diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClient.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClient.java
index 4671b1677efe..372681c8893a 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClient.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClient.java
@@ -564,7 +564,8 @@ public PipelineServiceClientResponse runPipeline(
     String pipelineName = sanitizeName(ingestionPipeline.getName());
     String runId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
     String correlationId = runId.substring(0, 8);
-    String jobName = JOB_PREFIX + pipelineName + "-" + correlationId;
+    String jobSuffix = "-" + correlationId;
+    String jobName = buildKubernetesName(JOB_PREFIX, ingestionPipeline.getName(), jobSuffix);
 
     MDC.put(MDC_CORRELATION_ID, correlationId);
     MDC.put(MDC_PIPELINE_NAME, pipelineName);
@@ -1318,8 +1319,7 @@ CronOMJob buildCronOMJob(IngestionPipeline pipeline) {
   }
 
   private V1JobSpec buildJobSpecForCronJob(IngestionPipeline pipeline) {
-    String pipelineName = sanitizeName(pipeline.getName());
-    String configMapName = CONFIG_MAP_PREFIX + pipelineName;
+    String configMapName = buildKubernetesName(CONFIG_MAP_PREFIX, pipeline.getName());
 
     return new V1JobSpec()
         .backoffLimit(k8sConfig.getBackoffLimit())
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ private Map<String, String> buildLabels(IngestionPipeline pipeline, String runId
     labels.put(LABEL_APP, LABEL_VALUE_OPENMETADATA);
     labels.put(LABEL_COMPONENT, LABEL_VALUE_INGESTION);
     labels.put(LABEL_MANAGED_BY, LABEL_VALUE_OPENMETADATA);
-    labels.put(LABEL_PIPELINE, sanitizeName(pipeline.getName()));
+    labels.put(LABEL_PIPELINE, buildKubernetesName("", pipeline.getName()));
     labels.put(LABEL_PIPELINE_TYPE, pipeline.getPipelineType().toString().toLowerCase());
 
     if (runId != null && !SCHEDULED_RUN_ID.equals(runId)) {
@@ -2214,17 +2214,13 @@ private String convertToCronSchedule(String airflowSchedule) {
 
   String sanitizeName(String name) {
     // K8s names must be lowercase, alphanumeric, or '-'
-    // Must start with alphanumeric, max 63 chars
+    // Must start with alphanumeric. Truncation is handled by buildKubernetesName.
     String sanitized =
         name.toLowerCase()
             .replaceAll("[^a-z0-9-]", "-")
             .replaceAll("-+", "-")
             .replaceAll("^-+|-+$", "");
 
-    if (sanitized.length() > 53) { // Leave room for prefixes
-      sanitized = sanitized.substring(0, 53).replaceAll("-+$", "");
-    }
-
     if (!sanitized.matches("^[a-z0-9].*")) {
       sanitized = "p-" + sanitized;
     }
@@ -2238,12 +2234,17 @@ private String buildKubernetesName(String prefix, String name) {
 
   private String buildKubernetesName(String prefix, String name, String suffix) {
     String sanitized = sanitizeName(name);
+    // Kubernetes names and label values have a 63-character limit.
     int maxBaseLength = KUBERNETES_NAME_MAX_LENGTH - prefix.length() - suffix.length();
     if (maxBaseLength < 1) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Kubernetes name prefix/suffix leaves no room for base");
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+          String.format(
+              "Kubernetes name prefix '%s' and suffix '%s' leave no room for base name",
+              prefix, suffix));
     }
 
     if (sanitized.length() > maxBaseLength) {
+      // Truncate and remove trailing dashes to keep it a valid K8s name
       sanitized = sanitized.substring(0, maxBaseLength).replaceAll("-+$", "");
     }
 
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClientTest.java b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClientTest.java
index 06e873b55282..d583794a9666 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClientTest.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/clients/pipeline/k8s/K8sPipelineClientTest.java
@@ -1705,6 +1705,44 @@ private static V1Pod pod(
         .spec(new V1PodSpec().containers(containers));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testBuildLabelsTruncatesLongPipelineNameToKubernetesLimit() {
+    // Tests P0: Label values must be <= 63 characters
+    String longName = "a".repeat(95);
+    IngestionPipeline pipeline = createTestPipeline(longName, null);
+
+    Map<String, String> labels =
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> invokePrivate(client, "buildLabels",
+            new Class<?>[] {IngestionPipeline.class, String.class}, pipeline, "run-123"));
+
+    String pipelineLabel = labels.get("app.kubernetes.io/pipeline");
+    assertNotNull(pipelineLabel);
+    assertTrue(
+        pipelineLabel.length() <= 63,
+        String.format("Label length %d exceeds Kubernetes limit of 63", pipelineLabel.length()));
+    assertTrue(pipelineLabel.startsWith("aaaaaaaa"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testJobNameTruncationWithLongPipelineName() {
+    // Tests P0: Job names (prefix + name + suffix) must be <= 63 characters
+    String longName = "very-long-pipeline-name-that-exceeds-the-normal-limits-of-kubernetes-resource-naming";
+    IngestionPipeline pipeline = createTestPipeline(longName, null);
+    String runId = "12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab";
+
+    // JOB_PREFIX (7) + name + suffix (9)
+    String jobName =
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> invokePrivate(client, "buildKubernetesName",
+            new Class<?>[] {String.class, String.class, String.class}, "om-job-", pipeline.getName(), "-" + runId.substring(0, 8)));
+
+    assertNotNull(jobName);
+    assertTrue(
+        jobName.length() <= 63,
+        String.format("Job name length %d exceeds Kubernetes limit of 63: %s", jobName.length(), jobName));
+    assertTrue(jobName.startsWith("om-job-"));
+    assertTrue(jobName.endsWith("-12345678"));
+  }
+
   private static Workflow createTestWorkflow(String name) {
     Workflow workflow = new Workflow();
     workflow.setId(UUID.randomUUID());