Director, Digital Transformation Program

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UCT is looking for a talented Dir, Global Bus Process Management to join us in Singapore!

This position will support the definition, planning, and execution of the portfolio of initiatives under the Digital Transformation (DT) Program and report directly to the Head of DT Program. Initiatives span manufacturing and supply chain, sales and account operations, product development, services, and corporate functions and will encompass both business processes and systems / tools. This position will support the planning, organization, and execution of key DT initiatives and will be responsible for, providing visibility across all initiatives through preparation of project plans, Gantt charts, and management presentations supporting each project.  The position will require experience and expertise in manufacturing and supply chain.  In addition, the position will periodically support other activities (strategy, M&A, and ELT Chief of Staff activities) as required in support of  the SVP of Corporate Strategy and Development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Baseline the current state of initiatives and governance
  • Understand the current stage of identified initiatives (e.g., concept phase, planned, in-flight).
  • Take inventory of information pertaining to initiative charter, team membership, scope including business processes and systems, initiative plan, governance, KPI, and value case.
  • Assess key challenges facing initiatives and develop mitigations.
• Identify new initiatives and develop a roadmap
  • Identify pain points and initiatives based on stakeholder discussions / interviews and existing assessments of end-to-end enterprise capabilities, processes, and systems.
  • Prioritize and sequence initiatives, identify dependencies, and develop a transformation roadmap.
  • Develop details for initiatives, identify resource and investment requirements, and develop a value case to establish an executable roadmap.
• Execute initiatives following project management standards
  • Define and execute a structured approach to managing initiatives leveraging existing ways of working, templates, and guidelines as appropriate.
  • Relaunch or launch initiatives, ensuring project resource alignment and plan task details.
    • Execute project phases, ensure improvements are implemented, and validate achievement or line of sight to achievement of value case.
  • Prioritize and manage issues that arise in a prioritized and exception-based manner.
    • Selectively “roll up the sleeves” and help teams overcome high priority initiatives.
  • Continuously refine and update initiative charters and plans using the appropriate change management controls.

• Continuously develop and refine program management techniques.

• Provide thought leadership by leveraging experience in manufacturing and supply chain
  • Provide expertise in manufacturing and supply chain during the initiative definition, planning, and roadmapping phase.
  • Provide expertise in manufacturing and supply chain in the execution of initiatives.
• Collect and provide initiative data and information for management review
  • Provide initiative status details per standards that enable clear project status communications.
  • Work with initiative owners to update initiative details – timelines, resources, financial / operational success criteria and outcomes.
  • Schedule, prepare and deliver initiative reviews for stakeholders at key initiative milestones.
  • Maintain initiative details, status and prescribed documents in shared repository.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven program management track record including experience with large scale, cross-enterprise programs spanning business process and technology transformation.
• Strong experience and functional knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain, in addition to familiarity with sales and account operations, product development, services, and corporate functions.
• Robust strategic and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to distill complex data and dynamics into actionable recommendations.
• Strong senior presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence initiative stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across functions and cultures.
• Proven ability to drive alignment, manage cross-functional initiatives, and ensure disciplined execution of top priorities.
• Strong financial acumen with proven ability to build and evaluate detailed value cases and models.
• High degree of adaptability, intellectual curiosity, and entrepreneurial mindset, with a passion for technology and innovation.

Educational Requirement:

• Minimum of BA or BS degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related field required
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred
• PMP certification or commensurate experience required (10+years managing projects and programs)

Experience Requirement:

Work Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in Program and Project Management in semiconductor/capital equipment/contract manufacturing environment, with a focus on operational improvement
• 5+ years of experience working directly in Supply Chain or Manufacturing roles