Product Owner

Introduction to the job
The Release and Deliver domain is part of IT R&D Solution Delivery department which, in turn, belongs to ASML IT. The purpose of the Release & Deliver domain is to deliver state-of-the-art tooling enabling seamless creation of releases and Software packages for ASML TWINSCAN and EUV Source products. Release & and Deliver domain brings value by defining SW integration, release and delivery processes related to software and documentation packages creation; creating tooling to implement and automate those release processes while improving cycle times for the ASML software community

The Release and Delivery domain is managed by a domain owner; the overall architecture is driven by the domain architect in collaboration with the team architects of the teams in the domain. The teams include junior and senior engineers as well as technical specialists. As a product owner (PO) you'll support two teams in the domain and the Agile release train (ART) to which these teams contribute to

Role and responsibilities

You'll be working in close collaboration with the chief product owner (CPO) of the ART, internal customers and two teams in the Release and Deliver domain. You will be reporting directly to the domain owner. As a Product Owner you'll:

• Define team level Vision and Product Roadmap and contribute to the train level Vision and Product Roadmap together with CPO and architects

• Prepare Program Increments (PIs) by aligning, refining and (re) prioritizing the team backlog to match roadmaps (including enablers, technical debt and issues), train backlog and/or the project plan

• Ensure creation of bottom-up long-term team plan, aligned with key stakeholders (e.g., project leads, architects, and CPO)

• Define iteration goals based on PI objectives, accept team deliverables and actively communicates them to stakeholders

• Align impact of changed PI objectives with the team, scrum master and other PO's / team leads (TL) to secure Train/ product deliverables

• Take ownership and connect with other POs / TL's and CPO in the Train to discuss and align on planning dependencies and directs/receives work to/from other Teams if required

• Enables a High Performing Team; Contributes where possible to the Community of Practice 

Education and experience 
To help us tackle the technical challenges we face, you’ll need experience working on HighTech products and with complex processes. As a Product Owner, you’ll need:

• Master’s or bachelor's degree preferably in Software Engineering

• At 5+ years proven experience working as a Product Owner in a highly complex technical and corporate environment

• Proven record of Leadership / Managerial Skills within an Agile environment is preferable

• Strong communication skills and have the ability to empathize with the customer. In addition, it is important to show ownership and entrepreneurship

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:

• Highly motivated team player with a strong customer-first mindset

• Ability to motivate and lead a team

• Flexible, open-minded, and able to work in a challenging, dynamic environment

• Communicate (technical) topics to variety of different kinds of stakeholders 

• Be a technical savant who's result driven and achieve goals on short and long terms who enjoys going the extra mile

• Fluency in English

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.

Diversity and inclusion

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 diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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