Chief Enterprise Architect

The company built on breakthroughs.

Join us.

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.

Requisition Number: 75437

The company built on breakthroughs.

Join us.

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.

How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations– not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company,and the world, forward.

At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.

Come break through with us.

The global Information Technology (IT) Function is leading efforts to align IT and Business Strategy, leverage IT investments, and optimize end to end business processes and associated information integration technologies. Through these efforts, IT helps to improve the competitive position of Corning's businesses through IT enabled processes. IT also delivers Information Technology applications, infrastructure, and project services in a cost efficient manner to Corning worldwide.

Role Purpose

Corning is seeking a Chief Enterprise Architect to help shape the future of our Digital & Information Technology organization.

• Define and lead Corning’s Enterprise Architecture vision, principles, and operating model
• Build and evolve a modern EA practice focused on speed, agility, and business value
• Partner with product, platform, and data leaders to support Corning’s transition to a product operating model
• Establish enterprise patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures to improve integration and reduce friction
• Help scale AI, data, and platform capabilities across the organization
• Collaborate with Info Sec, Legal, and technology leaders to embed governance, security, and compliance into architecture
• Lead and mentor a federated architecture community across solution, platform, and data architecture

• 15+ years of enterprise architecture or related technical leadership experience
• 5+ years in a senior architecture leadership role
• Experience transforming Enterprise Architecture from a traditional centralized model to a federated, product-aligned approach
• Strong expertise in enterprise data architecture, AI/ML, GenAI, Agentic AI, and LLMs
• Proven ability to influence across business and technology leadership in a complex global organization
• Experience building enterprise standards, governance models, and architectural guardrails

• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, R&D, or materials science environments
• Cloud platform expertise across AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Background leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives
• Familiarity with product management frameworks and product-centric operating models

This is an opportunity to define how architecture drives business value  this role, you will help create an environment where teams move faster with less friction, AI and data capabilities scale securely, enterprise platforms are better connected, and Enterprise Architecture is viewed as a strategic enabler — not a bottleneck.

The range for this position is $ - $ assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well.…