Technical Project/Program Management IV- (E4)

Process Manager for Applied Materials Product Development Process (PDP)Description

Process Manager responsible for the on-going creation and deployment of new business processes to advance Applied Materials new product development capability

Collaborate with the Business Units and functional organizations to drive and implement new product development process enhancements

Seen as new a Product Development Process (PDP) Subject Matter Expert (SME) working closely with the Semiconductor Product Group (SPG) and Display Flexible Technologies (DFT) business units

Good understanding of all interrelated Business Processes (not just PDP)

Provide process expertise and guidance to product development teams

Recognizes internal and/or external business challenges with regards to product development and recommends process, tools, or service improvements

Identify Product Development decision gaps and provide new analytic capabilities to help BUs make better business decisions

Communicate process, project, and product health metrics to ensure adherence and rigorous execution of the product development process tasks

A plus to have a mix of skills crossing between Program Management, Systems Engineering, Marketing and/or Operations

Understanding Semiconductor Product Group (SPG), Display Flexible Technologies (DFT) and Business Units (BU) needs

Proven success with meeting project commitments

Ability to solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business

Key Responsibilities

Learn, maintain, and evolve the PDP architecture and underlining SW applications

Identify gaps between existing SW tools and process capabilities and what the program teams needs

Enable data driven communication between program teams and executive management

Coach and guide around people, processes, and tools

Create Scalable Best-Known Methods

Effectively implements changes

Manage across competing priorities within Applied

Understand and manage internal politics (different agendas) and deliver results; not paralyzed and siloed by them

Drive effective and efficient adaptation of PDP to meet or exceed Company financial goals

Interpersonal Skills – a must

Excellent interpersonal skills, project management, strong communication, influencing across organizational lines (w/o authority) & negotiation

Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Problem Solving Skills

Critical Thinking & Decision Making

Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Leadership Skills

Collaborative Leadership Style

Ability to communicate with all levels of the Company

Able to manage through influence

Good Change Agent skills

Methodical, data driven, analytical

Software Development Skills – a plus

Working-level knowledge or strong interest to learn software platforms like: Tableau, JIRA, Confluence, Hadoop, SAP, Accolade, P3 and PRM; understand the integration challenges and possibilities

Ability to guide and manage programmers/developers to achieve PDP Team’s goals

Be a trusted liaison between the PDP Team and GIS

Be a trusted liaison between the PDP Team and the software supplier; define and manage joint enhancement projects

Develop data analytics in PDP/Accolade to enhance decision-making, project & process management

Qualifications/Education

Bachelor's Degree

5+ Years of Experience

Engineering/Technical Background

Knowledge of Process Management

A plus to have a working knowledge of Accolade, Tableau, JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, SAP, and Hadoop

QualificationsEducation:Bachelor's DegreeSkills:Certifications:Languages:Years of Experience:7 - 10 YearsWork Experience:Additional InformationTime Type:Full timeEmployee Type:Assignee / RegularTravel:NoRelocation Eligible:NoU.S. Salary Range:$140,000.00 - $192,500.00The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.