Chief Project Officer (W/M)

To support the growth of our activity and to succeed our customers' needs in terms of density, power consumption and operating frequency of their integrated circuits, we are looking for our future Chief Project Officer (W/M). The position is ideally based on-site in Meylan (France) or Montreal (Canada). A hybrid working arrangement can also be considered.

The Chief Project Officer (CPO) is a key member of the executive leadership team and reports directly to the CEO.

The CPO leads the Project Management Office (PMO), a team of six project managers, and is accountable for the successful execution of all customer and R&D projects.

As the company grows through both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, the CPO plays a critical role in simplifying and harmonizing the IP development framework, while ensuring that customers receive a consistent, high-quality delivery experience across the entire IP portfolio.

As Chief Project Officer, your key challenges will be:

• Consistent best-in-class customer experience: as the IP portfolio and the number of concurrent projects grow, the CPO must guarantee that Tier-1 customers receive a consistently high standard of execution and communication across all engagements.

• Readiness for external growth: the company’s growth strategy includes acquisitions; the PMO must be ready to integrate new teams and harmonize ways of working while preserving delivery commitments.

• Proactive risk management: while teams focus on execution, the PMO stays one step ahead—identifying emerging risks, challenging assumptions, and driving preventive actions to keep projects on track.

• Scalable execution: the PMO must transform a high-potential delivery model into a scalable execution engine, driving customer satisfaction and supporting the company's growth.

Key responsabilities:

• Execution and Delivery: own on-time / on-cost / on-quality performance across all customer and R&D projects; rapidly stabilize ongoing projects through risk identification, resource gap analysis and recovery plans; enforce full separation between sales and delivery.

• Process Unification: simplify the current IP development process and deploy one unified framework across all teams; align execution standards to enable higher project volume at Tier-1 quality; prepare the PMO to integrate teams joining through future acquisitions.

• Resource and Capacity Planning: build and maintain a reliable, cross-site resource and capacity plan securing all delivery commitments.

• Quality and Risk Management: identify and mitigate execution risks before they materialize.

• Customer Satisfaction: establish customer satisfaction metrics and drive continuous improvement; guarantee consistent delivery experiences across the entire IP portfolio.

• Leadership and Operating Cadence: build and coach a high-performing, collaborative team; share relevant KPIs and an execution dashboard with all involved stakeholders; act as a strong partner within the executive team, leading by example.

• PMO Transformation: evolve the PMO from a coordination function into a project leadership function; deploy common tooling, dashboards and analytical, fact-based reporting to the executive team.

You're about to become a dolphin..

• 12–20+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry, preferably in IP licensing and/or analog/mixed-signal, with a strong understanding of IP development and qualification cycles.

• Proven track record leading multi-site, international PMO or program management organizations serving Tier-1 customers.

• Hands-on experience in post-merger integrations and designing, streamlining, and implementing structured product development processes (e.g. Stage-Gate frameworks).

• Analytical, fact-based communication style, able to convey sensitive information objectively and constructively at executive and Board level.

• Experience in an Executive Committee.

• Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills; a team player who brings diversity of thought and is comfortable operating in an international, multi-site environment.

• Fluent English required, French is a plus.

Benefits of becoming a Dolphin:

• Join a small-to-medium-sized company backed by the JOLT investment fund.

• Compensation package: fixed salary (based on experience), profit-sharing, meal vouchers, health insurance and provident plan.

• Located in a "green zone for intellectual capital," our company is committed to sustainable mobility, with a strong emphasis on cycling. Through our Sustainable Mobility Fund, we offer: €0.12/km for carpooling, €0.25/km for cycling, reimbursement of 60% for transport subscriptions and bike rentals, and a €300 subsidy for purchasing a bike after one year of service. We also provide well-equipped facilities: secure bike parking, showers, as well as workshops and cycling activities throughout the year.

• Executive status, annual hours package, 10 RTT (redundant days off), CET (compte épargne-temps).

• Work-from-home agreement for 20 days per year or the possibility of regular or full remote work depending on personal constraints.

• And of course, the Welcome pack when you join!!

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