Santa Clara, CA, USA
9 hours ago
Manager, Technical Project/Program Manager - (M4)

Job Description:

The Technical Program/Project Management will be responsible for planning, executing, and measuring critical initiatives that bridge our engineering expertise with AGS growth plan. This role requires a high degree of collaboration with internal stakeholders — such as Product Development, Strategy, FabVantage Field Engineering and Executive Leadership — to ensure programs deliver tangible results. Additionally, the manager will oversee outward-facing communications, support cross-functional alignment, and refine key value propositions for potential customer and partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Program Management and Value Messaging

Develop and manage strategic programs that highlight our engineering capabilities, ensuring alignment with overall AGS objectives.

Understand the value of the capability being developed and prepare and present the content to bring out value messaging.

Identify growth opportunities, prospective partnerships, and new growth segments that could benefit from targeted program initiatives.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Collaborate with engineering, product, and business development teams to gather insights, validate feasibility, and define program deliverables.

Conduct regular checkpoints to keep stakeholders informed about milestones, risks, and potential pivots.

Internal/External Communications

Coordinate content creation (e.g., solution briefs, project overviews, thought-leadership pieces) that articulate the value to prospective customers and partners.

Ensure consistency of messaging across content, presentations.

Stakeholder Management

Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring their input is integrated into program design and execution.

Work with all stakeholders to collect input and put together value messaging to showcase the full potential of the service product being developed

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or a related field.

Advanced degree (MBA, MS) is a plus.

Experience:

5+ years in strategic initiatives, product marketing or related roles

Proven track record of driving cross-functional projects and delivering measurable outcomes.

Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with engineering and/or technology services; able to communicate effectively with technical teams.

Strategic Mindset & Execution Skills: Ability to align broad objectives with actionable plans and follow through to completion.

Communication & Presentation Skills: Comfortable presenting to both internal leadership and external stakeholders; can distill complex information into clear, compelling narratives.

Collaboration: Proven ability to build relationships with diverse teams, manage competing priorities, and drive consensus.

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

To meet minimum qualifications for this opportunity you must have the following:

Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or a related field.

5+ years in strategic initiatives, product marketing or related roles

5+ years working in a semiconductor industry or related industry

Proven track record of driving cross-functional projects and delivering measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Skills:

Certifications:

Languages:

Years of Experience:

7 - 10 Years

Work Experience:

Additional Information

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Type:

Assignee / Regular

Travel:

Yes, 20% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:

Yes

U.S. Salary Range:

$138,000.00 - $190,000.00

The 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. 

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