AI Manager | Semiconductor Manufacturing | Eindhoven | 12-Month Contract

We’re hiring on behalf of a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing technology, based in Eindhoven, for an AI Manager to lead the responsible adoption of AI across some of the most security-sensitive parts of the business.

This isn’t about running a chatbot pilot. You’ll be building the governance model – risk assessment, model oversight, data protection, change control – for AI deployed inside a highly regulated, high-stakes manufacturing environment, while working hands-on with engineering, security and business stakeholders to actually ship outcomes.

What you’ll own

• Leading AI adoption end-to-end across selected technology and security domains
• Building and running the AI governance framework: risk assessment, model oversight, data protection, change control
• Bridging business, security and engineering teams to turn AI initiatives into measurable outcomes
• Selecting and integrating AI/MLOps tooling – LLM platforms, monitoring, access control – into existing infrastructure
• Managing external vendors and partners alongside internal cross-functional teams

What you’ll bring

• 8+ years in technology roles, including 3+ years leading AI/ML initiatives at scale
• A track record delivering AI programmes inside regulated or security-sensitive environments – not just talking about it
• Real depth in LLMs, generative AI, MLOps, data governance and model risk management
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing external partners
• Senior-level stakeholder management – you can hold your own in a room with security, engineering and the business at once
• Bonus points: semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing or critical-infrastructure background, and familiarity with SOC workflows or cybersecurity tooling

Why this one’s worth a look

• 12-month contract with a genuine mandate to build – not maintain – an AI governance function from the ground up
• Hybrid setup: 3 days onsite in Eindhoven, 2 days remote
• A rare chance to shape how AI gets governed inside a critical, high-precision manufacturing environment – the kind of regulatory rigour that translates directly into your next role

If you’ve built AI governance in a regulated environment and want to do it somewhere the stakes – and the standards – are genuinely high, we’d like to hear from you.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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