Senior Management Development

Infineon Technologies AG; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies AG in Malaysia seeks a senior leader to head the BE DEV Project Office, driving governance, standardization, and execution excellence across development groups. You will establish PM frameworks, monitor portfolios, and enable efficient R&D through data-driven dashboards.

This role requires 8+ years in PM within semiconductors, with PMP/IPMA PMD-style credentials and a track record of governance and lifecycle discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Business Management or related discipline; Master's or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 8 years in project, program, or portfolio management within semiconductor manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor Packaging Development processes and R&D environments.
• Proven experience establishing governance frameworks, portfolio management, and PM standards.
• IPMA PMD certification or equivalent desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction of the BE DEV Project Office with governance and execution excellence.
• Establish and improve PM frameworks, lifecycle standards, templates and governance processes.
• Oversee project portfolio performance across health, schedules, budgets, resources and dependencies.
• Drive proactive risk management, issue resolution and mitigation planning.
• Govern project change management and assess impact on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Define and report KPIs for PM and R&D efficiency via executive dashboards.
• Lead PM capability development through guidance, training and best-practice adoption.
• Drive digitalization of the Project Office with PM tools and reporting platforms.
• Partner with Development Platforms and Central Functions to align PM with business goals.
• Foster continuous improvement, accountability and collaboration across the organization.

Skills

Governance frameworks

Portfolio management

Lifecycle standards

R&D efficiency

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or related discipline

Master's degree or MBA preferred

IPMA PMD certification or equivalent

Job description

Join our Back-End Development (BE DEV) organization in a strategic leadership role as the Head of Project Office. You will be responsible for establishing and driving project governance, standardizing project management methodologies, and enabling Best-in-Class Time-to-Market (T2M) and R&D Efficiency across the organization.

Your role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Lead and define the strategic direction of the BE DEV Project Office, ensuring effective governance, standardization, and execution excellence across development organizations.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve project management frameworks, methodologies, lifecycle standards, templates, and governance processes to support organizational objectives.
• Oversee project portfolio performance by monitoring project health, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, and overall execution effectiveness.
• Drive proactive risk management, issue resolution, and dependency management activities while supporting teams in developing mitigation and contingency plans.
• Govern project change management processes by evaluating the impact of scope, schedule, resource, and budget changes on organizational priorities and project outcomes.
• Define, monitor, and report key project management and R&D efficiency KPIs through executive dashboards and management reporting to support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead project management capability development by providing guidance, coaching, training, and best-practice implementation across BE DEV.
• Drive Project Office digitalization initiatives, including the adoption and optimization of project management tools, automation solutions, reporting platforms, and A-Process methodologies.
• Act as a strategic business partner to Development Platforms and Central Functions to align project management practices with business objectives and operational priorities.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence throughout the development organization.

Your profile

Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or a related discipline. A Master's Degree or MBA is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in project, program, or portfolio management within a semiconductor manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor Packaging Development processes, development lifecycles, and R&D operational environments.
• Proven experience in establishing project governance frameworks, portfolio management practices, and organizational project management standards.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management disciplines, including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, closure, reporting, and documentation.
• IPMA PMD certification or equivalent project management certification is highly desirable.

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