Sr. Manager Technology Communities

We are seeking a **Senior Manager **to support, organize, run and create projects to support SEMI Technical Communities in Asia. SEMI Technical Communities are strategic special interest groups consisting of semiconductor designers, manufacturers, suppliers and end users. This position is responsible for supporting a variety of international Tech Communities projects and programs including events, task forces, webinars, meetings and workshops. Programs and projects have a technology focus, but also include aspects of education, marketing and business development.

This is a full-time, exempt position which reports directly to the CTO and VP of Technology Communities based in the United States and dotted line to the President of Southeast Asia and is based in Singapore.

**CORE RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Event Content Support**
- Assisting event staff by providing a technical and business content game plan
- Recruit speakers and sponsors
- Work with the event committee to develop new and compelling event agendas

**Coordinate industry-wide collaborative problem solving**
- Address member companies’ common challenges by forming cross-company task forces to develop solutions, standards, specifications and guidelines
- Organize meetings and workshops, track progress and actions
- Publicize the results from the task forces and workshops

**Develop a webinar program to promote tech communities member companies, their technology and products**
- Define relevant themes and content
- Recruit presenters

**Market review**
- Work with market analysist to understand the economic landscape for various tech sectors

**Member company management**
- Outreach to existing members, verifying their needs and support levels
- Recruit new members (researching potential member companies, generating and showcasing value propositions, contact and invite participation)

**SEMI Business Development**
- Reviewing and strengthening value propositions and messaging
- Identifying new event opportunities, recruit sponsors and speakers
- Determine need and opportunities for standards

**Promote and evangelizing SEMI Tech Community Programs**
- Technical Marketing for events and programs
- Assist in identifying and creating on-line learning platform (SEMI University) content

Provide regular updates on projects to SEMI Leadership Team

**CRITICIAL SKILLS**:

- Fluency in Mandarin and English, additional languages a plus
- Technical aptitude and willingness to learn about new tech from a range of companies
- Strong communication skills - verbal, written, and presentation
- Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Extreme customer focus - responsive, helpful and honest with our members
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Skilled at program planning and complete execution
- Teamwork - work and communicate well in a cross-functional international team
- Foster a collaborative environment, both internally and externally
- Comfortable working within a matrix management structure
- Strong problem-solving skills of technical as well as organizational nature
- Accountability / Dependability
- Agility / Adaptability
- Expected travel < 25%

**PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE**:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or Computer Science preferred) or equivalent training and experience.
- Graduate level degree in engineering or related field a plus
- Electronics and/or semiconductor industry experience is highly preferred.
- Experience with technical marketing, program or product management, and/or new product introduction is advantageous.
- 10 years of experience

**IDEAL CANDIDATE**:
**ABOUT SEMI TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES**:
**SEMI Substrates Group**:
**SMART Manufacturing**: In this role, you would work closely with HQ, to lead the Smart Manufacturing Initiatives efforts to reduce barriers to Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technology deployment and improve member speed the time-to-ROI. Included will be the development and expansion of membership participation in the activities (conference, webinar and other chapter deliverables) in the region. This ranges from content development for events, supporting marketing outreach efforts, and with your industry knowledge, help to identify I4.0/5.0 challenges and potential solutions working with our industry partners. Additionally, in this role, you will support the corporate initiatives in learning management system (LMS), development of standards, as well as new products and projects of value to the Smart Manufacturing membership.

**MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG)**: MSIG is a 20-year long community of 180+ companies across the MEMS and Sensors ecosystem including material supplies, equipment vendors, sensor manufactures, system integrators and end users. MSIG seeks to help member companies “Sensorize the World” by providing education, networking, R&D funding, promotional opportunities, collaborative cross-company probl