Sr. Manager - OT Program Enablement

Lear Corporation•Louisville, AL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This position leads OT program enablement for Lear Seating’s Global Operational Technology organization. Reporting to the Director, Global OT, the manager turns manufacturing priorities into coordinated implementation plans, readiness requirements, and standards adoption activities. The role manages the program enablement engineer, partners with the Sr. IT–OT Architect on technical requirements, and coordinates with the Sr. Manager, Operational Technology on deployment and sustainment. Lear needs dedicated program leadership to coordinate prerequisites, resolve dependencies, and apply OT standards consistently across plants and regions. This role connects business priorities and approved technical requirements with practical implementation plans.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of experience in OT, industrial automation, manufacturing systems, controls engineering, or a related discipline.
Minimum 2 years of people leadership, project leadership, technical leadership, or program leadership experience.
Experience coordinating manufacturing technology programs, deployment readiness, standards adoption, or governance processes.
Strong understanding of industrial automation, OT cybersecurity, industrial networking, and manufacturing operations.
Ability to lead cross-functional reviews, communicate technical tradeoffs, and resolve competing business and operational needs.
High school diploma or GED.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Technology, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline preferred.
Experience with Ignition, MQTT, Unified Namespace (UNS), industrial historians, and manufacturing analytics.
Experience leading multi-site OT programs, standards adoption, and engineering teams in a global manufacturing organization.

Responsibilities

Translate the OT roadmap into coordinated program plans, priorities, dependencies, and measures of progress.
Coordinate the development, review, and adoption of OT standards and procedures with the responsible technical owners.
Lead program readiness and governance reviews; coordinate design reviews with the Sr. IT–OT Architect and technical owners.
Manage, coach, and prioritize work for the program enablement engineer.
Coordinate solution evaluations against manufacturing needs, approved standards, deployment readiness, and supportability.
Coordinate IT, OT, networking, and cybersecurity requirements without changing the ownership of those functions.
Define standards adoption and compliance review processes, including documented exceptions and remediation follow-up.
Coordinate engineering deliverables, deployment prerequisites, training readiness, and handoff requirements with Regional Support and plants.
Track audit findings, readiness gaps, program risks, and corrective actions through resolution with accountable owners.
Report program progress, readiness, material risks, and decisions needed to the Director, Global OT.