Governance Audit & Compliance Project Manager

The group you’ll be a part ofThe Project Management Office (PMO) Governance, Audit, & Compliance Project Manager is part of Lam Research’s Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) organization. GWS delivers safe, sustainable, and high-value solutions that enable Lam’s business operations, including new construction, real estate, space planning, and utility infrastructure.

The impact you’ll make

The Governance, Audit & Compliance Project Manager will provide governance oversight and compliance assurance for Lam Research capital projects. This role is responsible for confirming projects follow PMO standards, financial controls, documentation requirements, policy expectations, supplier risk requirements, audit protocols, and executive reporting cadences. The position will lead project audit processes, manage audit findings and corrective actions, assess project control effectiveness, and help improve transparency, accountability, compliance, and execution discipline across the global capital portfolio.

What you’ll do Provide governance oversight for how capital projects are initiated, measured, reported, audited, controlled, and delivered across Lam Research.

Own the PMO phase gate governance process, including gate criteria, required artifacts, readiness expectations, go/no-go recommendations, exception management, and decision records.

Monitor active projects for gate compliance, audit readiness, documentation quality, financial control adherence, risk visibility, and overall process discipline.

Lead project audit processes, including audit checklists, sampling, file reviews, stakeholder interviews, findings, corrective actions, and executive-ready reporting.

Validate compliance across scope, schedule, cost, change management, contracts, procurement, risk, safety, funding approvals, documentation, and closeout requirements.

Develop, track, and report portfolio KPIs for governance health, project performance, gate readiness, audit findings, corrective actions, and PMO control performance.

Prepare monthly executive reporting on portfolio metrics, compliance trends, control gaps, risk items, corrective actions, and key leadership decisions.

Support supplier, contract, and market risk governance through supplier qualification, performance tracking, procurement compliance, and commercial risk review requirements.

Drive continuous improvement by converting audit results, KPI trends, lessons learned, and stakeholder feedback into improved controls and governance practices.

Promote transparency, accountability, consistency, safety, quality, and predictable project delivery across the global capital portfolio.

Confirm projects follow required financial controls for budget baselines, funding approvals, purchase commitments, forecasting, change orders, contingency tracking, and closeout.

Provide transparent reporting on governance health, control compliance, audit exposure, financial risk, and required corrective actions to support leadership decisions.

Who we’re looking for Minimum of 12 years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Facilities Management, Business, Finance, Project Management, or related technical field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
8+ years of experience in construction project management, PMO governance, project controls, audit, compliance, construction administration, procurement, or capital project delivery.

Experience managing project governance frameworks, phase gates, audit tools, compliance checklists, reporting dashboards, corrective action tracking, or internal control reviews.

Strong understanding of construction project lifecycle requirements, including initiation, scope development, budgeting, funding,…