PMO Governance Specialist (Project Governance)

Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; remote work is available with travel to company sites as required, including approximately 10% international travel.

Salary: CAD 72,000–99,000 per annum, plus an annual incentive bonus.

Company

hirify.global Industrial Automation is a publicly traded global company that designs, builds, and services mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear, and specialty automation.

What you will do

• Maintain PMO governance frameworks, policies, procedures, templates, document controls, and quality standards across projects.
• Conduct monthly project reviews, field audits, quality reviews, and compliance checks for POC-based and service projects.
• Verify and report on project scope, budget, schedule, risk, issue management, and estimate-to-complete accuracy independently from Finance and project execution teams.
• Create governance dashboards, KPI reports, quarterly independent project risk assessments, and visibility reports for senior stakeholders.
• Improve project management processes by analyzing inefficiencies, gathering lessons learned, and standardizing tools and templates.
• Train regional users and support implementation, data quality, and automation for PPM Software, Power BI, JIRA, P6, Excel, and MS Project across global sites.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in project management, business administration, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in project controls, project management, or a related governance-focused role.
• Understanding of project governance frameworks, regulatory requirements, project management methodologies, and tools.
• Excellent risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with project management software and tools, supported by strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• PMP certification or an equivalent credential is an asset; candidates without certification must commit to obtaining PMP certification within 12 months of appointment.
• Ability to travel internationally 10% of the time.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with collaboration across global teams and travel to company sites for key meetings, project reviews, and business priorities.
• Annual incentive bonus, stock purchase plan, health care benefits, and a CAD 600 health care spending account.
• Three weeks of vacation and employee development programs.
• Employee engagement events, educational reimbursement, internal career opportunities, and employee share purchase or retirement matching programs.
• Employees must follow health, safety, and environmental procedures, attend required training, use protective equipment, and report hazards and incidents.