Senior Program Manager Security First program

ASML; Veldhoven; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML is seeking a Senior Security Program leader to own and drive a comprehensive enterprise security program. You will build and mature the security program, lead cross-functional initiatives, and advise executives on cyber risk and security deliverables.

The role involves managing a small team of security content leads and IT specialists, aligning resources, and embedding security into project processes across IT and engineering units.

Qualifications

• This role requires deep program leadership experience across technical and cross-cultural environments.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multinational security programs with executive sponsorship.
• Strong governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mature a security-first program across the enterprise with executive visibility.
• Engage and coach project leaders, align resources, and ensure program benefits realization.
• Balance competing stakeholder interests and manage budgets and variances.
• Monitor risk posture, deliver KPI reporting to senior leadership and board.
• Embed security into project processes with IT, engineering, and legal teams.
• Ensure program compliance with organizational PM framework and governance.
• Develop and communicate strategy for long-term program success.
• Navigate cross-sector dependencies and recover plans when needed.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Planning and risk management

Executive communication

Coaching and people development

Security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field

Project management certification (PMP/Prince2/IPMA)

Job description

Introduction to the job

As Senior Security Program leader you will own and drive the delivery of our enterprise security first program. You will build and mature our security program, lead cross functional initiatives, manage multiple, highly complex programs, You will also serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on cyber risk and integrated security related deliverables. The programs involves innovative and heterogeneous topics, cross company with breakthrough and highly strategic importance.

You (directly and/or indirectly) manage a small team of security content Project leads, Security and IT Specialists, defines the project/program vision and communicates the outcomes and provide guidance and direction towards project team(s). You will engage, motivate, inspire, coach and develop project leader on overall project management skills, results and manage resources across projects/programs. In this role you will:

• Manage strategic executive stakeholders of several sectors with (potential) opposing interests. Programs likely to have BoM involvement.
• Monitor and manage delivery of complex and wide-ranging information gathering, analysis and stakeholder consultation activities. Specifies, negotiates and agrees on program and project deliverables, ensuring integration across the program and with the wider portfolio where present.
• Evaluates and communicates improvements and gives expert advise in implementation of those improvements.
• Monitors the program and project plans to ensure integration of activities across the portfolio and the wider organization, compliance with the organization's project and program management framework, and compliance with the organization's wider governance structure and processes.
• Facilitates negotiation and deployment of annual and longer-term program and project resource budgets, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
• Monitors the delivery of the review process at program / project and cluster levels to ensure that stakeholders are able to evaluate progress and agree on change at appropriate points.
• Report on program maturity, risk posture, and KPI’s to senior leadership and board level.
• Leads the development and implementation of a strategy to ensure that intended business benefits are realized across a program.
• Partner with IT, engineering, legal and business units to embed security into project and processes.

You ensure that roles and responsibilities are clearly defined within the project delivery and project management office teams, and ensures project compliance with ASML's wider program and/or portfolio management decision‑making structures and processes and that risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints are managed appropriately at program / project level. You oversees cross‑sectoral critical paths and risks. Where risks or issues threaten delivery of the project, develops and agrees recovery plans or, if relevant, together with sponsor/project board agrees to pause or cancel the project.

Education and experience

You have extensive process and organizational knowledge to make (process) decisions on critical moments in a the programs. You will have led several multi-disciplinary programs in technical, industrial and cross‑cultural environment.

You act as a trusted advisor and influences strategic stakeholders at Executive Team level, ensuring buy‑in of individuals and groups. You develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies and plans across the program to identify relevant stakeholders, to create mutually supportive working relationships, and to ensure that each stakeholder has an appropriate share of voice at both project and program levels. The ideal candidate will also have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Extensive experience (+15 years) projects in large‑scale, multinational, and cross‑cultural environments leading complex programs
• You are an expert in application and review of the program methodologies and standards (e.g. Project Management, Key Decision, ASML Development Model, Manage Successful Programs) as applied within multiple sectors Project management certification (e.g., PMP, Prince2, IPMA or similar PMI).

Skills

This role requires deep professional knowledge, security content experience and understanding of ASML business and interdependencies. The program scope is impacting cross function / cross sector and/or large part of the company.

• Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional leadership.
• Excellent planning, risk management and reporting skills.
• Executive level communication and ability to influence tactically and strategically.
• Strong coaching mindset for engaging and motivating project team members.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity in a fast‑paced environment.
• Good understanding of compliance with relevant security related frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, CRA etc)

Other Information

The grading of this job requisition is provisional and subject to evaluation (position has a Job Grade range). The final grading will be determined after the application process in all transparency.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.