Senior IT EPIC Owner

Senior IT EPIC Owner

Introduction to the role

Are you passionate about driving impactful change and innovation in an agile environment? As an IT Epic Owner at ASML, you'll be instrumental in shaping and delivering value-driven initiatives that help drive business success. This role is not just about managing projects; it's about taking ownership of strategic IT epics, refining them, and ensuring they are executed in alignment with business goals. You will work across teams, navigating complex challenges to turn high-level ideas into tangible outcomes that make a significant difference.

Your leadership and expertise will guide our teams through the entire lifecycle of an epic—from ideation and refinement to execution and realization. You’ll be an essential part of a highly collaborative, dynamic environment, where the pace of change is rapid, and the potential for impact is huge.

Role and responsibilities

As an IT Epic Owner, you will be at the heart of ensuring that every epic is meticulously refined, driven to completion, and aligned with our Agile framework. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Epic lifecycle management: Own and drive the refinement of epics, ensuring they are broken down into manageable features. You will oversee the full lifecycle of epics from ideation to execution, aligning them with business needs.
• Collaboration and alignment: You will work hand-in-hand with Agile Release Trains (ARTs), stakeholders, SMEs, and cross-functional teams to ensure smooth alignment and clear communication.
• Stakeholder management: As the IT Epic Owner, you will liaise with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that dependencies and external tasks are managed effectively.
• Strategic alignment: Ensure the business context is clearly communicated to the ARTs, and provide essential input for prioritization, planning, and execution.
• Post-implementation evaluation: Once the epic is delivered, you will assess its impact, ensuring it has met the business goals and providing valuable feedback for future initiatives. You’ll continually evaluate the benefit hypothesis, ensuring that the epic has created the expected value and aligns with strategic objectives.

Education and experience

To thrive in this role, you should possess:

• 15+ years of experience in IT project management, preferably in an agile context, with a proven track record of leading complex IT initiatives;
• A technical educational background (HBO/WO Bachelor level or equivalent), with your years of experience strongly aligned to your level of education;
• In-depth knowledge of the Agile framework, particularly managing epics and coordinating between teams within ARTs;
• Experience working across cross-functional teams and aligning both technical and business stakeholders on common goals;
• Expertise in managing external dependencies and collaborating with third-party suppliers to deliver robust business solutions;
• A strategic mindset with the ability to connect business needs with technical execution, ensuring successful epic delivery.

Skills

You will need a balance of both hard and soft skills to excel in this position:

• Leadership: As an IT Epic Owner, you will inspire and motivate your team, setting clear goals and creating a collaborative atmosphere where everyone is aligned to achieve success.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. You will need to engage various stakeholders, from team members to senior executives, and convey complex ideas clearly and effectively.
• Decision-making: You should be confident in making decisive calls, whether through collaboration, authority, or consensus, always focusing on delivering value and achieving results.
• Emotional intelligence: Recognizing and managing your own emotions, as well as understanding and responding to those of others, will be crucial for maintaining healthy team dynamics and building trust.
• Problem-solving and conflict management: Addressing conflicts and challenges head-on, while maintaining a positive and forward-thinking attitude, will be essential in keeping your epic on track and ensuring smooth collaboration.
• Curiosity and continuous improvement: A drive for ongoing learning, staying up-to-date with emerging trends, and a willingness to continuously refine processes will set you apart in this role.

What we offer at ASML

At ASML, we offer much more than just a job. When you join us, you’re becoming part of a dynamic and innovative company that’s leading the way in cutting-edge technology. We foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone’s voice is heard and valued. We’re committed to offering opportunities for personal and professional growth, whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise or broaden your skills across different functions.

You will have access to ongoing development programs, as well as the chance to work on some of the most challenging and rewarding projects in the tech industry. We provide a competitive compensation package that reflects your experience and the value you bring to our team. Our commitment to work-life balance and flexible working arrangements ensures that you can thrive both professionally and personally.

Ready to be part of something extraordinary? Join us and help shape the future of technology at ASML!

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.

About Us

ASML is a leading supplier of lithography equipment, used by the world’s top chipmakers to print microchips that are increasingly powerful, fast and energy efficient. Working at ASML is inspiring, no matter what field you're in. That’s because we push the boundaries of technology: if it’s moving the world forward, chances are, we’re behind it. In fact, we’re probably a part of the electronic device you’re using right now.

We’re a global team of more than 32,000 people from 122 different nationalities and counting. Headquartered in Europe’s top tech hub, the Brainport Eindhoven region in the Netherlands, our operations are spread across Europe, Asia and the US.