Senior Project Governance & Assurance Leader

Mental Health Group; Kühnsdorf; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured onboarding program

International environment

Onsite canteen

Training opportunities

Free parking and charging

Health measures and benefits

Job summary

AT&S in Leoben, Austria is seeking a Senior Specialist in Project Governance & Assurance who will set the standard for enterprise governance and independently challenge project health. You will drive improvements across the organization and work with senior stakeholders to ensure robust controls and evidence-based decisions.

The role focuses on developing governance methodologies, performing independent reviews, and guiding improvements through actionable findings, with opportunities to leverage

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in project or program management, enterprise PMO, project governance, project assurance or project controls.
• Proven experience in designing or improving project governance or assurance frameworks and conducting independent reviews.
• Strong understanding of project controls including schedule, cost, forecasting, risk, change and baseline management.
• Strong analytical judgement turning complex project information into clear evidence-based findings.
• Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent English skills with integrity, independence and discretion.
• PMP, IPMA Level B/C or equivalent certification is an advantage; related qualifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously develop the enterprise project governance and assurance methodology with a risk-based approach across the organization.
• Independently assess the health of projects and programs using clear evidence and governance effectiveness.
• Act as a trusted challenger to PMO hubs, sponsors, and senior stakeholders, ensuring governance and health risks receive attention.
• Drive assurance findings and corrective actions through to sustainable closure with clear accountability and evidence.
• Identify patterns and systemic weaknesses and translate into governance, methodology and maturity improvements.
• Provide independent assurance opinions and recommendations to senior management and governance bodies.
• Support maturity assessments, audits and management reviews and coach stakeholders on governance weaknesses.
• Identify opportunities to improve governance efficiency via automation, analytics and AI.

Skills

PMO experience

Project governance

Project assurance

Stakeholder communication

Project controls

English skills

Education

University degree

Job description

AT&S in Leoben, Austria is seeking a Senior Specialist in Project Governance & Assurance who will set the standard for enterprise governance and independently challenge project health. You will drive improvements across the organization and work with senior stakeholders to ensure robust controls and evidence-based decisions.

The role focuses on developing governance methodologies, performing independent reviews, and guiding improvements through actionable findings, with opportunities to leverage