CS Line Manager - YS Operations

Introduction to the job

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Applications Engineering – Creating Tomorrow’s Value.

This role leads the YieldStar Applications and Equipment teams supporting TSMC, with a focus on technical execution, operational excellence, and strategic alignment. You will set the direction for the 1st line, 2nd line, and APPS YieldStar teams, ensuring 24 / 7 support readiness, efficient service delivery, and continuous improvement through KPIs and project execution. In close collaboration with the TSMC Account Team and ASML headquarters, you will identify business opportunities and drive closure of service gaps.

Role and responsibilities

Lead and Align Cross-Functional Teams : Guide local Applications and YieldStar teams, fostering synergy across US CS Applications and account teams. Collaborate with central teams, including during off-hours to ensure seamless customer production support.

Drive Technical Execution and Service Operations : Supervise technical progress, presentations, and issue resolution. Build and maintain a 24 / 7-capable service operation to support high-volume manufacturing (HVM) environments.

Define and Execute Strategic Initiatives : Develop and implement project plans and support strategies with regular updates to stakeholders. Define and drive advanced node HVM fab support needs and align with global Apps Engineering initiatives.

Establish Operational Excellence : Create and track KPIs that reflect business and customer needs efficiently. Lead operational reviews internally and with customers to ensure alignment and continuous improvement.

Develop Talent and Organizational Capability : Build a high-performing team through coaching, performance management, and structured development. Manage team leads and project leads to accelerate growth and execute succession planning.

Enhance Ways of Working and Technical Solutions : Identify and implement improved workflows, technical containments, and solutions that elevate customer success and service quality.

Support Growth and Workforce Planning : Partner with recruitment and leadership to identify hiring needs, manage budgets, and support succession planning to scale the organization effectively.

Education and experience

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.

Minimum 7 years’ experience in the semiconductor or similar industry.

Minimum 3 years experience in a program or people management role.

Minimum 5 years’ experience in customer contact / customer service role, preferably in product ramp or high-volume manufacturing.

Minimum 3 years experience in coaching and developing technical experts to achieve results and customer intimacy.

Proven track record in project and program management on both detailed technical and high-level abstraction level.

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 won’t work in a silo. Instead, 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 :

Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.

Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency and professionalism.

Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.

Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.

Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability.

Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements.

Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision.

Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication.

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with manager, co-workers and customer.

Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines.

Eagerness and curiosity for continuous technical learning.

Other Information

Legal / export license control (see below)

Expect to travel both domestically and internationally up to 30%.

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.

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

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

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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