Senior Project Management Officer - ASML Netherlands B.V.

Introduction to the job

Within IT Core IT Services department, ASML is looking for a Senior Project Management Officer. In this role, you will act as an independent contributor within a specific area within a business program with limited resources and medium to low-complex scope, with guidance from a manager.

Typical business scope of the assigned project:

• Less established structure / work processes.
• Minor trade-offs between constraints.
• Resources involved: less than 100 FTE / less than 30 M Euro.
• Projects are generally not on the critical path.
• Medium suppliers, non-complex supplier collaboration.
• Collaborating with a senior business counterpart who is familiar to the business / role, independent and needs guidance in the expertise area of the PMO.

Role and Responsibilities

As a Senior PMO, you will be responsible for:

• Progress reporting epics, projects and portfolio.
• Financial reporting projects and portfolio (timewriting).
• Quality improvements.
• Support Epic Owners by taking over administration tasks.
• Understands the PMO core role (triple constraint, PGP, PMO processes), the ASML organizational structure and is able to explain this to colleagues.
• Aligns robust and flexible plans within PMO and with business stakeholders.
• Sets up schedules which enable stakeholders to easily acquire the information about project progress.
• Knows how to support his / her customer to identify, prioritize and manage risks. Independently supports his/her customer with the IRR risk sheet and the risk management process and applies this to own area of expertise.
• Provides stakeholders, within own business context, with clear and timely updates and reports on status, planning, resources, etc.
• Supports change initiatives by providing analysis or monitoring progress with sponsoring / guidance from a project/program manager.
• Has a clear understanding of the interests, expectations and needs of stakeholders within direct scope. Uses stakeholder insight to steer team discussions, ensuring the balance of different interests.
• Provides advise on the own area of expertise (triple constraint management, PGP (product development), PMO processes (excl. risk management) and High Performing Teams.
• Helps team members in their learning journey by giving (unsolicited) feedback, based on awareness of own skills and expertise.

ASML is a successful Dutch high-tech enterprise that produces complex lithography systems used by chip manufacturers in the production of integrated circuits. ASML is at the cutting edge of this technology and delivers systems to all the world's leading chip manufacturers. ASML's employees are among the most creative talents in the fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry, mechanical engineering and software. Every day they collaborate in close-knit multidisciplinary teams in which members listen to and learn from one another and exchange ideas. It is the ideal environment for professional development and personal growth. ASML is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.

You will be employed by YER and seconded to ASML. We offer:

• Good employee benefits
• Challenging assignments
• Excellent guidance from your consultant and YER's back office
• Development opportunities, including the YER Talent Development Programme with a personal coach
• Intensive support for international candidates (including Dutch lessons, tax-return and accommodation assistance)
• Cooperative and results and relationship-driven
• Friendly atmosphere and open culture
• Community/network with other technology professionals from a variety of multinationals
• Events and master classes with interesting speakers and attractive companies

Preferred education and experience

• Bachelor and above.
• Experience as a PMO in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Experience with implementation of change and improvement projects.
• Experience in an Agile environment.

Personal skills

• Excellent communicator, being able to influence without hierarchical power, and creative in managing a large and diverse range of stakeholders.
• Maintains personal effectiveness and people focus under pressure, high speed of change and uncertainty.
• Team player, enjoys working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to see the bigger picture, to guide, coach and advise at all organizational levels for sustainable changes.
• Strong administration skills and understands the needs of management with respect to reporting.
• Takes ownership, gets things done and pro-actively drives for improvement.