Vice President, Operations

Job Description:

• Oversee daily operations for wafer fabrication, assembly, testing, and packaging.
• Drive continuous improvements in yield, cycle time, equipment utilization, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Lead expansion, capacity planning, and technology transitions (e.g., new nodes, new packaging technologies).
• Manage end-to-end supply chain including procurement, vendor management, inventory, and logistics.
• Build strategic supplier relationships to ensure materials availability and cost-effectiveness.
• Mitigate supply risks and develop dual-sourcing strategies.
• Lead quality systems across manufacturing, supplier management, and customer qualification.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, IATF, and industry-specific standards.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for yield issues or field failures.
• Partner with R&D, Product Engineering, Sales/Marketing, and Finance to support product launches and customer commitments.
• Translate technology roadmaps into operational requirements within budgetary requirements.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) to high-volume manufacturing (HVM).
• Develop long-term operational strategy aligned with company goals.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing operations team

• Extensive experience (15+ years) spanning manufacturing, supply chain, and operations leadership at a global scale.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Proven record of operational transformation improving cost, quality, and delivery simultaneously.
• Proven experience managing high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Operational economics, supplier readiness, and data-driven manufacturing systems expertise, senior executive level communications.
• Executive presence, clarity in communication, and comfort operating at both strategy and execution levels.
• Experience leading sophisticated, cross-functional initiatives that align multiple organizations to deliver coordinated operational results.