Senior Security Risk Manager - Sensitive Intellectual Property Domain

ASML; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML is seeking a Senior Security Risk Manager for the Sensitive Intellectual Property Domain in the Netherlands. You will lead risk management for highly confidential engineering information, collaborating with engineering, business and IT to bolster protection across the lifecycle.

You will define governance, controls and monitoring improvements, assess risks, and guide mitigation actions while advising stakeholders on protecting critical IP assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in information security risk management.
• Experience with risk assessment, treatment, and control design.
• Knowledge of information security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 31000).
• Experience protecting confidential data or intellectual property.
• Familiarity with access management and secure collaboration practices.
• Experience with tools or technologies such as risk registers, security monitoring systems, or governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management for highly sensitive intellectual property within the domain.
• Define and drive improvements in governance, controls, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with business, engineering, IT, and security stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and manage risks aligned with risk appetite.
• Support implementation of mitigation actions and track progress.
• Maintain oversight of control effectiveness and risk insights.
• Advise stakeholders on protecting sensitive engineering information.

Skills

Stakeholder comms

Risk analysis

Ownership

Cross-functional collab

Proactivity

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security or related field

Tools

Risk registers

Security monitoring systems

Governance frameworks

Job description

Introduction to the job

As a Senior Security Risk Manager - Sensitive Intellectual Property Domain, you help protect the technologies that power the global semiconductor industry. At ASML, our lithography systems enable chipmakers to create increasingly powerful and energy-efficient devices.

In this role, you safeguard highly sensitive engineering knowledge by ensuring risks are identified, understood, and addressed. You contribute directly to keeping critical innovations secure while supporting business priorities and continuous innovation.

Role and responsibilities

As a Senior Security Risk Manager - Sensitive Intellectual Property Domain, you act as the central point for managing risks related to highly confidential engineering information. You collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, business, and IT to strengthen protection across the full lifecycle.

• Lead risk management for highly sensitive intellectual property within the domain
• Define and drive improvements in governance, controls, and monitoring
• Collaborate with business, engineering, IT, and security stakeholders
• Identify, assess, and manage risks aligned with risk appetite
• Support implementation of mitigation actions and track progress
• Maintain oversight of control effectiveness and risk insights
• Advise stakeholders on protecting sensitive engineering information

Education and experience

To be successful as a Senior Security Risk Manager - Sensitive Intellectual Property Domain, you bring strong expertise in security risk management and experience working in complex environments:

• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in information security risk management
• Experience with risk assessment, treatment, and control design
• Knowledge of information security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 31000)
• Experience protecting confidential data or intellectual property
• Familiarity with access management and secure collaboration practices
• Experience with tools or technologies such as risk registers, security monitoring systems, or governance frameworks

Skills

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you\'ll always have new challenges and new problems to solve - and working together is the only way to do that. You won\'t work in a silo. Instead, you\'ll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you\'ll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view. You\'ll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems. To thrive in this job, you\'ll need the following skills:

• Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and drive alignment
• Analyze risks and translate them into business impact
• Take ownership and drive results in a complex environment
• Collaborate effectively across diverse teams and functions
• Work proactively and identify improvement opportunities
• Solve problems in a structured and pragmatic way
• Adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs

Other information

This Senior Security Risk Manager - Sensitive Intellectual Property Domain position is based in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. You will be part of the R&D Security Risk Management team within the Development and Engineering Information Management department. You report to the R&D Information Protection Capability Owner.

You will collaborate with the broader ASML security community across business sectors. ASML supports your professional growth through continuous learning opportunities and exposure to international teams and projects.

The position offers competitive compensation, and the JG will be based on qualifications, years of experience and personal competencies.

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.

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