General Manager, Singapore

The role

The General Manager will lead end-to-end operational execution for the product portfolio. This includes managing delivery, cost, quality, and capacity across the manufacturing ecosystem.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end operational execution for the product portfolio.
• Serve as the escalation authority for production, yield, capacity, quality, and supplier issues.
• Translate customer demand and revenue targets into build plans and supply strategies.
• Lead and govern the global manufacturing ecosystem including EMS/ODM partners, OSATs, and fabs.
• Drive capacity planning, ramp readiness, and risk mitigation across multiple sites.
• Negotiate and manage commercial agreements and cost-down initiatives with vendors.
• Establish dual-sourcing strategies and supplier contingency plans.
• Own COGS performance, BOM cost reductions, and PPV tracking.
• Partner with Product and Hardware Engineering teams on manufacturing execution.
• Embed design-for-manufacturability principles in the NPI lifecycle.

Required qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain roles within hardware, deep-tech, or advanced electronics environments.
• Proven track record of scaling products from NPI through high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong technical foundation in optics, semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, or closely related industries.
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced technical degree/ MBA in electrical engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Deep hands-on expertise in manufacturing process development, yield analysis, root-cause problem solving, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience negotiating pricing, capacity, and supply agreements.
• In-depth knowledge of quality management systems (QMS), reliability testing, and quality standards.
• Experience working across Asia-based manufacturing hubs, including Taiwan, Thailand, China, and Vietnam.
• Resourceful and analytical problem-solver.
• Ability to operate within geographically distributed, cross-functional teams.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Experience with optical transceivers, data-centre hardware, or high-speed networking products
• Experience working in Singapore

About the company

Lumilens is building photonics infrastructure for AI supercomputing. The company is a well-funded startup backed by Mayfield.