Program Manager, IT/OT & Digitalization

EnerSys Delaware Inc.•Greenville, SC

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About The Position

The Program Manager, IT/OT & Digitalization will lead strategic planning, implementation, and management of digital manufacturing initiatives for a new Lithium Gigafactory. The role serves as the primary business and technology leader for operational technology and the digital manufacturing stack, from shop-floor PLC and control systems through SCADA, historians, and MES to enterprise platforms. The position drives Industry 4.0 transformation and OT/IT convergence across the plant. The manager partners with Automation & Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance & Reliability, Supply Chain, Enterprise IT, IT Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity to deliver a secure, scalable smart-factory ecosystem using modern industrial architectures, including a unified namespace, edge computing, and Industrial IoT. The role focuses on integrating and optimizing platforms such as PLCs, SCADA/HMI, industrial historians, MES/MOM, CMMS/EAM, and advanced analytics to support safe, efficient, and scalable production operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering (Electrical, Controls, Industrial, or Mechanical), or a related field.
7–10 years of experience in IT/OT program management, focused on digital manufacturing, automation, and factory operations in a high-tech or process/discrete manufacturing environment.
Proven delivery of large-scale OT and manufacturing systems, including PLC/SCADA rollouts, historian and MES/MOM implementations, and smart-factory or greenfield plant programs.
Working knowledge of OT/IT convergence patterns and modern connectivity approaches, including unified namespace, OPC UA, and edge computing.
Knowledge of Industry 4.0 concepts such as IIoT, digital twins, and AI/ML for manufacturing.
Hands-on familiarity with PLC platforms such as Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and Siemens, SCADA/HMI, and industrial historians.
Understanding of OT platforms such as Ignition, AVEVA, and FactoryTalk; MES/MOM; and CMMS/EAM solutions.
Knowledge of industrial networking, cybersecurity, cloud/edge data platforms, and data analytics.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills across OT and IT audiences.
Strong problem-solving abilities with a track record of innovation and change management.
Ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic greenfield environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience commissioning greenfield or gigafactory-scale manufacturing facilities.
Experience in battery, electronics, or other high-tech manufacturing.
Familiarity with lithium or battery-cell manufacturing processes and associated OT.
PMP, ITIL, or a relevant OT/industrial cybersecurity certification.
Experience with agile and hybrid project-management methodologies.

Responsibilities

Lead the IT/OT and Digitalization program for the Lithium Gigafactory from concept through commissioning and production ramp-up, aligning delivery with business objectives, operational requirements, and timelines.
Develop and execute the factory’s OT and digital manufacturing roadmap in alignment with Industry 4.0 principles, leveraging Industrial IoT, edge computing, digital twins, AI/ML, and automation.
Partner with Automation and Controls Engineering to standardize PLC and DCS architectures, programming and I/O standards, and data-acquisition design.
Lead deployment and integration of the OT platform stack, including PLC/DCS control systems, SCADA/HMI, industrial historians, and MES/MOM.
Establish shop-floor connectivity standards, including OPC UA, MQTT, and a unified namespace, to enable connected, event-driven operations.
Govern manufacturing data strategy, including time-series historization, contextualization, operational dashboards, OEE/KPIs, condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, and enterprise data-platform integration.
Collaborate with IT Infrastructure, Network, and Platform teams to define industrial networking, edge/compute, and storage requirements and ensure appropriate OT segmentation and resilience.
Work with Cybersecurity and Information Security to align manufacturing solutions with corporate and industry security standards and enforce secure-by-design principles, network segmentation, and least-privilege access.
Evaluate, select, and manage automation vendors, OT platform providers, and system integrators, ensuring deliverables meet operational requirements, standards, budget, and schedule.
Coordinate stakeholders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, maintenance and reliability, supply chain, enterprise IT, automation and controls, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and external technology partners.
Manage program budgets, plans, resources, risks, and dependencies to deliver initiatives on scope, schedule, and budget.
Track emerging OT and Industry 4.0 technologies and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, throughput, sustainability, and operational performance.