Senior Program Manager, Architecture – Automation Deployment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Direct the implementation of engineering tools, automation, and AI capabilities throughout Agilent’s R&D organization.

• Conduct internal voice-of-customer initiatives with engineering teams from various divisions.

• Convert stakeholder insights into deployment strategies, priorities, and business cases.

• Manage the complete architecture implementation and AI capability deployment programs from pilot stages to full implementation.

• Facilitate the systematization of tools and pilots into repeatable, governed capabilities across different divisions.

• Collaborate with IT, engineering operations, and divisional leaders on rollout logistics, training, and change management.

• Monitor post-deployment adoption and make necessary adjustments to programs.

• Spearhead cross-divisional automation initiatives, coordinating with the China Innovation Center.

• Develop and oversee program plans, governance schedules, status reporting, risk management, dependencies, resources, and timelines.

• Maintain program coordination across time zones with the China Innovation Center.

• Provide updates on program health and key decisions to the CTO office and senior stakeholders.

• Travel 25% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of program or project management experience in a hardware/instrument R&D setting.

• Proven experience in deploying tools, processes, or capabilities across engineering teams.

• A background in systems engineering or practical experience within a systems engineering process is highly preferred.

• Experience in conducting voice-of-customer or internal stakeholder research and translating findings into actionable plans.

• Strongly preferred experience with engineering tool rollouts, digital transformation, or initiatives focused on AI/automation adoption.

• Experience managing cross-divisional or multi-site programs, ideally including collaboration with offshore or globally distributed engineering teams.

• Solid fundamentals in program and portfolio management: scope, schedule, risk, and stakeholder management.

• Comfortable operating within a technical environment and engaging in credible discussions with engineering leads regarding systems-level and architecture workflows.

• Proficient in conducting voice-of-customer processes and transforming qualitative feedback into structured action plans.

• Capability to establish structure and processes without hindering team efficiency, tailored for an engineering audience.

• Strong cross-functional influence and communication skills, able to align divisional and hub stakeholders without direct authority.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for bonus.

• Stock options.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Option to work remotely.