Job Title
Director, Program Manager
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Employment Type
Direct Hire
Industry
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Compensation
$170K - $200K + 20%/Year
Schedule
40 Hours/Week
About the Opportunity
- We're seeking an experienced Director, Program Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale, multi-billion-dollar semiconductor assembly and test facility. This senior leadership role will oversee multiple integrated projects spanning design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational start-up, ensuring successful execution against program objectives, budgets, timelines, and contractual commitments.
What You'll Do
- Develop and drive the overall program execution strategy, ensuring alignment across project scope, schedules, funding, and delivery objectives.
- Establish program governance, reporting frameworks, and decision-making protocols to maintain visibility into performance, risks, and mitigation plans.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across facilities, factory operations, finance, IT, security, and legal teams, while coordinating general contractors, design teams, and owner vendors.
- Oversee commissioning and operational readiness, including Operational Readiness and Acceptance Testing (ORAT), system validation, and transition from construction to operations.
- Manage facility handover, documentation, training, tool installation readiness, production ramp-up, and overall project closeout.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting
This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
Job Requirements
What You'll Bring
- High School Diploma or GED
- 10+ years of experience in managing large-scale industrial, manufacturing, or semiconductor capital projects, including projects valued in the hundreds of millions to multi-billion-dollar range, with responsibility for project execution, schedule, budget, and stakeholder management.
- 10+ years of experience in leading cross-functional project teams, including engineering and design firms, contractors, equipment vendors, tool suppliers, and commissioning teams.
What Sets You Apart
- Strong expertise in semiconductor facility design and construction, including cleanroom environments (ISO-classified), contamination control, and operational readiness.
- Working knowledge of semiconductor facility infrastructure and process utilities, including Ultra Pure Water (UPW), Process Cooling Water (PCW), Clean Dry Air (CDA), specialty gases, electrical distribution systems, and redundancy design.
- Demonstrated understanding of semiconductor equipment installation and startup, including facility-to-tool integration, utility connections, tool move-in planning, equipment qualification, and manufacturing ramp readiness.
- Strong cross-functional leadership
- Ability to challenge contractor and design professional assumptions
- Executive communication and reporting capability.
Additional Information
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.