Director - Manufacturing Infrastructure & Applications Leader

Title: Director - Manufacturing Infrastructure & Applications Leader

About GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Introduction:

This role architects and operationalizes a centralized, enterprise-level 24/7 follow-the-sun operations model. Serving as the primary strategic bridge between GlobalFoundries IT, business stakeholders, and managed service providers (MSPs), the leader ensures that mission-critical manufacturing application services are highly efficient, secure, resilient, and perfectly aligned with global business goals. Furthermore, the leader will navigate today's disparate application environment by owning the strategic roadmap to unify, scale, and standardize manufacturing solutions globally through cross-functional IT and business alignment.

Additionally, this leader will champion the foundational setup for the Advanced Packaging and Photonics Center (APPC). Leveraging deep domain expertise and historical knowledge, the role will actively drive the definition and proposal of a robust, scalable, and Always-On infrastructure architecture (spanning Data Centers, VMs, Storage, Networks, and Databases) to secure a highly resilient foundation for APPC’s breakthrough technologies

Your Job:

 1. Strategic Transformation & Consolidation

• Centralize Manufacturing Support: Designs and executes the strategy to integrate factory automation, regional operations centers, and manufacturing application support teams into a centralized, enterprise 24/7 model operating from a common hub.

• Standardize Infrastructure & Automation Support: Eliminates regional silos by merging disparate automation tools and infrastructure support methods into a single, cohesive global framework.

• Roadmap Architecture: Drives the creation and execution of short- and long-term roadmaps partnering cross functionally with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to standardize the global application landscape and modernize legacy manufacturing systems.

• APPC Infrastructure Governance: Participates actively in Advanced Packaging and Photonics Center (APPC) infrastructure swim lane discussions, collaborating cross-functionally to challenge assumptions, ask critical architectural questions, and ensure the deployment of a highly resilient, optimal technical foundation.

2. Compliance, Security & Governance

• Global Compliance Frameworks: Formulates and enforces strict organizational compliance, explicitly addressing ITAR and Europe Common Criteria requirements.

• Secure Team Structuring: Builds and structures enterprise teams capable of managing sensitive and data-privacy workloads without disrupting global operational agility.

3. Operational Excellence & Operating Model Design

• Build the Operating Model: Translates high-level Manufacturing Enterprise IT strategies into a concrete, living operational framework that balances agility with zero-downtime manufacturing demands.

• Drive Process Optimization: Fuels continuous improvement by implementing advanced AI agent-based automation, driving cost efficiency, and optimizing IT service delivery loops.

• Ecosystem Orchestration: Aligns and governs managed service providers (MSPs) to deliver high-quality, high-efficiency, SLA-driven application and infrastructure services.

4. Cross-Geographic Leadership & Collaboration

• Bridge the Business: Acts as the liaison between GlobalFoundries IT engineering, operations, manufacturing stakeholders, and third-party vendors.

• Foster Global Synergy: Cultivates a collaborative culture across highly diverse geographical teams spanning the US, Europe, India, and the APAC region.

Other Responsibilities: 

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related technical field.

• Experience: Years of Experience 20+ years of progressive IT leadership within a high-tech manufacturing environment, with mandatory, deep experience in the semiconductor industry.

• Once or twice a year travel to GF sites may be required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Global Leadership: Proven track record of directly managing large-scale global teams, consolidating 24/7 follow-the-sun operations, and driving multi-million-dollar MSP contracts.

• Framework Expertise: Strong, practical expertise in ITIL / ITSM frameworks (Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management) adapted for smart factory / Industry 4.0 environments.

• Factory Automation Knowledge: Familiarity with MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), factory automation pipelines, and infrastructure layers.

• Regulatory Acumen: Verifiable experience architecting systems and teams that comply with ITAR and European cybersecurity/Common Criteria regulations.

GlobalFoundries is an equal opportunity employer, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe having a multicultural workplace enhances productivity, efficiency and innovation whilst our employees feel truly respected, valued and heard. As an affirmative employer, all qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, marital status, citizenship, race, religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation and medical and/or physical abilities. All offers of employment with GlobalFoundries are conditioned upon the successful completion of background checks, medical screenings as applicable and subject to the respective local laws and regulations