Manager, Process Alignment

Manager, Process Alignment

** Date:
** Aug 17, 2026

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* Location:

** Corning, NY, US, 14831

** Company:
** Corning

Requisition Number: 77056

** 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. 

Corning's businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:

+ Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives

+ Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected

+ Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light

+ Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences

+ Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation

+ Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

** Role Purpose*
* This role leads process alignment across key HR priorities, annual cycles, governance routines, and operating rhythms. It improves how work moves across HR so priorities, decisions, handoffs, and timelines are clearer, more transparent, and more consistently executed.

Working across HRBPs, COEs, HR Operations, Communications, and leadership partners, the role translates priorities into practical, scalable ways of working that strengthen accountability and follow-through. The role also helps HR operate with greater enterprise alignment, operational excellence, and focus on effective, easy-to-use HR practices.

This role must lead largely through influence rather than formal authority. Success requires strong leadership, sound judgment, and the ability to align teams, drive clarity, and improve execution across a matrixed HR environment.

** Key Responsibilities*
* + Leads alignment of key HR processes, annual cycles, and recurring priorities to improve execution across the HR function.

+ Oversees the annual HR process calendar, planning rhythms, governance routines, and key forums to improve coordination, transparency, and follow-through.

+ Develops scalable planning tools, trackers, and updates that increase visibility into work, risks, and progress.

+ Identifies bottlenecks, overlaps, and breakdowns, implementing practical solutions that reduce friction and strengthen consistency in how recurring HR work is planned, sequenced, and delivered.

+ Clarifies handoffs, roles, interfaces, and escalation points across HR teams, improving role clarity and cross-functional coordination among HRBPs, COEs, HR Operations, Communications, and leadership partners.

+ Strengthens practical, scalable operating discipline across planning, governance, and execution while supporting a more integrated, enterprise-wide approach to HR work.

+ Uses feedback, observations, and available data to identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce duplication, resolve recurring issues, and apply lessons learned to improve future delivery in a highly matrixed environment.

** Experiences/Education - Required*
* + 7-10+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct experience with core HR processes and cross-functional delivery.

+ Experience in roles such as HR business partner, HR process owner, HR analyst with direct process ownership, or similar HR process-focused roles.

+ Strong understanding of typical HR processes, annual cycles, governance routines, and cross-functional ways…