Director, Program Manager

Amkor Technology; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Amkor Technology, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, is seeking a Director, Program Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale OSAT facility, overseeing design, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up.

This role acts as the primary program lead, aligning scope, schedule, funding, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and contractual performance across contractors, design teams and owner vendors; requires 10+ years of managing major semiconductor capital projects and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale industrial, manufacturing, or semiconductor capital projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional project teams including engineering, design firms, contractors and vendors.
• Strong expertise in semiconductor facility design and construction including cleanrooms and contamination control.
• Knowledge of facility utilities and process infrastructure in semiconductor plants.
• Executive reporting and senior leadership interface for performance, risks and mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Establish and drive the program execution strategy for a multi-billion-dollar OSAT facility.
• Establish and maintain program reporting framework and decision protocols.
• Serve as the primary interface to senior leadership for clear visibility into performance, risks and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate alignment across internal stakeholders: Facilities, Factory operations, Finance, IT, Security, Legal.
• Oversee commissioning strategy and execution including ORAT and documentation turnover to facilities teams.
• Ensure readiness for tool installation and ramp to production; manage closeout and documentation.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Job description

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) is the world’s largest U.S. headquartered OSAT and is a global leader in outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. With a strong track record of innovation, a broad and diverse geographic footprint and solid partnerships with lead customers, Amkor delivers high-quality solutions that enable the world’s leading semiconductor and electronics companies to bring advanced technologies to market. The company’s comprehensive portfolio includes advanced packaging, wafer-level processing, and system-in-package solutions targeting applications for smartphones, data centres, artificial intelligence, automobiles and wearables. For more information visit amkor.com .

The Director,Program Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility, overseeing multiple integrated projects across the design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up of the facility.

This role serves as Amkor’s primary program lead, ensuring the alignment of scope, schedule, funding requirements, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and contractual performance across general contractors, design teams, and owner vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and drive the program execution strategy for a multi-billion-dollar OSAT facility.
• Establish and maintain program reporting framework and decision protocols.
• Serve as the primary interface to senior leadership to provide clear visibility into performance, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Drive alignment across internal stakeholders:
• Facilities
• Factory operations
• Finance
• IT
• Security
• Legal
• Oversee commissioning strategy and execution including ORAT (Operational readiness and acceptance testing)
• Coordinate turnover from construction to facilities teams, factory operators, including documentation, training, and system validation.
• Ensure readiness for tool installation and ramp to production
• Oversee closeout process, including documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience successfully 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.
• Extensive experience leading cross-functional project teams, including engineering and design firms, contractors, equipment vendors, tool suppliers, and commissioning teams.
• 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

Location:

This position will be based at the temporary Phoenix, AZ site and the Peoria site during the construction phase, and will transition to the Peoria site once factory operations begin.

Amkor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.