Head of Data Analytics & Processes (m/w/x)

Enabling smaller, more powerful and more energy-efficient microchips.

Where tomorrow is created.

What is one component no smartphone can do without?

Exactly – the microchip, the heart of every electronically controlled system. Around 80% of all microchips worldwide are manufactured using ZEISS technologies. ZEISS is a global technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With highly precise lithography optics, photomask systems, and process control solutions, ZEISS enables the production of ever smaller, more powerful, and more energy-efficient microchips, playing a key role in shaping the era of micro- and nanoelectronics through continuous innovation.

Your role

Manufacturing our highly complex products requires a wide range of interconnected processes and data. These processes must be designed, data flows modeled, data management solutions developed, and analytical systems provided to support efficient decision-making. This is exactly where our team makes a difference.

As Head of Data Analytics & Data Processes (m/f/x), you will lead a team of highly qualified professionals responsible for driving the implementation of our data strategy across both R&D and manufacturing. Your team develops data processes and designs, builds, and operates systems for managing and analyzing process and product data, enabling data-driven innovation throughout the organization.

You will...

• Lead a highly motivated team of approximately 8–15 professionals in the areas of data management processes and data analytics, providing disciplinary, functional, and organizational leadership
• Work closely with your team and cross-functional partners to further transform ZEISS SMT into a process- and data-driven organization
• Shape the strategic and technical direction of the group in close collaboration with stakeholders, production, project teams, and the SMT roadmap, enabling your team to achieve sustainable success
• Identify the competencies and resources required by the group, ensure they are developed or made available as needed, and contribute your own technical and methodological expertise to key projects
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality development results, including appropriate documentation, technical reviews, and reporting

Your profile

You have...

• An excellent university degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), preferably complemented by a PhD
• Strong leadership capabilities with a proven track record of leading and managing teams and/or complex projects
• A passion for motivating people, providing clear direction, and developing teams into high-performing organizations
• A decisive, results-oriented leadership style combined with the confidence to manage challenging situations and resolve conflicts effectively
• Excellent communication skills in both German and English
• Several years of experience in the development of technologically complex systems and/or manufacturing processes
• A strong affinity for process and product data as well as IT architectures, combined with a genuine passion for unlocking maximum business value through the effective use of data

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Jonas Weickenmeier