Job Description

PMO Engineer Lead

Location: South Korea
Department: Engineering / Project Management Office
Employment type: Full-time

Role overview

The PMO Engineer Lead will establish and lead effective project management practices for engineering and technology initiatives in Korea. Combining engineering insight with strong project governance, the role will coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within scope, and to agreed quality standards. The successful candidate will provide clear visibility of project health, risks, resources, and decisions while adapting global standards to local business needs.

Key responsibilities

1. Lead the planning, governance, and execution oversight of engineering, product, digital, and operational projects across the Korean business.
2. Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, budgets, resource forecasts, dependencies, and delivery metrics.
3. Establish consistent PMO processes, templates, reporting standards, and project review routines aligned with global frameworks and local requirements.
4. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, product management, sales, operations, supply chain, quality, service, and external partners.
5. Monitor project progress and proactively identify schedule, cost, technical, quality, compliance, and resource risks; drive mitigation and escalation as appropriate.
6. Prepare concise, decision-ready status reports and presentations for local leadership and regional or global stakeholders.Identify opportunities to improve PMO capability, delivery efficiency, collaboration, and the use of project management tools and data.
7. Coach project managers and engineers in planning, governance, stakeholder communication, and delivery discipline.
8. Ensure project activities follow applicable company policies, safety expectations, quality standards, and relevant Korean regulatory requirements.

Job Requirements

Required qualifications and experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, business, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
2. Substantial experience managing or governing complex engineering, product, technology, or operational projects, ideally in a manufacturing, industrial, construction, or technology environment.
3. Demonstrated experience establishing or improving PMO processes, portfolio reporting, project controls, or delivery governance.
4. Professional fluency in Korean and English, with the ability to communicate clearly with local teams and regional or global stakeholders.