Head of Data and AI Products
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Job description
Shape the future of data and AI at ASML, where nanometer-scale precision meets planet-scale impact. Join the Chief Data Office to lead the development of Data and AI product intelligence solutions that power decisions across our global value chain - from accelerating innovation to strengthening operational excellence. This is a unique opportunity at the heart of the growing semiconductor manufacturing industry, in a company that values collaboration, challenge and care.
Role and responsibilities
You will be the leader of Data, Analytics and AI Product development capabilities. This role demands a blend of developing high scale Data and AI factories, optimizing the data product portfolio for an AI-powered world, and relentlessly focusing on value.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Strategy & operating model - Define product strategy, product federated orchestration and factory operating principles; set portfolio guardrails (prioritization, funding, re-use, sunsetting).
- Lifecycle ownership - Be the process owner for the D&AI product lifecycle; ensure traceable decisions, model and data governance, responsible AI and data compliance.
- Execution leadership - Lead the central factory; orchestrate hybrid delivery (internal, vendors, sectors) to plan and efficiently.
- Value management - Be business outcome driven; implement measurement, benefits realization and portfolio health reporting.
- Standards & excellence - Define product standards, benchmarking against top practices.
- Talent & culture - Further build and coach a diverse, high-performing team and network; level-up product, platform, and AI fluency across the network.
- Co-shape transversal Chief Data Office themes and support sector initiatives.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Team management?, Do you have a Master's degree?, You bring:
- 15+ years across data/analytics/AI with scaled value delivery and leadership of large, multi-disciplinary teams (~200+) and complex programs.
- A master degree in a Data/AI-related field, complemented by strong business education or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated command of data and AI product management, modern data/AI stacks, lifecycle tooling (MLOps/LLMOps runbooks), cost governance for AI workloads; up-to-date on organizational/technical best practices.
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'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:
- Executive-level stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Growth mindset, resilience, and the ability to navigate ambiguity and lead change.
- Strategic, analytical, and visionary thinker with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
- Strong, empowering leadership style and team management abilities.
- Proficiency in budget management, planning for optimal trade-offs of cost, risk and value.
Inclusion and diversity
About the company
ASML is a high-tech company, headquartered in the Netherlands. We manufacture the complex lithography machines that chipmakers use to produce integrated circuits, or computer chips. Over 30 years, we have grown from a small startup into a multinational company with over 60 locations in 16 countries across Europe, Asia and the US.