Program Director

SCHOTT; Seberang Perai; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Penang is seeking a Program Manager with at least 15 years of experience in program/project management in semiconductor, electronics, automotive, or optical industries. The ideal candidate will have strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills. This role offers competitive benefits including flexible working hours and a unique corporate culture emphasizing equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work model

Corporate pension plans

Qualifications

• Min 15 years experience in program/project management within semiconductor, electronics, automotive, or optical industry.
• Proficiency with planning and risk management.
• Target driven personality with high execution focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate program execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage overall budget, timelines, and resources.
• Report program status to senior management and stakeholders.

Skills

Program/project management

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving skills

Education

BSc/MSC/Ph.D Degree in Mechatronics / Electronic Engineering / Photonics/ Physics / Optics

Job description

Your Contribution

• Leading a complex program in a fast-paced development and manufacturing environment
• Program is executed according to a stage gate product development and product introduction process.
• Overall coordination of the entire program
• In charge of overall budget, timelines, resources and overall risk management
• Drive for decisions with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Responsible for project controlling and reporting
• Close collaboration with customer and internal stakeholders
• Reporting status of Program to senior management (internal and customer)
• Summarize and communicate complex circumstances to various levels of stakeholders

Your Profile

• Min 15 year experience in the field of program/project management within the semiconductor, electronics, automotive or optical industry
• BSc/MSC/Ph.D Degreein Mechatronics / Electronic Engineering / Photonics/ Physics / Optics
• Excellent communication, organizational, and team building skills.
• Target driven personality with high execution focus
• Strong stakeholder management
• Entrepreneurial thinking and acting
• A thorough knowledge of project management skills
• Proficiency with planning and risk management
• Excellent problem solving skills

Your Benefits

SCHOTT’s openness to promote your further development is just as great as our additional benefits. Ranging from active health management via flexible working hours and hybrid work all the way to corporate pension plans: everything geared to suit your goals and needs. Discover a special corporate culture where everyone has the opportunity to develop their entire potential.

At SCHOTT, you can expect a unique corporate culture where we emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion. We know: motivated and committed employees are the precondition for the success of our company.

Please feel free to contact us

You can expect interesting tasks and challenging projects, as well as motivated and friendly teams in fields that influence our future. Do you want to be successful with us? Then, please send us your application: SCHOTT Glass (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Human Resources, Wendy Wang,+86512680959896101

*At SCHOTT, it’s your personality that counts – not your gender, your identity, or origin.