Global Director, Project Management (Automation)

Location: Lewis Center, Ohio, United States. Requires travel at least 25% of the time, primarily throughout Canada and the United States, with international travel as business needs require.

Company

hirify.global Industrial Automation is a publicly traded global company with a 40-year history and approximately 600 employees, designing, building, and servicing mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear, and specialty automation.

What you will do

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the global Project Management function across the full customer project lifecycle.
• Lead Program Managers, Project Managers, and Project Coordinators across facilities in Canada and the United States, as well as remote global team members.
• Drive safe, predictable, profitable project delivery against schedule, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction commitments.
• Establish and improve project management standards, governance, metrics, risk management, resource planning, and continuous improvement practices.
• Own utilization, workforce planning, organizational design, staffing strategy, performance plans, appraisals, and talent development for the Project Management organization.
• Support project issues, quoting and budgeting, COR approvals, team competence, process alignment, training, and QMS publication while maintaining health, safety, and environmental compliance.

Requirements

• Post-secondary college diploma, engineering degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably in electronics, electrical, mechanical, controls engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading multidisciplinary project teams, preferably in an automation or systems integration environment.
• Practical working knowledge of factory automation, including robots, PLCs, instrumentation, machine control packages, sensors, and pneumatics.
• Ability and willingness to travel a minimum of 25% of the time, primarily throughout Canada and the United States, with international travel as business needs require.
• PMP designation is an asset and must be completed within 2 years of the start date.
• Managers must lead health, safety, and environmental compliance, including training, hazard assessments, inspections, audits, corrective actions, and protection of employees.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work schedules, employee events, free coffee beverages, an employee referral program, and safety shoe programs.
• Competitive starting salaries, overtime pay eligibility, paid vacation, company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and comprehensive health benefits.
• 401(k) matching, an Employee Incentive Bonus program, and an optional Employee Share Purchase Program.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and promotion-from-within support.
• Strong focus on employee development, engagement, empowerment, safety, and continuous improvement.