Senior Project Lead - Operational Excellence Business Improvements

Senior Project Lead – Wilton Factory Operational Excellence

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.

The Senior Project Lead is part of the Project and Change Management team within ASML Wilton Factory’s Operational Excellence organization. Operational Excellence drives continuous and structural improvements related to ways of working, processes and IT tooling. The Senior Project Lead will lead complex implementations of software, tools and process change within Wilton Factory manufacturing and operations. The Senior Project Lead scopes, plans, budgets, executes/drives and reports on these complex and strategic projects, which are typically cross‑departmental and cross‑business line (e.g., spanning D&E, logistics, planning, engineering, manufacturing and/or DUV, EUV and Optical Fabrication).

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of one or more complex, cross‑functional improvement projects, including defining the project team, gaining approval on project plan, managing end‑to‑end project planning and executing project deliverables, establishing accurate project reporting, tracking project financials and transferring the project to business process owners upon project close.
• Manage key stakeholders across Wilton Factory to align and prioritize needs for new processes or improvements, ensuring continuous commitment of WF key stakeholders at all levels to make the project a success.
• Identify project dependencies across the factory and create project roadmaps with clear timelines and objectives, driving execution rigor and translating strategic priorities into executable delivery plans.
• Plan and coordinate the identification and elicitation of requirements; conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment; document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project; and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable.
• Evaluate financial consequences and business case of required improvements, including resources; develop a strong understanding of the business and own the business case and value realization; quantify benefits, assess financial and resource implications, and ensure delivery of targeted impact.
• Collaborate with IT business partners and teams throughout application testing phases (e.g., SIT, UAT), ensuring test scripts accurately represent the business process flows and collecting feedback via end users to drive business user adoption on release.
• Lead and develop high‑performing project teams, defining a clear vision and outcomes while providing direction on how to achieve them; effectively manage resources across projects and adjust team composition as needed, fostering an environment of open communication and continuous feedback.
• Coach and mentor team members to strengthen capability, engagement, performance and overall delivery maturity.
• Manage project governance by providing clear, fact‑based reporting and steering decision‑making through Project Boards and senior management forums, managing the deployment of project resources, proactively managing project costs, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.
• Lead and embed change management, ensuring adoption of new processes, tools and ways of working through structured communication and stakeholder engagement, ensuring sustainable handover to line organization and securing long‑term impact.
• Remove barriers and address risks/escalations, ensuring momentum and on‑time delivery in a complex, dynamic environment.

• Bachelor’s degree required – preferably a technical field or business administration. MBA preferred.
• Extensive experience with project management methodologies, project reporting and…