Sr. Business Planner - Office and Lab Planning

ASML•Wilton, CT

15h•Onsite

About The Position

ASML is seeking a Senior Business Planner to support Office & Lab Planning for its Wilton Development & Engineering organization. The role helps ensure that engineers, scientists, and project teams have appropriate office and laboratory environments to support innovation and business growth. Working with Business Line leaders, Corporate Real Estate, EHS, Lab Owners, Project Managers, and other stakeholders, the planner assesses workspace demand, develops capacity scenarios, prioritizes requests, and supports strategic planning. The position balances near-term needs and long-term objectives, provides data-driven recommendations, facilitates decisions, and improves workspace planning processes, governance, and reporting. The planner develops office and laboratory space plans, analyzes demand and capacity, builds stakeholder alignment, and delivers reporting and project support. The role also drives process and tool improvements, automates workflows, develops low-code business solutions, and shares expertise while mentoring junior planners. This is an on-site position in Wilton, Connecticut. Travel may be required, domestically or internationally, based on business needs, up to approximately 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
At least 4 years of experience in business planning, facilities planning, workplace strategy, space planning, portfolio management, operations planning, or a related discipline.
Experience managing complex stakeholder environments and balancing competing priorities.
Experience using data analysis and reporting tools to support business decisions.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Advanced data analysis and reporting skills.
Business case development and scenario planning skills.
Capacity planning and demand management skills.
Project and portfolio management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
Strong attention to detail and data accuracy, including ensuring planning assumptions, stakeholder requirements, and reporting outputs are complete, consistent, and actionable.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Forms.
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
Continuous improvement mindset and experience using structured problem-solving methodologies.
Ability to work on-site.
Willingness to work in a cleanroom environment when needed, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses, and gloves.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access controlled technology before beginning work.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, with reasonable accommodations available.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Experience in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, or high-tech environment.
Experience supporting office, laboratory, facilities, or real estate planning initiatives.
Experience with Power BI and Spotfire.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain office and laboratory space plans aligned with business growth, organizational priorities, and strategic objectives.
Translate business requirements into workspace solutions while balancing capacity, utilization, cost, and operational constraints.
Evaluate future demand scenarios, capacity requirements, and portfolio impacts for long-range planning.
Partner with stakeholders to understand current and future workspace needs; analyze headcount forecasts, project requirements, industrial space demand, and occupancy trends.
Identify capacity risks and opportunities and develop mitigation strategies.
Build relationships with business leaders, functional partners, and facilities organizations; facilitate alignment among stakeholders with differing priorities.
Provide recommendations and influence decisions through data-driven insights and business case development.
Develop and maintain planning dashboards, reports, and key performance indicators; analyze utilization, occupancy, growth forecasts, and planning trends.
Produce executive-level reporting for planning decisions and portfolio governance.
Support office and laboratory moves, reconfigurations, expansion projects, and business transformation initiatives.
Coordinate planning activities across projects and stakeholders, ensuring deliverables are timely and meet business requirements.
Standardize and optimize planning processes, tools, and governance frameworks; improve data quality, planning methodologies, and reporting effectiveness.
Lead initiatives to improve planning efficiency and stakeholder experience, including workflow automation and low-code business solutions.
Share expertise and best practices, mentor junior planners and team members, and contribute to planning capabilities, tools, and organizational knowledge.
Perform other functions as assigned.