Program Manager

Join AG Solution Group to lead high‑impact Industry 4.0 programs for global manufacturing leaders.

• Lead the full Life Cycle Management (LCM) program, including automation upgrades, obsolescence management, and OT/IT lifecycle planning.
• Define long‑term roadmaps, transition strategies, and investment planning together with the client.
• Coordinate stakeholders across engineering, operations, IT, OT, architecture, cyber security and business units.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and prioritisation across all LCM workstreams.
• Ensure structured governance with SteerCo, recurring alignment meetings, progress reporting, and roadmap updates.
• Align priorities and secure buy‑in in complex political landscapes.
• Translate technical concepts into clear business decisions for senior leaders.
• Track budgets, resource planning, capacity, and program forecasts at multi‑stream level.
• Escalate proactively when needed and drive issue resolution.
• Manage or oversee automation projects (PLC/SCADA/DCS migrations).
• Lead digital transformation projects for other AGS clients, including MES/MOM, data platforms, IIoT, connectivity and cyber security.

• Excellent communicator who can influence without authority and align diverse teams.
• Politically intelligent and comfortable navigating complex stakeholder dynamics.
• Strong technical literacy in automation, IIoT, architectures, MES/MOM, data platforms and OT/IT.
• Strategic vision with willingness to be hands‑on when needed.
• Proactive, structured, reliable and focused on delivering outcomes.

• 5–10 years of program or project leadership in automation, digitalisation or Industry 4.0.
• Strong technical affinity or background in automation systems (PLC, SCADA, DCS, …).
• Experience leading multi‑stream programs within a manufacturing, automation or OT/IT context.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and managing politically sensitive situations.
• Ability to interpret system architectures and understand technical constraints.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, automation, IT or similar.
• EU citizenship or long‑term EU work permit.
• Based in Spain, preferably around Madrid.

• Competitive compensation.
• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Learning and development opportunities (AG Academy, language courses, training programmes, conferences, webinars and mentorship).
• Work‑life balance with remote work options and flexible hours.
• Supportive, international and rewarding work environment.

AG Solution Group is part of the Saphir Group and is one of Europe’s leading Industry 4.0 partners, with more than 400 engineers and consultants working across Europe, the UK and the US. The company builds intelligent solutions for the process industry, combining automation, process control, data management and MES/MOM systems to help manufacturers reach operational excellence.