Global Management Systems & Compliance Leader

BITS Recruiting; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BITS Recruiting seeks a Management Systems & Continuous Improvement Leader to provide corporate-level leadership in strengthening and standardizing management systems across multiple manufacturing divisions. The role partners with Quality, CI, EHS, Export Compliance, and operations teams to drive governance, efficiency, and cross-divisional consistency.

The ideal candidate shows strength in at least one major area (Quality, Environmental, Compliance, or Continuous Improvement) and can adapt

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with management systems, governance, standardization, Quality, EHS, Compliance, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of how management systems are structured, governed, implemented, and standardized.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or other ISO management-system standards.
• Experience developing, improving, standardizing, or governing processes across multiple teams, sites, or business units.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify gaps and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to work effectively within a matrix organization and influence stakeholders across functions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex processes and requirements.
• Adaptable mindset with the ability to learn across different management-system disciplines.
• Credible, hands-on experience with clearly explaining responsibilities, contributions, and results.

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate-level leadership in the development, standardization, and governance of management systems across multiple manufacturing divisions.
• Assess existing management-system processes and identify opportunities to improve consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Establish governance frameworks, requirements, processes, and standards for divisions to implement.
• Identify common principles across management systems and develop standardized approaches where appropriate.
• Support alignment and integration of systems including Quality, Environmental, Export Compliance, and the manufacturing operating system.
• Partner with divisional Quality, CI, EHS, Compliance, and operations teams to support implementation and continuous improvement.
• Streamline management-system requirements across divisions to reduce duplication and improve efficiency.
• Provide guidance on management-system structure, documentation, processes, and governance.
• Support ongoing evolution and standardization of corporate management-system practices.
• Build strong relationships across a matrix organization and influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
• Identify opportunities to improve communication, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of management-system requirements.

Skills

Management systems

Governance

Standardization

Quality

EHS

Compliance

Continuous Improvement

Matrix organization

Job description

BITS Recruiting seeks a Management Systems & Continuous Improvement Leader to provide corporate-level leadership in strengthening and standardizing management systems across multiple manufacturing divisions. The role partners with Quality, CI, EHS, Export Compliance, and operations teams to drive governance, efficiency, and cross-divisional consistency.

The ideal candidate shows strength in at least one major area (Quality, Environmental, Compliance, or Continuous Improvement) and can adapt