprise clients modernize their business processes, data platforms, and digital capabilities through practical, outcome-driven transformation.
- We work closely with automotive and manufacturing clients across data, AI/ML, analytics, enterprise applications, and digital operations.
- We are hiring a seasoned, hands-on Program Manager to lead a manufacturing transformation program for a major enterprise client in the Lexington, KY area.
- This is a client-facing role for someone who operates confidently with senior stakeholders, stays close to execution, and brings structure and discipline to a fast-moving transformation environment.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Work authorization sponsorship will be considered only where a candidate's qualifications meaningfully exceed the requirements of the role.
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