Program Director / Senior Project Manager-Innovative microelectronics solutions

COMPANY

Headquartered in Belgium and with over 2000 people across 18 locations, our client is a world leader in the development of innovative micro-electronic solutions, mainly for the automotive industry but also to serve various other markets : alternative mobility, smart appliances, smart buildings, robotics, energy management and digital health.

Inspired by a passion for technology and engineering, the company enables designers to turn ideas into applications that support the best imaginable future.

POSITION

As Program Director you will plan, coordinate and control all activities for the development of a portfolio of products within a given Business Unit. You are responsible for achieving the technical, commercial and quality targets in line with the company’s development policies and methodologies. Besides, you manage the priorities of the allocated development resources in alignment with the Product Roadmap of a given Business unit.

More specifically, you will:

• Act as a liaison between the development teams and the product line, and participate in the escalation process.
• Drive the initiation of new projects.
• Steer the execution of the projects according to the company’s Project Development Flow.
• Track project performance and proactively ensure the project stays on track.
• Align and co-ordinate activities of the internal/external suppliers of existing/new processes, ensure appropriate risk management and drive effective implementation.
• Manage one or more development projects for the Product Line.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of processes and technologies, share knowledge across the sites.
• Coach project managers of the team in order for them to achieve their individual objectives.
• Guide the project development team members to transfer the product into the production environment according to the company’s quality standards and the project target (time, cost, quality).
• Ensure that all needed documentation/expertise are available to ensure a successful product launch by the Business Unit.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Master in Engineering, preferably in Electronics or related field.
• At least 10 years successful project management experience in the development of integrated circuits with a sound knowledge of project life cycle, technologies in use and quality requirements in this specific industry. Experience in/with the Automotive context is an asset.
• Experience in IC Design is an asset.
• Experience in managing complex projects/programs involving different domains like IC, package and/or manufacturing process development.
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks, and to manage and prioritize issues/changes according to business impact.
• Self-driven, mature, adaptable and entrepreneurial personality.
• Strong relational, interfacing and communication skills at various levels.
• Proven ability to lead teams across a matrix structure and to manage projects with both technical and business insights.
• Customer-driven and result-oriented mindset, with ability to coordinate remote teams with different cultural backgrounds in an international context.
• Fluency in English. Other languages are an asset.
• Candidate prepared to have his/her main work and personal base in Belgium.