MES Deployment & ITS Integration Manager

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About the job:
We are looking for an MES Deployment & ITS Integration Manager to lead the end-to-end MES deployment and overall ITS readiness for a new greenfield semiconductor Assembly & Test site. This role will be the primary face of ITS to site leadership, coordinating MES, enterprise integrations, factory automation, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operational support to enable production startup and a stable ramp.
The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams across site manufacturing, central platform teams, enterprise IT, infrastructure, and implementation partners to ensure flawless MES cutover, integrated system readiness, and a stable production startup. You will report directly to the Managing Director.
Our operations are fast-moving and high-stakes. We need a leader with executive presence, deep technical credibility, and the ability to make decisions under pressure – someone who builds strong teams, owns outcomes, and drives the organisation forward.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the greenfield MES deployment from requirements and solution design through testing, cutover, production startup, ramp, and stabilization.
Serve as the single accountable ITS interface across site manufacturing, central platform teams, enterprise IT, infrastructure, and implementation partners.
Drive integrated readiness across MES, ERP/SAP, PAC and equipment integration, planning, quality, data platforms, identity, and cybersecurity.
Ensure infrastructure readiness, including hosting, network, environments, capacity, availability, disaster recovery, monitoring, and performance.
Own the integrated program plan, resources, dependencies, risks, budget, vendors, and executive-level status reporting.
Establish the post-deployment operating model, support ownership, knowledge transfer, and escalation processes.
Minimum Requirements:
Proven experience leading an end-to-end MES deployment in semiconductor Assembly & Test; greenfield site deployment experience strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, WIP control, traceability, equipment integration, automation, and factory systems.
Broad understanding of enterprise integration, infrastructure, data, cybersecurity, and manufacturing IT architecture.
Strong cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, vendor management, and executive communication skills.
10+ years of manufacturing IT experience, including significant program or deployment leadership responsibility.
Preferred Qualifications:
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) implementation for semiconductor Assembly & Test (OSAT or IDM)
Enterprise IT / Manufacturing IT program leadership
Experience deploying Siemens Opcenter Execution Semiconductor
Greenfield site deployment or large-scale factory systems cutover