The Program Lead Public Affairs will play a pivotal role in driving ASML’s Country Management (Community) Partnerships Programs and Incentives in China, with a primary focus on Shanghai and the broader region. The main responsibility is to secure significant financial benefits, including the renewal of the regional subsidies. This role is critical in enabling potential benefits through various tax incentives and government programs.
Beyond financial outcomes, the Program Lead will strengthen government relations across approximately 16 cities, facilitate early compliance monitoring, and provide robust support to other ASML business sectors. By coordinating with Customer Support, Legal, Compliance, ESG, CRE, and HR teams, the Program Lead will help ensure seamless business operations, regulatory compliance, and strong community engagement initiatives.
This role also serves as a key liaison between ASML’s China Management Team, regional stakeholders, and headquarters. The Program Lead will represent ASML in external engagements, foster cross-functional collaboration, and drive impactful community engagement, ESG, and country management efforts.
Inclusion and diversityASML 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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Skills Required
- Experience in public affairs or government relations
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams
- Strong communication skills
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and incentives
ASML Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ASML and has not been reviewed or approved by ASML.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad and employer‑funded to a significant degree, with multiple plan options plus mental health and wellness resources. Complementary offerings like onsite/virtual care, HSA contributions, and a gym subsidy strengthen the overall medical package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family‑forming benefits include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, IVF coverage, and practical supports like lactation rooms and milk‑shipment for travel. These provisions indicate substantial caregiving support across life stages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off can reach a high ceiling when combining vacation and company holidays, with accruals increasing by tenure. Flexible workplace policies and a vacation sell‑back option add usability to the time‑off program.
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What We Do
ASML is a high-tech company, headquartered in the Netherlands. We manufacture the complex lithography machines that chipmakers use to produce integrated circuits, or computer chips. Over 30 years, we have grown from a small startup into a multinational company with over 60 locations across Europe, Asia and the US. Behind ASML’s innovations are engineers who think ahead. The people who work at our company include some of the most creative minds in physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, mechatronics, optics, mechanical engineering, computer science and software engineering. Because ASML spends more than €2 billion per year on R&D, our teams have the freedom, support and resources to experiment, test and push the boundaries of technology. They work in close-knit, multidisciplinary teams, listening to and learning from each other.
