Senior Project Manager - Semiconductor Foundry

 Requisition #: 14211 

Our Mission: Powering Innovation That Drives Human Advancement  

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys. 

Innovate With Ansys, Power Your Career.  

Summary / Role Purpose  

Senior project manager for foundry support contributes to the support of Ansys products with worldwide foundries. In this role, the senior project manager will support Ansys foundry team to provide the central collaboration point between Customer foundries and Ansys cross-functional teams across all levels of Ansys and customer management. This role will be to work with management team to lead the scoping and planning of key projects and successfully executes against the established commitments.     

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Guide complex semiconductor foundries engagements to successful outcomes using Project Management experience, planning and negotiation skills, subject matter expertise and industry knowledge 
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goal, requirements and deliverables 
• Define project tasks and resource requirements 
• Develop and manage Project and Program level initiatives and coordinate project plans 
• Establish self as a trusted partner to multiple foundries; understand their key business initiatives, advanced technology needs and customer support workflows 
• Manage and track project resource allocations, timelines, and deliverables across multiple interconnected product lines and workstreams 
• Identify and manage project risk, escalate and interact with Ansys and customer foundry management for status and issue resolution 
• Work independently within multi-disciplinary teams. 
• Provide project management guidance to junior managers 

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience 

• Required minimum years of professional experience in an engineering hardware design or software design development environment: BS+5 or MS+3 
• Proven experience in project management or complex project management with multiple workstreams 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead status presentations to customers, fluent in writing and speaking English 
• Strong organizational and time management skills, possesses a sense of urgency 
• Projects a professional image and demonstrates business acumen, driven to succeed 
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills 
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook 
• Ability to travel internationally up to 25% of time 

Preferred Qualifications and Skills 

• Preferred education and years of professional experience in an EDA or semiconductor foundry support: BS+7 or MS+5 
• 3+ years of experience in Project Management with an enterprise software and technology deployment focus 
• Demonstrated use of relevant Ansys software or knowledge of other commercial EDA software packages 
• Experience working with external and internal at multiple global locations
• Experience with both Waterfall and Agile Project Management methodologies 

At Ansys, we know that changing the world takes vision, skill, and each other. We fuel new ideas, build relationships, and help each other realize our greatest potential. We are ONE Ansys. We operate on three key components: the commitments to our stakeholders, the behaviors of how we work together, and the actions of how we deliver results. Together as ONE Ansys, we are powering innovation that drives human advancement. 

Our Commitments: 

• Amaze with innovative products and solutions
• Make our customers incredibly successful
• Act with integrity
• Ensure employees thrive and shareholders prosper

Our Values: 

• Adaptability: Be open, welcome what's next
• Courage: Be courageous, move forward passionately
• Generosity: Be generous, share, listen, serve
• Authenticity: Be you, make us stronger

Our Actions: 

• We commit to audacious goals
• We work seamlessly as a team
• We demonstrate mastery
• We deliver outstanding results

INCLUSION IS AT OUR CORE 
We believe diverse thinking leads to better outcomes. We are committed to creating and nurturing a workplace that fuels this by welcoming people, no matter their background, identity, or experience, to a workplace where they are valued and where diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging thrive. 

 
WELCOME WHAT’S NEXT IN YOUR CAREER AT ANSYS 

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary leaders across the globe. Collectively we strive to change the world with innovative technology and transformational solutions. With a prestigious reputation in working with well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high — met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head on. Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology, empowering our customers to turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at a lower cost. 

At Ansys, it’s about the learning, the discovery, and the collaboration. It’s about the “what’s next” as much as the “mission accomplished.” And it’s about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can, and do impact real people in real ways. All this is forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy, and ethics. 
  

CREATING A PLACE WE’RE PROUD TO BE  
Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a member of the NASDAQ-100. We are proud to have been recognized for the following more recent awards, although our list goes on: Newsweek’s Most Loved Workplace globally and in the U.S., Gold Stevie Award Winner, America’s Most Responsible Companies, Fast Company World Changing Ideas, Great Place to Work Certified (Belgium, China, Greece, France, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and U.K.). 

  
For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com 
  

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. 
  
Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.