Director, Engineering Operations – Project Enablement

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and grow a global team responsible for Project Enablement and Engineering Operations.
• Define the vision, strategy, and operating model for Project Enablement, aligned with engineering and business priorities.
• Build organizational capability through hiring, mentor support, succession planning, and ongoing improvement.
• Develop a culture of accountability, teamwork, innovation, and customer focus.
• Oversee engineering project startup and operational readiness, ensuring projects are enabled efficiently, consistently, and in compliance with company policies.
• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across project enablement, engineering operations, and governance processes.
• Partner with engineering leadership to anticipate future operational needs and continuously improve the engineering experience.
• Establish governance frameworks that standardize project onboarding, reporting, compliance, and operational execution.
• Provide oversight of export compliance, third-party IP governance, contractor and vendor enablement, and engineering data protection.
• Partner with cross-functional organizations to proactively manage operational risk while enabling engineering velocity.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Build trusted partnerships across Engineering, IT, Legal, Trade Compliance, Procurement, HR, Finance, Security, and external partners.
• Influence strategic decisions, align priorities across organizations, and remove barriers to successful program execution.
• Represent the Project Enablement organization with senior leadership and communicate operational health, risks, and strategic initiatives!

Required Skills And Experience

• 15+ years of experience in Engineering Operations, Technical Program Management, Engineering Infrastructure, or related leadership roles within the semiconductor or technology industry.
• Showed experience leading and developing high-performing global teams, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, and interpersonal development.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor (ASIC/SoC) development workflows, engineering infrastructure, and engineering collaboration environments.
• Extensive experience with project enablement, engineering operations, export compliance, third-party IP governance, and contractor/vendor management.
• Demonstrated success building scalable operating models, governance frameworks, and enterprise-wide operational improvements.
• Experience driving automation, operational analytics, and process optimization using tools such as Power BI, Python, or similar technologies.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills with the ability to lead across sophisticated, matrixed organizations.