Change Expert

Introduction to the Role

As a Product Change Leader, you lead Project Change Control Boards (CCBs) consisting of 7+ cross-sector stakeholders. You are responsible for the efficient and effective execution of product changes within a complex, dynamic environment.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure project alignment with the configuration management process and consistent ways of working. Strong collaboration across change dependencies is essential.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across sectors and with global counterparts at other ASML locations.
• Direct, develop, and coach project stakeholders to deliver high-quality results on time with predictable outcomes.
• Prepare and manage Change Requests (CRs) and Change Notifications (CNs) (currently IPs and ECs) for implementation in Development and Operations.
• Cook up dependencies across multiple notifications.
• Compile change requests impacting the same documentation and effectivity.
• Structure changes to maximize end-item traceability and minimize implementation costs, including verification of re-identification decisions.
• Facilitate both Full Track and Fast Track changes (currently On-line and Off-line changes).
• Prepare agendas for and chair Change Control Board (CCB) meetings.
• Assess and balance workload implications prior to releasing notifications for CCB implementation.
• Initiate, monitor, and control the implementation of approved change notifications.
• Drive execution in close alignment with the Project Lead(s) and/or Product Development Manager.
• Mind the master schedule and product definition updates impacting dependent notifications.
• Safeguard and consistently apply the CM@ASML policy in daily execution.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of CM@ASML practices.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Configuration Management.
• 5+ years of hands-on configuration management experience.
• Proven configuration change management expertise with complex Bills of Materials.
• Experience working within Development and/or Operations environments supporting product changes.
• Strong project coordination and implementation planning capabilities, with the ability to anticipate development and operational impacts.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience in people development and coaching.
• PREFERRED: Configuration Management Certification (CMII Modules 1–4).

Skills

• Natural leader who is approachable, outgoing, and trusted.
• Persistent and determined to achieve goals.
• Naturally structured and organized.
• Effective at managing conflict and setting priorities, with awareness of ASML sub-cultures.
• Strong coaching mindset with the ability to drive people development.
• Able to teach configuration change management to colleagues with varying levels of experience.
• Capable of teaching both hard and soft skill aspects of configuration management.
• Shows constructive and professional collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Able to clearly explain complex topics to audiences with different backgrounds and technical levels.
• Strong communicator, sensitive to stakeholder interests and potential triggers.
• Data-driven and analytically minded, using insights to drive continuous improvement across people, process, and tools.
• Takes ownership and responsibility for decisions.
• Demonstrates cost awareness, actively minimizing cost impact wherever possible.

Additional Responsibilities

• Potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.

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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