Mgr, Tech Proj/Prg Mgmt

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$138,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The Manager, Technical Project/Program Management leads a team responsible for the development, support, maintenance, and implementation of a large complex project or multiple medium-sized projects, using team leads. The role has end-to-end people management responsibilities for the assigned group and ensures project and program objectives, plans, resources, and milestones are established and delivered in line with requirements for specifications, cost, resource use, and schedule. The manager oversees documentation and communication of project, program, and process development; compliance with company policies and applicable standards; and effective use of material, financial, and computing resources. The role also supports professional development and productivity across the team, drives research and development of technologies as appropriate, and ensures new processes, designs, and methodologies are incorporated into products and services or shared with other areas. The position requires ethical conduct and compliance with Applied Materials' Standards of Business Conduct.

Responsibilities

Define project and program objectives for areas of responsibility and ensure preliminary activities—including outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning—are completed.
Ensure assigned projects and programs meet requirements for product and process specifications, costs, resource utilization, and completion timelines.
Ensure project, program, and process development phases are documented and that relevant information is reported, disseminated, or transferred to other functional areas.
Ensure compliance with company policies, including engineering and lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality, ISO, and safety requirements.
Ensure material and financial resources are used effectively.
Assign work to subordinate staff and support their professional development and productivity.
Lead the development, support, maintenance, and implementation of a large complex project or multiple medium-sized projects through a team, utilizing team leads.
Manage people end to end for the assigned group.
Spearhead research and development of new technologies as appropriate, and ensure new processes, designs, and methodologies are incorporated into Applied Materials products and services or disseminated to other areas.
Use computing resources effectively to optimize design development activities and timelines.
Apply relevant principles, theories, and concepts to determine appropriate courses of action.
Resolve complex problems involving department-wide operations.
Adapt team plans and priorities to meet service and operational challenges.
Guide, influence, and persuade others internally in related areas or externally.
Understand and comply with Applied Materials' global Standards of Business Conduct and demonstrate ethical conduct reflecting company core values.