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  • 04 september 2026
  • vacaturenummer: 9214564
  • 04 september 2026
  • vacaturenummer: 9214564

 

Are you a skilled project management professional at ASML ready to pivot your career into corporate communications? At ASML, we manufacture the advanced machines that produce computer chips—the technology at the heart of everyday devices and global innovation. Headquartered in Europe’s top tech hub (Brainport Eindhoven), our global team of over 44,000 employees drives technology forward every day.

The global Communications team helps ASML engage with key audiences to build understanding, adapt, and protect our reputation. Within the Strategy, Insights & Operations (SIO) team, we are seeking a Communications Project Leader. This role is designed as a landing position (approx. 2 years) to drive cross-functional projects while transitioning into a content-focused communications role over the coming years, fully supported by training and senior mentorship.

Your Impact in This Role

In this position, you combine project delivery with communications development, working on 3–6 month initiatives alongside multi-disciplinary teams:

  • Project management & planning: You own project plans, establish governance, and manage resources (typically 1–3 FTE, including external suppliers) to ensure deliverables meet organizational standards.
  • Requirements & improvement: You analyze business needs, elicit project requirements, and drive process improvements across Strategy, Insights, Operations, and Governance.
  • Stakeholder management: You build strong relationships with internal customers, regional communications colleagues, and external partners to ensure smooth program delivery.
  • Risk & benefit realization: You evaluate project risks, solve logistical or process issues, and track post-implementation business benefits.
  • Team leadership & development: You direct small project teams, structure meeting rhythms, and mentor team members while receiving guidance to build your own comms expertise.

Functie-eisen

To be successful in this landing role and transition smoothly into a communications career, you bring:

  • A completed Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field;
  • 4+ years of professional work experience within a high-tech environment;
  • 2+ years of project & delivery management experience within ASML (e.g., as a PL, PO, SM, Output Leader, or PMO);
  • Solid understanding of ASML products, technologies, and organizational structures;
  • Advanced proficiency in the English language (C1 level or higher).

Competenties

  • Growth mindset & ambition: You possess a strong desire to transition into a corporate communications career path and are eager to participate in formal training programs.
  • Stakeholder & advisory skills: You build trust easily, navigate cross-functional boundaries, and effectively manage stakeholder needs across different organizational levels.
  • Structured & analytical: You apply project management standards with discipline, proactively identify risks, and translate complex requirements into actionable roadmaps.
  • Leadership & coaching: You lead small project teams with clarity, foster open communication, and take initiative to continuously improve processes & team capabilities.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

  • A salary of around € 5553 gross per month based on 40 hours, depending on knowledge and experience.
  • A fixed-term contract, with the prospect of a permanent contract.
  • A monthly Individual Choice Budget (IKB) of 8.76% of your salary that you can deploy flexibly.
  • 25 holiday days; 5 days can be included in the IKB budget.
  • A solid travel allowance; an NS Business Card or € 0.23 per kilometer.
  • A sabbatical scheme; up to 12 months every three years.
  • Flexible public holidays; the freedom to exchange standard public holidays for alternative ones.
  • An attractive bonus scheme.
  • The opportunity to work hybrid.
  • A good pension scheme with ASR Cappital.
  • Additional allowances for internet, phone, and a home office budget.
  • A training budget, coaching, and unlimited access to the Randstad Professional Academy with over 3,000 courses and training programs.
  • Networking events, knowledge sessions, and an annual community festival.
  • And there is more. Feel free to contact me. I would be happy to tell you more about the full employee benefits package.

Bedrijfsinformatie

ASML is een Nederlands hightechbedrijf en een van de belangrijkste leveranciers van machines voor de halfgeleiderindustrie, in het bijzonder steppers en scanners, die worden gebruikt bij het maken van chips. Klanten zijn veelal chipproducenten. Het hoofdkantoor en bedrijvencomplex van ASML staat in Veldhoven, waar zowel research and development en assemblage in cleanrooms plaatsvindt. Het bedrijf heeft tevens zestig servicepunten in veertien landen ter ondersteuning van de plaatsing en levering van machines en reserve-onderdelen.

ASML is ontstaan uit een joint venture van ASM International en Koninklijke Philips. ASML levert wereldwijd, maar de meeste van haar klanten zijn gevestigd in Azië. In 2011 werd 66% van de omzet in die regio behaald, 25% in de Verenigde Staten en iets minder dan 9% in Europa. De grootste klant was verantwoordelijk voor een kwart van de totale omzet. De belangrijkste leverancier van ASML is Zeiss, een fabrikant van lenzen en optische componenten. Het aandeel van Zeiss in de totale inkoopkosten van ASML is iets minder dan 30%. Vanwege de grote wederzijdse belangen zijn beide bedrijven een strategisch alliantie aangegaan; deze kan alleen verbroken worden als een van de partijen drie jaar te voren opzegt. ASML geeft veel geld uit aan onderzoek en ontwikkeling;

Uiteraard staat deze vacature open voor iedereen die zich hierin herkent.

contact

Yin van der Zwaag
yin.van.der.zwaag@randstadprofessional.nl
06-23090338