Coherent Corp.

People Operations

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global people operations and HR technology strategy
• Report to the Chief People Officer
• Oversee global HR shared services and all technology for the global HR group
• Lead the buildout, strategic planning, setup, and operationalization of Global Shared Service Centers
• Stabilize and enhance current GSSC operations and expand the services provided
• Identify and secure a location for a new center aligned with cost-saving, talent availability, and scalability objectives
• Develop talent strategies to attract, train, and retain GSSC professionals
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and HR teams on labor-law compliance and HR best practices
• Drive process automation, standardization, and continuous improvement within the GSSC
• Oversee global immigration via the GSSC
• Define and execute the enterprise HR technology strategy
• Integrate HR tools with the company HRIS to improve analytics, reporting, and efficiency
• Ensure HR systems comply with global data privacy and security standards
• Leverage automation and AI-based recruitment technologies
• Partner with IT and HR teams to improve HR technology infrastructure and workflows
• Develop talent dashboards and metrics
• Partner with executive leadership, regional HR teams, and business-unit leaders
• Establish and track KPIs for hiring, HR technology adoption, core HR measures, and GSSC efficiency

Vice President, HR Technology – People Operations

Project Manager

• Lead planning and execution of complex facility-development, expansion, and infrastructure programs
• Establish program objectives, responsibilities, decision paths, priorities, and execution plans
• Align program objectives with manufacturing requirements, capacity needs, operational priorities, and business goals
• Translate technical, regulatory, municipal, and business requirements into executable actions
• Lead facility and infrastructure due diligence covering land use, zoning, platting, easements, civil design, drainage, structural considerations, environmental requirements, utilities, fire and life safety, and permitting
• Serve as liaison with municipalities, authorities having jurisdiction, utility providers, economic-development organizations, property owners, developers, consultants, and other external stakeholders
• Coordinate regulatory approvals, inspections, and certificates of occupancy
• Develop and maintain integrated program execution plans covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, equipment installation, permitting, and operational readiness
• Coordinate sequencing across facilities, infrastructure, equipment, manufacturing, EHS, IT, security, and operations workstreams
• Identify critical-path activities, resource constraints, external dependencies, and schedule conflicts
• Develop mitigation and recovery plans to protect program milestones
• Coordinate cross-functional internal teams, contractors, consultants, utilities, vendors, suppliers, and external partners
• Facilitate program reviews, resolve cross-functional issues, and escalate matters requiring executive decisions
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, risk, and milestones
• Maintain risk registers, issue logs, decision logs, action tracking, and change documentation
• Develop executive dashboards and program-status reports
• Present program status, risks, and recommendations to site and senior leadership
• Lead business-continuity and infrastructure-resilience programs
• Own the FM Global relationship, facility risk assessments, corrective-action plans, capital requirements, and executive follow-through
• Lead facility risk-reduction programs and utility-reliability and outage-preparedness activities
• Establish utility escalation paths, contingency plans, recovery strategies, and internal ownership
• Lead after-action reviews following outages or significant facility events
• Maintain visibility of long-term infrastructure risks and prioritize resilience-improving capital investments
• Support execution and maintenance of applicable ISO 9000, 9001, 14001, and other relevant standards
• Ensure adherence to Coherent Corp.’s ICARE values, EHS procedures, and corporate standards

Project Manager, Site Development – Facilities Programs

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Develop understanding of financial close, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Process financial transactions, journal entries, and account reconciliations for monthly closings
• Review and validate monthly financial information from domestic and international business units
• Complete account roll-forwards and corporate business-information requests
• Ensure required reserves are appropriately supported
• Assist with internal-controls attestation over financial reporting and accounting
• Oversee accounting treatment of fixed assets, intercompany activity, and cash reconciliations
• Support capital projects and presentations with operations and project managers
• Partner with tax and the Controller on transfer pricing strategies
• Provide timely financial reporting and analysis of key metrics
• Review department expenses and headcount activity
• Analyze forecast and budget variances
• Explain inventory movements, gross margin, and WIP aging value
• Analyze gross margin, costing practices, and performance-improvement initiatives
• Assist with monthly operational reviews covering productivity, yields, and work-in-progress
• Assist the Controller with the 5 Year Plan, budget, and forecasts
• Prepare budget and forecast schedules for management
• Support Business Group activities and ad hoc requests
• Support the IR Optics & Materials Division and Optical Solutions Business Unit

Vice President, HR Technology – People Operations

Project Manager, Site Development – Facilities Programs

Financial Analyst