Senior HR Director - HMI

Introduction to the job

As our Senior HR Director for HMI in San Jose, you will help shape the organization behind some of the world's most advanced technology. In this role, you will partner closely with senior business leaders to translate strategy into a people agenda that strengthens leadership, builds organizational capability, and enables long-term growth.

You will join a highly visible leadership role at the intersection of business, innovation, and transformation. Your work will directly influence how teams grow, how leaders lead, and how the organization evolves to meet future business needs.

Role and responsibilities

In this role, you will serve as a strategic Head of HR for HMI. You will align business priorities with people strategy, guide senior stakeholders through complexity, and ensure HR programs, talent decisions, and organizational choices support both business performance and employee growth. You will lead a team of HR Business Partners across geographies and act as a trusted advisor to senior executives in a complex international environment.

• Shape and execute the people strategy for HMI in alignment with business priorities and the broader ASML people vision.

• Lead and develop an HR team across geographies, creating a collaborative, high-performing, and psychologically safe environment.

• Partner with senior leaders to translate business strategy into workforce, talent, and organizational priorities.

• Lead succession planning, leadership development, and talent strategies for critical and executive roles.

• Guide organizational design and change initiatives to support growth, innovation, and evolving business needs.

• Drive high-impact HR programs, projects, and core people processes across a complex international environment.

• Use data and insights to support strong people decisions, identify trends, and improve organizational effectiveness.

• Advise leaders on employee relations, policy application, and organizational challenges with clarity, sound judgment, and strong organizational sensitivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

• Master's degree in human resource management, business administration, psychology, organizational behavior, or a related field preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in a complex, global organization.

• Strong experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing executive-level decisions.

• Broad HR expertise across talent, organizational design, leadership development, employee relations, and change management.

• Strong business acumen, including understanding of strategy, organizational dynamics, and the technology landscape; P&L knowledge is a plus.

• Experience in a technology, engineering, or innovation-driven environment is strongly preferred.

• International HR leadership experience is preferred, including experience leading globally dispersed HR teams.

• Strategic and commercially minded, with the ability to connect people decisions to business outcomes.

• Strong communicator who builds trust and influences across senior and global stakeholder groups.

• Skilled in leading through ambiguity, transformation, and organizational complexity.

• Strong coach with the ability to develop leaders, strengthen teams, and build capability over time.

• Analytical and pragmatic, with the ability to translate insight into action.

• Collaborative, self-aware, and able to challenge constructively when needed.

• Committed to creating an inclusive environment where people can grow, contribute, and perform at their best.

• Able to work independently while partnering effectively across functions, cultures, and regions.