Senior Project Manager, Global Operations - Operations Portfolio Management Office

As Senior Project Manager, Global Operations, you will lead high-priority, cross-functional strategic initiatives that enable business growth, operational resilience, cost optimization, and risk mitigation across Operations, Global Business Services, and business divisions. You will bridge business strategy and execution, coordinating teams across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, Compliance, Commercial, and site leadership.The Location: This position is based in Calgary, AB.

Key Responsibilities

• →Lead assigned projects from charter through implementation and closure.
• →Develop business cases, project charters, integrated schedules, budgets, risk assessments, and governance plans.
• →Manage scope, milestones, interdependencies, decision points, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
• →Provide status reporting, options, recommendations, and escalation of critical issues.
• →Hold each transfer to its qualification plan, including required approvals, first-article results, and customer notifications before shipment from a new location.
• →Track when project commitments become irreversible and confirm the required evidence is in place before that date.
• →Maintain supply continuity through transition windows, with contingency actions identified in advance.
• →Coordinate work across Operations, Finance, Legal, Tax, IT, HR, Compliance, Commercial, divisional teams, and site leadership.
• →Establish clear ownership, decision rights, workstreams, and escalation paths.
• →Facilitate alignment among functional leaders, subject-matter experts, and executive sponsors.
• →Manage external consultants and service providers when required.
• →Identify legal, regulatory, tax, customs, financial, and operational risks early and coordinate formal reviews with control functions.
• →Develop mitigation actions, contingency plans, and readiness criteria, and ensure approvals and decisions are documented before implementation.
• →Align project execution with Operations Portfolio Management Office intake, prioritization, governance, and reporting standards.
• →Support portfolio reviews and executive governance forums, maintain accurate project records, and contribute reusable templates and continuous-improvement practices.

Must have

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Seven or more years of project or program management experience.
• Experience coordinating equipment moves, process validation, and qualification activity across sites.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional operational or business-transformation projects.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing, supply chain, operations, and business processes.
• Ability to connect project decisions to business priorities, risk, and value.
• Business acumen across commercial, financial, operational, and regulatory considerations.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across functions without relying on direct authority.
• Strong project governance, risk management, change leadership, and executive-level communication skills.

Nice to have

• PMP or comparable project-management certification.
• Experience partnering with Trade Compliance, Legal, Tax, or Finance on operational execution.
• Experience in a global manufacturing organization.
• Experience with customer qualification or approval processes in a regulated or contract-sensitive environment.

Key Success Factors

• Creates disciplined plans, decision forums, reporting, and accountability for complex initiatives.
• Identifies, assesses, escalates, and mitigates cross-functional risks early.
• Prepares stakeholders, processes, and sites for sustainable implementation.
• Translates complex issues into clear decisions, recommendations, and executive updates.
• Applies practical manufacturing and supply-chain knowledge to project execution.
• Provides reliable capacity and effort estimates and flags variance early.

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. If you have any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at hrrecruitingteam.ap@hexagon.com and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.