# Senior Project Director – Manufacturing Transformation (PLM/MES)MontrealVirtualProgram Management and Technology LeadershipApplyWith over 30 years of recognized expertise, COFOMO is now a leading Canadian consulting firm specializing in digital and artificial intelligence. Supported by more than 3,000 experts, 10 Centers of Excellence, and 4 offices across the country, we are uniquely positioned to successfully guide our clients through their transformations. Both strategic and tactical, we help organizations across a wide range of industries thrive in today’s rapidly evolving world.## Our promiseHelp our clients succeed and maximize the impact of their transformation initiatives, turning them into powerful drivers of growth and innovation.## Here's a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities you'll be able to do:

- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of business transformation initiatives related to PLM, MES, and Model Based Enterprise solutions;
- Establish roadmaps, governance models, and multi-release delivery plans involving engineering, manufacturing, quality, information technology, and vendor partners;
- Ensure cross-functional alignment between business objectives, business processes, engineering practices, and enterprise architecture;
- Coordinate multiple agile or hybrid delivery flows by promoting solution demonstrations and continuous stakeholder validation;
- Identify risks, manage interdependencies and drive the proactive resolution of issues related to manufacturing and digital environments;
- Transform legacy processes into integrated digital workflows to improve operational efficiency;




- Orchestrate the evolution towards model-centric engineering based on 3D models, digital twins, and structured engineering data;
- Perform mapping of the current and future states of PLM, MES and MBE architectures in order to support the objectives of the digital thread;
- Promote automation, process modernization and data-driven operating models to increase traceability, compliance and performance;
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to define integration models between PLM, MES, ERP and IIoT platforms;
- Ensure alignment of engineering data structures, manufacturing workflows, BOM configurations, revision management rules, and MBE standards;
- Oversee the integration of APIs, data services, digital work instructions, and cloud or on-premise components;
- Support the implementation of the digital thread by promoting the exploitation of structured data and CAD/MBE standards;
- Act as a point of coordination between business stakeholders, technology teams, and PLM and MES solution providers;
- Manage supplier deliverables as part of modernization and digital transformation programs;
- Facilitate workshops, process mapping sessions, and executive presentations;




- Oversee functional testing and user acceptance activities by prioritizing and tracking anomalies;
- Ensure operational readiness through training, change management and handover to support teams;
- Define performance indicators, adoption metrics, and mechanisms for continuous improvement of digital processes.

The profile we are looking for is as follows:

- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of manufacturing transformation programs or projects with several technical and operational components;
- Proficient in project governance, milestone management, roadmap development and multi-stakeholder coordination;
- Experience implementing manufacturing solutions, PLM platforms, MES systems, or model-centric environments;
- Understand modernization approaches that enable the transition from document processes to automated, data-driven digital workflows;
- Understand PLM data structures, MES processes, engineering changes, BOM/BOP logic, and thread principles;
- Knowledge of PLM platforms such as Teamcenter, Enovia or Windchill;
- Have knowledge of MES platforms such as Apriso, Ignition or SAP ME/MII;
- Master concepts related to MBE ecosystems and CAD environments;
- Demonstrate the ability to translate business requirements, engineering models, and manufacturing needs into execution drawings, user stories, acceptance criteria, and data specifications;
- Exercise mobilizing leadership with business, technical and executive stakeholders;
- Communicate effectively by simplifying complex technical issues with a variety of audiences;
- Be bilingual in French and English.

📌 Senior Project Director – Manufacturing Transformation (PLM/MES) (Montreal)
🏢 COFOMO
📍 Montreal