Product Manager

ASML Germany GmbH; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML US in San Jose, CA, seeks a Senior Product Manager for the Process Window Enhancement team to own the product definition, market strategy and roadmap for next-generation computational lithography solutions.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives with engineering, QA, sales and account teams, translate customer requirements into the product backlog, and drive market validation, pricing, and go-to-market plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Physical Sciences or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in semiconductor industry.
• 3+ years in product marketing and management with lithography, metrology and process control knowledge.
• Experience working with semiconductor customers worldwide.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in global operations.
• Experience in HPC strategy, GPU infrastructure and AI/ML enablement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify growth areas and drive product definition, design, development, customer engagement and roadmap extensions.
• Acquire deep customer knowledge and translate requirements into the product roadmap and engagement strategies.
• Own product requirements, market validation and roadmaps; deliver PRDs with business cases and market feasibility plans.
• Define feature priorities and release scope with R&D, product engineering, QA and project management.
• Evaluate budgets, expenditures, R&D appropriations, ROI and P&L projections.
• Develop and execute product business plans; monitor market trends for sales and profitability.
• Define rollout and engagement plans with engineering and account teams.
• Collaborate with product engineering to develop application flow and BKMs to support the flow.
• Be an expert on the competition; develop competitive marketing campaigns for market share.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on selling, pricing, market development and field solutions.
• Drive use cases, marketing materials, collaterals and market communications, including press releases and launches.
• Develop core positioning and messaging; coordinate market communications across channels.
• Manage issues and escalations related to ordering of product, systems and tools, and manufacturing supply.
• Customer visits and meetings with up to 20% travel.

Skills

Customer focus

Customer advocate

Leadership across functions

Relationship building

Problem solving

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physical Sciences

Job description

Introduction to the job

ASML US brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that are key to producing faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market and service these advanced machines, which enable our customers - the world’s leading chipmakers - to reduce the size and increase the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

As a Senior Product Manager for ASML’s Process Window Enhancement team, you will develop and own the product definition, market strategy and roadmap, to enable the next generation of computational lithography solutions.

Our headquarters are in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, and we have 18 office locations around the United States including main offices inChandler Arizona, San Jose and San Diego California, Wilton Connecticut, and Hillsboro Oregon.

Role and responsibilities

• Identify areas for growth and drive product definition, design and development, customer engagement and roadmap extensions

• Acquire deep customer knowledge. Interact with customers to gain understanding of their technical requirements and effectively translate these requirements into the product roadmap and engagement strategies

• Own product requirements, market validation and product roadmaps. Deliver product requirement documents with business cases and market feasibility and validation plans

• Define feature priorities and decide detailed release scope working with the R&D, product engineering, quality assurance and project management

• Evaluate the financial aspects of product development such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, return-on-investment and profit-loss projections

• Develop and execute product business plan by analyzing business development opportunities and monitoring market trends. Use sales forecasting and strategic planning to ensure sales and profitability of our products

• Define product rollout and customer engagement plans working with product engineering and account teams

• Work with product engineering to develop comprehensive application flow and BKMs to support the flow

• Be an expert with respect to the competition including competitive analysis and positioning. Develop and drive competitive marketing campaigns to ensure product market share and profitability

• Collaborates cross-functionally on competitive selling, pricing, market development and field solutions

• Drive and develop use cases, marketing materials, sale collaterals and market communication plans including press releases, launch materials, customer presentations, and sales training materials

• Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product. Formulate, direct and coordinate market communication activities and policies to promote our products through various channels

• Manage issues and escalations associated with ordering of product, systems and tools, and manufacturing supply

• Customer visits and meetings with up to 20% travel

Education and experience

• The candidate should have a minimum of a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Physical Sciences or equivalent experience

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in semiconductor industry

• 3+ year experience in product marketing and management with working knowledge in lithography, metrology and process control.

• Experience working with semiconductor customers worldwide

• Experience in leading cross functional teams in global operations

• Experience in HPC strategy , GPU infrastructure and AI/ML enablement is a plus

Skills

• Have strong customer focus and broad industry connections

• Own customers. Be a customer expert and advocate.

• Leadership skills to influence, organize and lead across multiple functional organizations with ability to bring ideas and plans to desired results

• Ability to develop strong relationships with engineering, sales and field support organizations

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in a multi-cultural environment

• Attention to details to ensure clear product definition and performance to market plan

Other information

• This position is located on-site in San Jose, California ( Change the location if needed). It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation. (Important to insert additional onsite language specific to the role: i.e., inspection, specific training and supervision, etc.)

• A flexible workplace arrangement is available for remote work up to two days a week.

Role within Office

Responsibilities

• Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

• May require travel (specify domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

$177,000-265,500

Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.

All new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.

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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