Introduction to the job

Founded in 1984, ASML is the world's leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. ASML has its headquarters in Veldhoven the Netherlands and has R&D and manufacturing operations in North America, Asia and Europe.

The IT sector supports information management, infrastructure, automation and optimization of key business processes across ASML. The ICT infrastructure, hardware and applications are absolutely mission-critical for almost all ASML’s internal and external activities.

Recently ASML IT has completed an Agile transformation based on SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and is currently further optimizing the agile mindset and processes.
 

Are you a passionate and pro-active Release Train Engineer with experience in customer support processes? Then we are looking for you!

Role and responsibilities

As Release Train Engineer you are part of the ‘Leading Coalition’, together with the SA (System Architect) and the CPO (Chief Product Owner) of the Market2Cash ART. This ART consists of a group of agile teams. The ART is responsible for the enterprise solution delivery in the Sales domain for ASML.

You understand the importance of stakeholder management and build a strong network within ASML to take the ASML business teams along in this agile mindset and processes.
 

As RTE you are responsible for:

Collaborating with teams across the train and challenging the teams to set and meet realistic objectives;

Orchestrating the teams and ensuring the overall performance and delivery capability of your ART;

Facilitating the agile rituals (like program increment planning events, scrum of scrums, agile portfolio management, etc.);

Monitoring the predictability and efficiency of the ART, the employee engagement of the team members and the satisfaction of its internal customers;

Ensuring that the continuous improvement mindset in the ART is fostered;

Managing risks and impediments together with the scrum masters of the different teams;

Managing the ART roadmap together with the chief product owner (CPO) and the system architect.
 

In this role, you will work closely with the Chief Product Owner of the Sales Technology team and form part of the leading coalition alongside the System Architect. You will synchronize with two agile teams:

Deal Structuring Team: Comprising three experienced Business Process Analysts and a best-shoring team that provides specialized functional and development expertise. This team supports the CPQ solution used for deal structuring by ASML’s Customer Teams.

Sales Forecasting Team: Includes two experienced Business Process Analysts and a smaller best-shoring team responsible for developing advanced business planning solutions. The user front-end is built in Mendix and integrates with SAP IBP.
 

As RTE, you operate within the SAFe agile framework and are responsible for financial management of time spent within the ART. You work cross-organizationally and align on people allocations to ensure optimal resource utilization.

Education and experience

Academic working and thinking level with a Bachelor's/ Master’s degree in IT, Business Administration, or Industrial Engineering.

10+ years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in an agile leadership role with a proven track record as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) in a complex, enterprise-scale environment.

Experience within the sales domain, ideally covering deal structuring and planning/forecasting processes.

Prior experience in organizations where SAP is used at scale is strongly preferred.

Solid understanding of project management methodologies, agile development, and DevOps practices, particularly within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Familiarity with CPQ solutions and advanced business planning tools (e.g., SAP IBP, Mendix) is a plus.

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 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:

Agile Leadership

Self starting with a clear vision of direction

Metrics and Trend Analysis

Planning & Organization (incl. large group facilitation)

Mentoring & Coaching

Systems thinking

Networking (acting as a connector) & Communication

Other information

If this job description sounds like you, please let us know! We do, however, appreciate a personal motivation about why you feel you are the right candidate. So, when applying, please upload your resume and personal motivation and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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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